Spoiler on John Cena Last Time is Now Tournament: Updated Bracket

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Spoiler on John Cena Last Time is Now Tournament: Updated Bracket

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Steven Harrison | Last updated Nov 22, 2025 9:13 AM ET

Following the unfortunate news that "The Celtic Warrior" Sheamus has been pulled from John Cena's Last Time is Now Tournament due to injury, WWE has made changes to the bracket. The following report contains spoilers from last night's SmackDown taping in Denver, Colorado. WWE taped the Black Friday edition of SmackDown to allow talent and crew to spend more time with their family and friends after Thanksgiving.

On the November 21 live edition of SmackDown, Carmelo Hayes (thanks to an assist from Cody Rhodes) and Penta advanced to the quarterfinals. On the taping afterwards, LA Knight defeated The Miz, who replaced Sheamus in the tournament, to advance to the semifinals. Additionally, Jey Uso defeated Rusev to advance to the semifinals.

Upcoming Matches in Last Time is Now Tournament

Monday, Nov. 24, Raw:

Solo Sikoa vs. Penta — Quarterfinals match
Gunther vs. Carmelo Hayes — Quarterfinals match

Friday, Nov. 28, SmackDown:

LA Knight vs. The Miz — Quarterfinals match (see results above)
Jey Uso vs. Rusev — Quarterfinals match (see results above)

Monday, Dec. 1 Raw and Friday, Dec. 5 SmackDown:

LA Knight vs. TBD — Semifinals match
Jey Uso vs. TBD — Semifinals match

Monday, December 8, Raw

TBD vs. TBD — Final match

Cena’s last match will take place on Saturday, Dec. 13, as part of Saturday Night’s Main Event.

With the goal of giving back, Cena announced that WWE main roster stars will face NXT stars in exhibition matches in undercard matches on his special night.