After a gap of three years, John Cena is finally returning to full-blown action in a singles contest at Wrestlemania 39. As WWE’s voice, Michael Cole likes to say there’s no Wrestlemania without John Cena and the grandeur of the show indeed had gone pale in his absence for the past couple of years. But now, he is returning to compete in a championship match.
As announced on the latest episode of Raw, John Cena has officially been booked to compete in a US Title Match against Austin Theory with the United States Championship on the line at Wrestlemania 39.
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The 16-time WWE World Heavyweight Champion made his much-anticipated return to Monday Night Raw on the March 3 episode in front of his hometown fans of Boston and got emotional. Before he could say a word, the United States Champion Austin Theory was quick to interrupt him and offer him a gift – a match against him at Wrestlemania 39 with the US Title hanging in the balance.
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Boston crowd made John Cena agree on a Wrestlemania match
The Champ initially turned down the offer but then the Boston crowd cheered him up and made him agree to the anticipated match at Wrestlemania 39. Cena stated the following to accept the challenge via the following statement,
“I may not care about you, but I’ll never give up on them. Remember this moment, you just made the biggest mistake of your life. At WrestleMania, for the United States Championship, it’s going to be Austin Theory versus John Cena.”
So in four weeks’ time, John Cena will compete in his first full-length match at the Show of Shows since the 34th edition against The Undertaker. He was last seen in action against Bray Wyatt at Wrestlemania 36 in 2020 but that was barely a legit match since WWE pre-taped it to air a cinematic bout.
WWE Wrestlemania 39 PLE Match Card
WWE Wrestlemania 39 / Wrestlemania Hollywood Premium Live Event takes place Saturday and Sunday, April 1 and 2 at the SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. The current match card for the show is given below,
– Undisputed WWE Universal Championship Match: Roman Reigns (c) vs. Cody Rhodes
– United States Championship Match: Austin Theory (c) vs. John Cena
– Brock Lesnar vs. Omos
– Seth Rollins vs. Logan Paul
– SmackDown Women’s Championship Match: Charlotte Flair (c) vs. Rhea Ripley
– RAW Women’s Championship Match: Bianca Belair (c) vs. Asuka
– Trish Stratus and WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Lita & Becky Lynch vs. DAMAGE CTRL (Bayley, Dakota Kai & IYO SKY)
– The Miz will be the Host of WrestleMania 39
