is set to make his WWE return on SmackDown next month.
– who last appeared on the blue brand’s flagship show on the final episode of 2022 – is said to be making an appearance in less than two weeks when WWE rolls into the Giant Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania.
As reported by – one of the company’s broadcast partners in the – the 46-year-old will be part of the September 1 broadcast.
It’s also said the wrestler turned Hollywood megastar will be at WWE Superstar Spectacle on September 8 at the GMC Balayogi Indoor Stadium, which marks the company’s first live event in India since 2017.
Unlike his SmackDown appearance, the latter event is not currently set to air live around the world.
It’s not yet confirmed if Cena will be wrestling on either show, with his most recent match coming in earlier .
There, he lost to then-United States Champion Austin Theory in the opening match of the double header.
Last month, Cena made a surprise appearance at Money In The Bank in London, delighting fans at The O2 arena when he came out unannounced and led calls for the UK capital to host WrestleMania in the future.
He was interrupted by rising SmackDown star Grayson Waller as the Aussie called on the annual showcase to come to his homeland, but the loudmouth got laid out by Cena’s signature Attitude Adjustment move.
The WWE favorite, who has since unleashed his talents on the big screen, first made his debut against Kurt Angle on SmackDown back in 2002.
After a lengthy stint in the ring, he went on to become one of the biggest movie stars in the world, with roles in the Fast and Furious franchise, Daddy’s Home, Bumblebee and Suicide Squad.
During a recent appearance on Busted Open Radio, , explaining that his fitness isn’t what it once was.
‘I wish I was still there every day. My body can’t do it anymore. I don’t wanna give the consumer a bad product,’ he said.
‘I’m at a point where everything I have in comparison to the bar that’s been set – boy, what I have is what you saw at WrestleMania 39.
‘That’s what I feel confident that I can deliver and that’s really nice for here and there. That’s not every day in the WWE, that’s not every day in sports entertainment.’
Reflecting on his own career, he added: ‘Guys like Eddie [Guerrero] would just risk so much and he’s like, “I’m never gonna give the consumer a bad product.
‘”I don’t care how I feel, I don’t care how I feel physically, I don’t care what baggage I have mentally, when I’m on, they paid good money and I’m gonna go out there and give everything I have and sometimes find it when it’s not there.”’
