John Cena’s WWE SmackDown Live Return Announced

It turns out that former WWE Champion John Cena will be appearing on WWE television after all during his limited return.

The original belief was that Cena would only be working live events and although he was advertised for episodes of Monday Night RAW, he would only compete in the dark matches for these TV events.

Those TV events including RAW shows on January 7th & 14th in Orlando, FL at the Amway Center and in Memphis. WWE aired a video package on the Christmas Eve edition of RAW with WWE Chairman Vince McMahon revealing that Cena would be returning on their red and blue branded shows.

Then on Christmas night, WWE announced that the former WWE Champion would appear on next Tuesday’s episode of SmackDown Live, which will be the New Year’s Day edition. WWE is slated to tape this show this coming Saturday night from Pittsburgh, PA at the PPG Paints Arena.

In WWE’s announcement, the company hyped the impact of his return as they wrote, “As Team Blue gets ready to kick off 2019, how will the presence of one of the greatest Superstars in WWE history effect things?”

John Cena’s Upcoming WWE Schedule

• 12/26: Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
• 12/27: Nassau Coliseum, Long Island, NY
• 12/28: Royals Farms Arena, Baltimore, MD
• 12/29: PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, PA
• 12/30: Amalie Arena, Tampa, FL
• 1/4: Columbus Civic Center, Columbus, GA
• 1/5: Donald L. Tucker Civic Center, Tallahassee, FL
• 1/6: Hertz Arena, Ft. Myers, FL
• 1/7: Amway Center, Orlando, FL (WWE RAW)
• 1/11: Charleston Civic Center, Charleston, WV
• 1/12: Knoxville Civic Coliseum, Knoxville, TN
• 1/13: Von Braun Civic Center, Huntsville, AL
• 1/14: FedEx Forum, Memphis, TN