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A MASSIVE update has emerged on John Cena and his WWE schedule following his upcoming return to the ring.

As was previously reported, Cena will make his WWE return on the September 1 edition of SmackDown.

This is ahead of the WWE Superstar Spectacle show on September 8, where Cena will wrestle for the first time since WrestleMania 39 in April.

WWE has now announced seven additional SmackDown appearances for Cena, with the megastar set to appear at every SmackDown taping between now and the end of October, with the exception of the September 8 show, when he will be at Superstar Spectacle.

Cena is scheduled for the following SmackDown shows:

Friday, September 1 – Hershey, Pa. – The Giant Center

Friday, September 15 – Denver – Ball Arena

Friday, September 22 – Glendale, Ariz. – Desert Diamond Arena

Friday, September 29 – Sacramento, Calif. – 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

WWE shared the following about Cena’s return to its corporate site:

16-Time World Champion to Appear on SmackDown for Seven Consecutive Weeks Following Return on September 1

Cena and Make-A-Wish to Host Children and Their Families at Every SmackDown During His Return

STAMFORD, Conn., August 28, 2023 – WWE® (NYSE: WWE) today announced that John Cena, who returns to Friday Night SmackDown this Friday, September 1 at The Giant Center in Hershey, Pa., will also appear on Friday Night SmackDown for seven consecutive weeks beginning Friday, September 15 at Ball Arena in Denver through the end of October. Tickets are available for purchase via https://www.ticketmaster.com/.

Throughout his SmackDown return, Cena in partnership with Make-A-Wish will host children and their families in each of the eight cities to experience a WWE event in-person. For 40 years, WWE and Make-A-Wish have granted the wishes of children with life-threatening illnesses who desire to meet their favorite WWE Superstars. Cena is the most requested wish granter of all time, having granted more than 650 wishes for children across the globe.

As previously announced, Cena will appear at the WWE Superstar Spectacle at GMC Balayogi Indoor Stadium in India on Friday, September 8.

For more information on upcoming WWE live events, visit wwe.com/events.

Cena’s opponents for Superstar Spectacle have been revealed, which you can read more about right here.

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