WrestleMania, streaming live from Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium on April 19-20, will feature a career-defining clash between Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes and a reinvented, villainous John Cena. The two-night spectacle begins each day at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT, airing on Peacock in the U.S. and Netflix internationally12.
Cena’s heel turn at Elimination Chamber – where he attacked Rhodes after securing his WrestleMania title shot – marks his first major character shift since. The 16-time champion now seeks a record-breaking 17th world title, aiming to retire with Rhodes’ championship3. Rhodes, who refused The Rock’s corporate alliance earlier this year, enters as the fan-favorite defending champion2.
The Night main event represents Cena’s final WrestleMania match before retiring from in-ring competition later in 20252. WWE’s flagship event also features CM Punk’s first WrestleMania main event since and a Sin City Street Fight between Drew McIntyre and Damian Priest[^8].
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WrestleMania start times confirmed via Netflix/NBC ↩
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Cena’s retirement timeline and Rhodes feud details from WWE’s official event background ↩ ↩2 ↩3
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Character motivations and title stakes from WWE’s match preview page ↩
