WWE Smackdown: John Cena and Roman Reigns’ return officially announced

Variety
was
the
first
outlet
to
break
the
news
regarding
the
16-time
world
champion
after
which
WWE
officially
confirmed
the
same
returning
news
during
this
week’s
Smackdown.

That
being
said,
the
Peacemaker
star
and
former
multi-time
WWE
Champion
is
set
to
appear
on
the
final
Smackdown
episode
of
the
year
on
December
30
set
from
the
Amalie
Arena
in
Tampa,
Florida.

This
is
going
to
be
the
second-only
WWE
appearance
of
the
year
for
John
Cena
after
the
June
27
episode
of
Raw
that
marked
the
20-year
celebration
of
his
legendary
career
in
the
wrestling
industry.

Cena
did
not
wrestle
that
night
but
he
did
appear
in
several
backstage
segments
as
well
as
in
a
promo
session
to
appreciate
all
the
love
and
support.
There’s
no
update
on
what
he’s
likely
doing
during
his
next
appearance
in
WWE.

In
his
last
match,
Cena
fell
short
in
his
attempt
to
dethrone
Roman
Reigns
and
claim
the
Universal
Championship
at
SummerSlam
2021.
There’re
some
rumors
that
he
may
end
up
wrestling
at
WrestleMania
39
that’s
emanating
from
Hollywood.

Speaking
of
Hollywood,
Cena
gained
a
lot
of
appreciation
by
starring
in
Fast
&
Furious
series
as
well
as
in
James
Gunn’s
Suicide
Squad.
This
also
led
to
his
very
own
spin-off
series
on
HBO
Max
and
the
second
season
of
Peacemaker
is
also
on
the
way.

John
Cena
is
back
3
weeks
from
tonight!
????#SmackDown
pic.twitter.com/nVw85AotvL

—
WWE
on
BT
Sport
(@btsportwwe)

December
10,
2022

In
another
major
news
from
WWE
Smackdown,
Undisputed
WWE
Universal
Champion
Roman
Reigns
was
announced
to
make
his
return
during
next
week’s
episode.
This
will
be
his
first
TV
appearance
since
winning
the
Men’s
WarGames
match
at
Survivor
Series
2022.

Jey
Uso
revealed
that
The
Bloodline
has
“a
real
big
night”
planned
for
Sami
Zayn
on
the
December
16
episode
of
the
blue
brand
show.
The
Tribal
Chief
has
a
special
plan
for
Zayn
who
was
urged
to
appear
with
a
new
haircut
and
beard.

Roman
is
back
next
week!
????#SmackDown
pic.twitter.com/SGxx2lNmLj

—
WWE
on
BT
Sport
(@btsportwwe)

December
10,
2022

According
to
the
reports
Wrestling
Observer,
Roman
Reigns
and
Drew
McIntyre
both
suffered
the
same
injury
at
Survivor
Series
2022
–
a
ruptured
eardrum
that
forced
them
to
be
sidelined.

“Both
Reigns
and
McIntyre
are
out
of
action
for
right
now
due
to
suffering
ruptured
eardrums
at
Survivor
Series.
It’s
a
short-term
thing,
and
both
should
be
back
soon.”

On
Smackdown,
Sheamus
and
Drew
McIntyre
were
scheduled
to
take
on
The
Usos
for
the
Undisputed
WWE
Tag
Team
Championships
but
due
to
McIntyre’s
injury,
Butch
replaced
him
in
the
title
match
and
came
up
short.