WWE veteran raises major questions about John Cena's farewell tour (Exclusive)

Modified Feb 01, 2025 11:38 GMT

John Cena last competed inside the ring back in 2024 (Image via WWE.com)

John Cena's farewell tour kicked off on RAW's Netflix premiere but the Franchise Player has yet to make his in-ring return. WWE is advertising Cena for the upcoming Royal Rumble PLE in Indianapolis.

During a recent episode of BroDown on Backstage Pass, Vince Russo responded to a fan criticizing WWE for not booking John Cena on RAW's January shows after the Netflix premiere.

"We've already crossed off a month on Cena's return, right? We're through with January and we haven't seen him do anything the month of January. I'm really starting to wonder, how often are they going to use them? There's only 12 months in the calendar. One's gone already." [From 19:01 onwards]

John Cena previously said he was looking to work 35 to 40 days as part of his farewell tour with WWE. The former 16-time World Champion last wrestled on the April 8, 2024, episode of RAW when he teamed up with Awesome Truth to defeat The Judgment Day.

As for his last Royal Rumble appearance, Cena hasn't competed in the 30-man over-the-top extravaganza since 2018. Fans will have to wait to see if their favorite superstar walks out with the win this Saturday.

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While Aftab’s favorite wrestler in AEW is Hangman Adam Page, he doesn’t have a favorite in WWE yet. However, he considers Stone Cold Steve Austin to be the greatest professional wrestler of all time. His earliest memory of watching pro wrestling was when The Rock faced The New Age Outlaws in a handicap match, but it was the John Cena vs. Edge match from Unforgiven 2006 that got him hooked. If given the chance to manage a star from the Attitude Era, he would choose The British Bulldog, as he believes Davey Boy Smith was a terrific worker and could've benefitted from having a mouthpiece for his lack of mic skills.

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