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Je’Von Evans on upcoming Last Time Is Now tournament match: ‘I’m so blessed’

Posted on by Bryan Rose

Je’Von Evans is excited about his upcoming Raw match.

Evans will take on a returning Gunther this Monday on WWE Raw in an opening round match in the Last Time Is Now tournament. Talking to Yahoo Sports, Evans considered it a blessing to take part in the tournament to decide John Cena’s final opponent.

“I’ve always been a fan of Cena, especially me being younger. He always played to the younger fans. I’m so blessed to be in this position and have this opportunity,” he said. “There’s a picture of my first WWE event — I’m wearing John Cena’s headband and wrist joints. This is insane.”

“I know that the process to get into [Cena’s final match] is going to be trouble, for sure,” he added. “It’s going to be mountains, it’s going to be speed bumps, but I’m willing to get there. Whatever I need to do, whatever I’ve got to do, whatever helps me get to that match, to have that match with Cena, I’m ready to take all that on.”

Evans has a busy week ahead of him. In addition to his match on Raw, he and TNA’s Leon Slater will challenge DarkState for the NXT Tag Team titles on this coming Tuesday’s NXT Gold Rush, which will be held at The Theatre in Madison Square Garden.

First two matches revealed for The Last Time Is Now tournament

Posted on by Bryan Rose

The first two matches in The Last Time is Now tournament have been announced.

During Raw, Adam Pearce was shown with a tumbler machine, revealing that later in the night he would be picking names and announcing the first matches in the tournament that will start on next week’s Raw in Boston. Towards the end of the show, the first matches were revealed: Shinsuke Nakamura will take on Sheamus while Rusev will battle Damian Priest.

Pearce additionally announced that the next matches in the tournament will be drawn by Nick Aldis this Friday on SmackDown.

John Cena announced the Last Time is Now tournament during Saturday Night’s Main Event this past weekend. Cena explained that the 16-man tournament will take place over the next few weeks featuring talent from Raw, SmackDown, and NXT. He even hinted that people outside of the company may take part. The winner of the tournament will earn the right to face him in his final match, which is set for the December 13 edition of Saturday Night’s Main Event in Washington D.C..

Cena is scheduled for this Monday’s Raw in Boston, which will mark the final time he’s in his home area prior to his retirement.

24-year-old WWE NXT wrestler wants to retire John Cena: ‘Screwed my father’s career’

Posted on by Shounak Chakrabarti

A budding 24-year-old WWE star wants to finish John Cena’s because of a personal vendetta.

Earlier tonight, on the November 1st edition of Saturday Night’s Main Event, WWE announced the ‘Last Time is Now’ tournament to secure John Cena’s final opponent. Soon after the announcement, 24-year-old NXT star Brooks Jensen expressed his interest to face the legend in his farewell bout.

However, Jensen’s motivation wasn’t just about opportunity, it was a long-held personal grudge and vendetta. Explaining his situation on social media, the youngster wrote, “It’s been 22 years since John Cena screwed my fathers career over… maybe my time is now.”

Jensen is the son of former WWE star Bull Buchanan, who acted as Cena’s hypeman named ‘B²’ during his Doctor of Thuganomics run on SmackDown in 2003. However, not long after, Cena turned his back on Buchanan. While the Leader of Cenation became one of the most popular stars in the industry, Buchanan was soon sent back to OVW and later released.

Looking to avenge his father’s humiliation, Jensen publicly teased going after Cena while dropping several other crypic posts about his father’s partnership with the 17-time World Champion.

More about John Cena’s ‘Last Time Is Now’ Tournament

The ‘Last Time Is Now’ tournament is scheduled to begin on November 10th and will feature 16 men across Raw, SmackDown, NXT, and some participants not employed with WWE.

The winner of the tournament will get to face Cena in his final-ever match on the December 13th edition of Saturday Night’s Main Event in Washington D.C..

Dave Meltzer of WON had previously reported more details about the tournament, including who the eventual winner may be: Gunther.

John Cena reveals The Last Time Is Now tournament to determine final opponent

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John Cena’s final opponent will be determined in the coming weeks.

In a taped segment during Saturday Night’s Main Event, Cena announced that a 16-man tournament will begin one week from Monday on Raw. It will feature wrestlers from Raw, SmackDown, and NXT. Cena even hinted that some of the participants may not even work in WWE.

Whoever wins the tournament will move on to face Cena on the Saturday Night’s Main Event that will take place on December 13 in Washington D.C.. This has been confirmed as Cena’s final match before officially retiring, ending his year-long retirement tour.

Dave Meltzer reported last month that Gunther is likely to be John Cena’s final opponent, mentioning that he would be winning the tournament. The Ring General hasn’t been on television since SummerSlam, losing to CM Punk in a match for the World Heavyweight Championship.

It was further reported that the Intercontinental title could be on the line during Cena’s final match, as it was recently reported in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter that there have been discussions about Cena winning the title at Survivor Series against current champion Dominik Mysterio.