WWE Backlash: 6 Last minute rumours you need to know

6: John Cena won’t be making an appearance

Cena won’t be appearing at Backlash

Let’s get the Cena situation out of the way first. It’s been rumoured for months that Cena will be taking a hiatus from the company. Although he hasn’t appeared on WWE programming since SummerSlam, he has regularly been appearing in dark matches and it’s unclear as to when his hiatus starts, the reason for said being his non-WWE projects.

However, we can confirm that John Cena won’t be making an appearance at Backlash as he’s booked to appear in WWE’s international tour this weekend at Manilla and Shanghai.