WWE has announced that "The Mega Star" LA Knight will face "The Ring General" GUNTHER in the finals of The Last Time Is Now Tournament on this Friday night's post-WWE Survivor Series episode of SmackDown. This matchup was set after Knight defeated "Main Event" Jey Uso in their semifinal match on the post-WWE Survivor Series episode of RAW this past Monday night, while GUNTHER triumphed over MFT's Solo Sikoa.
The winner of this match will go on to face 17-time World Champion John Cena in his final match on Saturday, December 13th, during Saturday Night’s Main Event at the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C.
This Friday's SmackDown is scheduled to take place at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas, at 8 PM ET and will also be available for international viewing on Netflix.
HERE WE GO! 🔥
JOHN CENA'S FINAL OPPONENT WILL EITHER BE LA KNIGHT or GUNTHER!
KNIGHT & GUNTHER go one-on-one THIS FRIDAY on SmackDown. Winner faces John Cena at Saturday Night's Main Event on December 13th! pic.twitter.com/2UC31qB9NO— WWE (@WWE) December 2, 2025
Who do YOU think will be John Cena's final opponent?
LA KNIGHT or GUNTHER?
See you Friday. 😤 pic.twitter.com/sTQHTnlv4p— WWE (@WWE) December 2, 2025
