The return of big stars like John Cena, The Rock rumored to cause WWE releases
John Cena and Dwyane ‘The Rock’ Johnson are supposedly returning to WWE this year which could be the reason for the WWE releases in June.
Wrestling News posted a couple of updates regarding the releases and brought up expenses and “big talent” returning as possibly being one factor.
WWE signed the releases of 13 Superstars including Tony Nese, Fandango, Tyler Breeze and Killian Dain. The shock comes in the aftermath of rumors that Cena will be returning at SummerSlam this year in August.
The Rock, Cena and Brock Lesnar are some of the biggest names in the history of the business, but most of them have not been seen in the ring for the better part of a year.
The Rock is also set to make a return and complete the dream match with cousin, Roman Reigns. Reigns has earlier warned Cena and The Rock from returning to WWE, considering his domination on WWE SmackDown.
The WWE Universal Champion was interrrupted on Friday by the returning Rated-R Superstar Edge. The two are likely to face off at Money in the Bank for the title. Cena, is promoting his latest film – F9: The Fast Saga. He confirmed that he will return to WWE and is “excited” to be back.
The WWE releases have been questioned by fans as big names have been chalked off to make way for the legends of the business including The Bella Twins, according to rumors.
John Cena speaks about his return
Cena in an interview confirmed that he will be back in WWE. He says: “I haven’t had my last match, and I can’t wait to have my next match.”
He has been out of action since his WrestleMania 36 appearance against Bray Wyatt. The 16-time champion’s last title reign came back in 2017 when he won at the Royal Rumble.
With stars like Braun Strowman, Aleister Black being released from WWE, it is a sign of intent from WWE Chief Revenue Officer Nick Khan to get the big guns back ahead of the fans’ return. Fans are set to be welcomed in at the July 16th episode of WWE SmackDown.
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