WWE.com has posted an article confirming reports that John Cena will be returning to Smackdown Live and WWE TV as a “free agent.”
You can find an excerpt from the WWE.com article confirming Cena’s free agency and questioning what it means below. The full article can be found HERE.
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John Cena has certainly been busy since his last appearance on WWE television at WrestleMania 33, where he proposed to Nikki Bella after they defeated The Miz & Maryse. Whether he’s been filming the movie “The Pact,” guest-hosting NBC’s “TODAY,”hosting “American Grit” on FOX or joining Bill Gates in the fight to end polio, there’s been little time to rest for the 16-time World Champion.
We now know The Leader of The Cenation is on his way back to SmackDown LIVE on July 4 after a long absence, but could his Team Blue return be a bittersweet one?
Cena’s status as a Free Agent has the WWE Universe wondering exactly what that means for his future. WWE.com has learned that The Cenation Leader became a Free Agent during the Superstar Shake-up after WrestleMania, but not much else is known about what that status entails. Cena has been Team Blue through and through since the WWE Brand Extension, having been the third selection (seventh overall) of SmackDown LIVE Commissioner Shane McMahon and General Manager Daniel Bryan in the WWE Draft.
Could Cena simply be staying with SmackDown LIVE when he returns? Or will he be saying goodbye to Team Blue and heading to Monday Night Raw? Find out when John Cena makes his return to WWE on the July 4 edition of SmackDown LIVE at 8/7 C on USA Network!
John Cena Nikki Bella MTV Movie Awards
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John Cena Nikki Bella MTV Movie Awards #1
LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 07: Professional wrestler John Cena poses in the press room at the 2017 MTV Movie and TV Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on May 7, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Steve Granitz/WireImage)
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LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 07: Actors John Cena and Aaron Taylor-Johnson speak onstage during the 2017 MTV Movie And TV Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on May 7, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
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LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 07: (L-R) Daniel Kaluuya accepts the Next Generation award for Actor from presenters John Cena and Aaron Taylor-Johnson onstage during the 2017 MTV Movie And TV Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on May 7, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Lester Cohen/WireImage)
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LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 07: Wrestler John Cena (L) and actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson speak onstage during the 2017 MTV Movie And TV Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on May 7, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Lester Cohen/WireImage)
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LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 07: Wrestler John Cena (L) and actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson speak onstage during the 2017 MTV Movie And TV Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on May 7, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Lester Cohen/WireImage)
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John Cena Nikki Bella MTV Movie Awards #6
LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 07: (L-R) Professional wrestlers-actors Nikki Bella and John Cena, TV personality Trevor Noah, and recording artist Jordyn Taylor attend the 2017 MTV Movie And TV Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on May 7, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage)
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LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 07: (L-R) Actor Hugh Jackman, professional wrestler-actor John Cena, and professional wrestler-actor Nikki Bella attend the 2017 MTV Movie And TV Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on May 7, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage)
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John Cena Nikki Bella MTV Movie Awards #8
LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 07: John Cena poses in the press room at the 2017 MTV Movie and TV Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on May 7, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic)
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John Cena Nikki Bella MTV Movie Awards #9
LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 07: John Cena and Nikki Bella pose in the press room at the 2017 MTV Movie and TV Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on May 7, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic)
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John Cena Nikki Bella MTV Movie Awards #10
LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 07: John Cena and Nikki Bella pose in the press room at the 2017 MTV Movie and TV Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on May 7, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic)
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LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 07: John Cena and Nikki Bella pose in the press room at the 2017 MTV Movie and TV Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on May 7, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic)
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John Cena Nikki Bella MTV Movie Awards #12
LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 07: Professional wrestlers John Cena (L) and Nikki Bella pose in the press room at the 2017 MTV Movie and TV Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on May 7, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by C Flanigan/Getty Images)
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John Cena Nikki Bella MTV Movie Awards #13
LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 07: (L-R) Professional wrestler-actor John Cena, actor Daniel Kaluuya, winner of the Next Generation award for 'Get Out,' and actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson pose in the press room at the 2017 MTV Movie and TV Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on May 7, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by C Flanigan/Getty Images)
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LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 07: (L-R) Professional wrestler-actor John Cena, actor Daniel Kaluuya, winner of the Next Generation award for 'Get Out,' and actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson pose in the press room at the 2017 MTV Movie and TV Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on May 7, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by C Flanigan/Getty Images)
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LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 07: Professional wrestlers John Cena (L) and Nikki Bella pose in the press room at the 2017 MTV Movie and TV Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on May 7, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by C Flanigan/Getty Images)
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John Cena Nikki Bella MTV Movie Awards #16
LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 07: Professional wrestlers John Cena (L) and Nikki Bella pose in the press room at the 2017 MTV Movie and TV Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on May 7, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by C Flanigan/Getty Images)
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John Cena Nikki Bella MTV Movie Awards #17
LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 07: Professional wrestlers John Cena (L) and Nikki Bella pose in the press room at the 2017 MTV Movie and TV Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on May 7, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by C Flanigan/Getty Images)
