Within the next few months,WWEsuperstar, Hollywood actor, and Make-A-Wish record holder John Cena could break a wrestling streak that started all the way back in 2002. John Cena has been one of the wrestling industry’s top stars for decades now, first appearing on the scene in WWE by confronting Kurt Angle in his debut match. It didn’t take long for Cena to enjoy a meteoric rise to the top of the card, becoming the face ofWWEand one of the biggest stars in the company’s history.
John Cena was pushed as WWE’s top star for years, but he has finally stepped away from the company to pursue other ventures. Cena has since starred in a number of films, and most notably, enjoyed a critically-acclaimed performance in theHBO Max seriesPeacemaker. Cena’s busy filmmaking schedule may mean that he will break a wrestling streak that he started when he first showed up in WWE 20 years ago, however.
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As many WWE fans likely know, John Cena has wrestled at least one WWE match per year since his debut in 2002. Cena has appeared on WWE television in 2022 in a non-wrestling role, showing up on an episode of Monday Night Raw and interacting withAustin Theory. There are only a few months left in 2022, and if Cena doesn’t wrestle between now and then, it will mean the 20-year streak has been broken.
It seems unlikely at this point that John Cena will wrestle a match in WWE this year, so fans shouldn’t get their hopes up that he will somehow keep the streak alive. It’s possible he will make a one-off appearance on one of the WWE television programs for a quick match to extend the streak, but there’s also an outside shot he could be featured at an upcoming WWE premium live event as well. There are some big ones on the horizon, like November’sSurvivor Seriesand Crown Jewel events, though it’s highly unlikely that Cena will appear at the latter. Cena has refused to work in Saudi Arabia since the murder of Jamal Khashoggi in 2018.
The last time John Cena wrestled in WWE was at SummerSlam 2021 when he faced Roman Reigns in a match for the Universal Championship. Cena came up short in that match, and so some fans may be hoping for a rematch between the two mega stars.Roman Reigns is feuding with Logan Paulright now, and so if Cena does return, fans shouldn’t expect it to be in a match for the championship. A more likely scenario would be a match with the aforementioned Austin Theory. But again, that’s if Cena even ends up returning to WWE to wrestle this year, which is a long shot.
