The age of John Cena as a heel officially seems to be over. During tonight’s episode of WWE SmackDown, Cena seemingly turned babyface, in a heartfelt moment with Cody Rhodes in the ring. The show opened tonight with Cena and Rhodes facing off in the ring.

John Cena will compete in his final SummerSlam match next month as he will go against Cody Rhodes in a Street Fight for the Undisputed WWE Championship.

It took a few months to get there but Cody Rhodes did indeed get his rematch with John Cena for the WWE championship in the main event of tonight’s (Sun., Aug. 3, 2025) SummerSlam premium live event at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford,