Bengaluru, December 15: WWE have teased of a possible return for John Cena during the Christmas edition of Monday Night Raw.

John Cena took a break from WWE after the No Mercy PPV and was back for an one-off stint at the Survivor Series event as part of the Smackdown Live brand and is currently busy promoting the animation movie, Ferdinand in which he lends his voice for the lead character of a bull.

As per the earlier schedule, John Cena was supposed to return in the New Year when the Road to Wrestlemania kicks off and was also being advertised to return on December 26th for a Raw-exclusive live event to take on Roman reigns at the famous Madison Square Garden Arena.

But, as per the updated schedule, the Cenation Leader will be back one week earlier on WWE Raw. For the first time ever, WWE will host two special editions of the flagship program on Christmas and New Year. John Cena has been added to appear on the Christmas edition which will mark his return after the recent break.

WWE.com recently updated the main event superstars’ picture for the December 25th episode of WWE Raw which now shows the 16-time world champion in the middle. Apart from that various regular names like Kurt Angle, Kane, Sheamus, Cesaro, Alexa Bliss, Samoa Joe, The Miz, Braun Strowman, Finn Balor, Bray Wyatt, Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns are all said to be involved in it.

The Christmas episode of WWE Raw will be hosted by the All-State Arena in Chicago, Illinois. WWE will try to deliver a big episode to close the year on a high note. Hence, the inclusion of the franchise player of the company will certainly boost the ticket sales for the night.



Apart from Cena, The Miz was also included in the card which means that the former Intercontinental Champion will also return from his movie schedule. At present, he is filming for the Marine 6 movie alongside Becky Lynch and Shawn Michaels.