John Cena will be on WWE SmackDown for next two months

Weeks ago WWE announced that John Cena would appear on the September 1 episode of SmackDown and would be fighting his first match in India at the Superstar Spectacle on September 8. However, an updated schedule of John Cena’s WWE appearance has been released, which seems to have Cena as a full time wrestler again.
John Cena’s Updated WWE Schedule
The 16-time Champ’s updated schedule states that Cena will remain in SmackDown for the next two months. Cena is scheduled to appear for the seven straight weeks on SmackDown starting from September 15, 2023 to October 27, 2023.
As per his schedule, Cena will be appearing on the September 1, 2023 episode of SmackDown at The Giant Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania, WWE superstar Spectacle at GMC Balayogi Indoor Stadium in Hyderabad, India which was previously announced.
The updated schedule marks his appearance in seven consecutive weeks on SmackDown including the September 15th episode at the Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado, September 22nd episode at the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona, September 29th episode at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California, October 6th episode at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis, Missouri, October 13th episode at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, October 20th episode at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas, and October 27th episode at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
| Friday, September 15 | Denver, Ball Arena |
| Friday, September 22 | Glendale, Arizona, Desert Diamond Arena |
| Friday, September 29 | Sacramento, California, Golden 1 Center |
| Friday, October 6 | St. Louis, Enterprise Center |
| Friday, October 13 | Tulsa, Okla, BOK Center |
| Friday, October 20 | San Antonio, AT&T Center |
| Friday, October 27 | Milwaukee, Fiserv Forum |
Make-A-Wish
It was also announced that the leader of Cenation will also be engaged in philanthropic works during his run by hosting the Make-A-Wish Children and families in the cities that he appears for SmackDown as per the schedule. Cena has been hosting Make-A-Wish since 2002 and has fulfilled the wishes of a number of children at risk.
The last time John Cena appeared for such a long time was in 2017 during his 16th World Championship reign, and feud with Miz and Maryse. Are you excited to see Cena in the upcoming months?
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