WWE: Lilian Garcia Filling in For Alicia Taylor for 10/20 WWE RAW Show, John Cena Reiterates He Will Retire On December 13 “Despite Any Speculation Or Rumors”, 2025 WWE Holiday Tour Dates Announced

Lilian Garcia Filling in For Alicia Taylor for 10/20 WWE RAW Show

WWE ring announcer Lilian Garcia announced earlier today on Instagram that she will be filling in for Alicia Taylor as the ring announcer for next week’s WWE RAW show on October 20th in Sacramento, California.

“Back in my playground in 3 days as I sub in for the awesome @aliciataylorwwe on @wwe Monday Night Raw! Can’t wait to be reunited with all of you again!”

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The reason for Taylor’s abscense for next week’s RAW show is currently not known.

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John Cena Reiterates He Will Retire On December 13 “Despite Any Speculation Or Rumors”

As noted before, John Cena’s final match for his wrestling career will be taking place at WWE’s Saturday Night’s Main Event show on December 13th in Washington, D.C. Cena’s final match is currently rumored to involve him winning the WWE Intercontinental Championship from Dominik Mysterio at Survivor Series WarGames 2025 and defending the belt against Gunther.

Cena responded earlier today on Twitter stating that he will be retiring from his in-ring wrestling career on December 13th despite any speculation or rumors saying otherwise.

“Despite any speculation or rumors, on July 6, 2024 I announced I would retire from WWE in ring participation. I am far from perfect but strive to be a person whose word has value. 12/13/25 will be my final match. I am beyond grateful for every moment WWE has given me. I am excited for 12/13 & look forward to seeing all of you one last time.”

Despite any speculation or rumors, on July 6, 2024 I announced I would retire from WWE in ring participation. I am far from perfect but strive to be a person whose word has value. 12/13/25 will be my final match. I am beyond grateful for every moment WWE has given me. I am… https://t.co/TnUPfuEfzx

— John Cena (@JohnCena) October 17, 2025

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2025 WWE Holiday Tour Dates Announced

WWE announced the full schedule of dates for their upcoming 2025 Holiday Tour of events this December and January of 2026.

It was announced that tickets for all of these upcoming shows will officially go on sale starting on October 22nd for the pre-sale and October 24th for the general public.

Full schedule for 2025 WWE Holiday Tour:

• Friday, December 5 – WWE SmackDown at Moody Center in Austin, Texas
• Friday, December 12 – WWE SmackDown at Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania
• Monday, December 15 – WWE Raw at GIANT Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania
• Friday, December 19 – WWE SmackDown at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan
• Friday, December 26 – WWE Live Holiday Tour at CFG Bank Arena in Baltimore, Maryland
• Saturday, December 27 – WWE Live Holiday Tour at Benchmark International Arena in Tampa, Florida
• Saturday, December 27 – WWE Live Holiday Tour at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• Sunday, December 28 – WWE Live Holiday Tour at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida
• Sunday, December 28 – WWE Live Holiday Tour at Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, New York
• Monday, December 29 – WWE Raw at Kia Center in Orlando, Florida
• Tuesday, December 30 – WWE Live Holiday Tour at Hertz Arena in Ft. Myers, Florida
• Tuesday, December 30 – WWE Live Holiday Tour at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan
• Thursday, January 1, 2026 – WWE Live Holiday Tour at Upstate Medical Arena in Syracuse, New York
• Friday, January 2, 2026 – WWE SmackDown at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York
• Saturday, January 3, 2026 – WWE Live Holiday Tour at DCU Center in Worcester, Massachusetts
• Sunday, January 4, 2026 – WWE Live Holiday Tour at Total Mortgage Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut
• Monday, January 5, 2026 – WWE Raw at Keybank Center in Buffalo, New York