John Cena News: John Cena's return to WWE television confirmed

What's the story?

After we reported yesterday that John Cena will return to the ring next month, WWE has now confirmed those dates and more - including a return to television for the the 16-time WWE Champion.

Cena will return to the ring in December and is scheduled to wrestle at several WWE Live events after Christmas and will appear on WWE RAW in January.

In case you didn't know...

John Cena may have transitioned to somewhat of a part-time attraction within WWE, but the 16-time World Champion is still a huge part of the WWE Universe.

John Cena was last seen in WWE at Super Show-Down in Australia where he and Bobby Lashley were victorious in a Tag Team Match against Elias and Kevin Owens. Cena was scheduled to appear at the Crown Jewel event in Saudi Arabia but reportedly withdrew from the event.

The heart of the matter

WWE have confirmed that John Cena is scheduled to return to WWE in December where the 16-time WWE Champion will appear on the January 7th edition of Raw and wrestle at the following WWE Raw and SmackDown live events:

Madison Square Garden, New York – Dec. 26

Nassau Coliseum, New York – Dec. 27

Royals Farms Arena, Baltimore — Dec. 28

PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh – Dec. 29

Amalie Arena, Tampa, Fla. – Dec. 30

Columbus Civic Center, Columbus, Ga. – Jan. 4

Donald L. Tucker Civic Center, Tallahassee, Fla. – Jan. 5

Hertz Arena, Ft. Myers, Fla. – Jan. 6

Amway Center, Orlando, Fla. – Jan. 7 (Raw)

Charleston Civic Center, Charleston, W.Va. – Jan. 11

Knoxville Civic Coliseum, Knoxville, Tenn. – Jan. 12

Von Braun Civic Center, Huntsville, Ala. – Jan. 13

FedEx Forum, Memphis, Tenn. – Jan. 14

What's next?

There's no word yet as to whether these live dates are a sign of things to come or just a one-off or whether we're gearing up for another Cena WWE run in the lead up to the Royal Rumble or even WrestleMania!

Do you want to see John Cena back on WWE television? Let us know in the comments.