John Cena is a 16-time World Champion who is already helmed as a living legend in the WWE and had carried the load for the company for more than 15 years. Being one of the GOATs of the pro-wrestling industry, his appearance on TV assures TV ratings to go up high and no exception was noticed during his return on this week’s episode of Monday Night Raw.
As per the earlier confirmation, John Cena came back to the WWE and immediately set up a huge WrestleMania 39 match. This was more than enough to make the WWE officials happy, as well. The long-awaited return to WWE Raw seemingly made him emotional while the fans in her hometown broke into cheers. He engaged in a fiery promo with Austin Theory which drew numbers.
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According to what Sean Ross Sapp reported behind Fightful’s paywall, WWE officials were very happy with John Cena’s return on Monday Night Raw. This dragged some familiar eyes to the red brand,
“Those that we spoke to within WWE were happy with how WWE Raw unfolded with John Cena adding some familiar eyes to the show.”
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John Cena set up his Wrestlemania 39 match on Raw
The promo exchange with Austin Theory was a one-sided affair, as the Cenation Leader blasted Theory with his verbal jabs. Fans were excited to see the veteran in full form, and also with the fact that the announcement of his match at WrestleMania 39 has already set the stage for a blockbuster showdown over the United States Championship.
The same source mentioned that amid John Cena’s return to RAW from his hometown of Boston, the show ended up creating a new record just like similar WWE shows in recent times,
“Live events report indicates that this TD Garden show is the highest grossing WWE RAW in Boston history.”
On that note, it should be noted that this week’s Raw drew 1.85 million viewers with a 0.53 rating in the 18-49 demo. This was up from last week’s 1.77 million viewers with a 0.51 rating. Apart from John Cena’s return, Trish Stratus announced that she’s coming out of retirement with a WrestleMania challenge while WWE Hall of Famer Edge stretched his angle with Finn Balor.
