First two matches revealed for The Last Time Is Now tournament

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.

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Bryan Rose is an editor from California that has been covering professional wrestling for well over a decade. He officially joined F4WOnline as an editor in 2017.