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WWE is organising a 16 man tournament to determine the final opponent of John Cena, who will face the Greatest of All Time at the upcoming Saturday Night's Main Event on December 13. The matches of this tournament are taking place on the episodes of SmackDown and RAW. Six of the eight matches of the first round have already taken place. The last two matches are scheduled to take place on the upcoming episode of SmackDown.
There had been two surprise appearances in this tournament, as Zack Ryder and Dolph Ziggler participated in different matches, but they could not win their respective matches. It has not been confirmed yet whether they are brought back on full time basis, for it was just one match returns, but the fans are extremely happy to see them back.
John Cena talks about Zack Ryder taking part in the 16 man tournament
Even John Cena, the man who is the centre of attraction behind this tournament, is also quite obliged to see these two legends taking part in it. Recently, he expressed his happiness about Zack Ryder being a part of the Last Time is Now tournament while speaking on the RAW Recap Podcast. He stated the following;
Dolph Ziggler also took part in this tournament
“Yes. I — you know, hey. People are coming outta the woodwork for the tournaments. I was very, very glad to see Zack Ryder come back. Matt is a personal friend of mine. I can speak candidly like that. And I’ve seen his mind grow. You wanna talk about always being curious in a quest for growth.
"The Zack Ryder I knew from a long time ago has accrued so much sports entertainment wisdom. It’s amazing, when we have interactions, he’ll tell me about his journey and be like, ‘This is what you were trying to talk about before. I wasn’t ready to understand it.’
The winner will challenge John Cena at Saturday Night's Main Event on December 13
“And I like rooting for people who are humble enough to admit when they’re wrong and always wanna grow. And are doing things for the great of good of the business. Matt’s certainly one of those guys. And man, his his wife Chelsea is certainly one of those folks who takes an opportunity and makes the absolute best out of it. And I was just really, I was really happy to see Zach Rider back.”
In the upcoming two matches, Bronson Reed will face Carmelo Hayes, and Penta will battle the former WWE Universal Champion Finn Balor. According to reports, Gunther is the favourite to win this tournament and will go on to challenge John Cena in his final match at the Saturday Night's Main Event. Moreover, we can expect an extremely emotional show on December 13.
