John Cena is all the way back.
John Cena returned to the ring on the December 30 episode of WWE SmackDown, teaming with Kevin Owens to defeat Sami Zayn & Kevin Owens.
The finish saw Cena hit the AA on Reigns followed by Owens hitting a stunner on Zayn. While Reigns rolled out of the ring, Owens pinned Zayn for the win.
This marked Cena's first televised victory since the January 7, 2019 episode of WWE Raw when he teamed with Finn Balor & Seth Rollins to defeat Bobby Lashley, Dean Ambrose (Jon Moxley) & Drew McIntyre.
.@JohnCena IS BACK!!!#SmackDown pic.twitter.com/7ZjCvN98D3
— WWE (@WWE) December 31, 2022
Here comes @JohnCena!#SmackDown pic.twitter.com/Dut8Gc6oqY
— WWE (@WWE) December 31, 2022
.@FightOwensFight and @JohnCena pick up the win over @WWERomanReigns & @SamiZayn!#SmackDown pic.twitter.com/NRqnhiXCh3
— WWE (@WWE) December 31, 2022
Friday marked Cena's first televised bout since WWE SummerSlam 2021 when he lost to Reigns. Cena has wrestled at least once on television every year since he made his WWE debut in 2002.
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