Cena will also appear at Saturday night's Main Event on May 24th at the Yuengling Center in Tampa, Florida. This marks Cena's first appearance in Tampa since December 2022. Cena is scheduled for appearances on Raw and SmackDown during WWE's European tour:

March 14, 2025 – WWE today announced that Backlash will emanate from the Enterprise Center in St. Louis, Missouri, on Saturday, May 10. The event will feature St. Louis native Randy Orton in addition to WWE Superstar John Cena who will make his first Backlash appearance since 2009 as he continues his year-long farewell tour.

At Elimination Chamber, WWE shocked the wrestling world by turning John Cena, the ultimate babyface, into a heel as he turned on Cody Rhodes and aligned himself with The Rock. It was the greatest heel turn since the end of Hulkamania when Hulk Hogan turned bad and helped form the nWo with Kevin Nash and Scott Hall at WCW Bash at the Beach in 1996.

Just days after John Cena's shocking heel turn, WWE has announced him for more upcoming events. Cena's attack on Cody Rhodes, orchestrated by The Rock after Rhodes rejected his alliance at WWE Elimination Chamber, still has fans talking. This only intensified their WrestleMania 41 match for the Undisputed WWE Championship.

Rikishi pondered that question on his "Off the Top" podcast, with the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2015 inductee bring up the potential of Cena going back to his "Doctor of Thuganomi

WWE: The rivalry between John Cena and The Rock wasn’t just about titles, it was also about legacy, respect, and personal pride. Spanning over a decade, their clashes featured verbal skirmishes, thrilling matches,

WWE might be working on a tag team name for The Rock and John Cena and what they've come up with might surprise a few fans.

Following on from a combination that the WWE Universe never saw coming, the rumoured team name for The Rock and John Cena has been revealed.

The Undertaker will be happy either way if John Cena does or does not win the WWE Championship before retiring. Speaking on the Six Feet Under Podcast, The Undertaker discussed John Cena’s retirement run.