• Real Reason WWE Is Bringing Back John Cena
17-time World Champion John Cena has announced that he will return to WWE next month as the Host of WrestleMania 42. This is going to be Cena’s first appearance on WWE TV since his retirement match. You can watch his announcement below:
Since retirement, my “road” has looked a little different… but now I can officially say I’m headed to WrestleMania!!!! See you in Las Vegas! pic.twitter.com/nyNypOhRpk
— John Cena (@JohnCena) March 30, 2026
According to Fightful Select, WWE is bringing back Cena to help sell more tickets for WrestleMania 42. Cena’s return will be heavily promoted on TV this week.
As of this writing, WWE has sold close to 40,000 tickets for each night of WrestleMania 42.
Below are the currently announced matches for WrestleMania 42:
– World Heavyweight Championship Match: CM Punk (c) vs. Roman Reigns
– Undisputed WWE Championship Match: Cody Rhodes (c) vs. Randy Orton
– Brock Lesnar vs. Oba Femi
– WWE Women’s Championship Match: Jade Cargill (c) vs. Rhea Ripley
– Women’s World Championship Match: Stephanie Vaquer (c) vs. Liv Morgan
– Women’s Intercontinental Championship Match: AJ Lee (c) vs. Becky Lynch
– United States Championship Match: Sami Zayn (c) vs. Trick Williams
– Unsanctioned Match: Drew McIntyre vs. Jacob Fatu
• Champion Banged Up On SmackDown
WWE Women’s United States Champion Giulia picked up a win over Tiffany Stratton on this past Friday’s episode of SmackDown, with Kiana James providing a key distraction during the match.
However, the physical toll of the bout appears to have been significant. According to Orlando-based pro wrestler Matthew Ennis, who trains with Giulia, she was dealing with multiple issues following the match.
Ennis shared a video on Instagram and revealed that Giulia came into training in rough shape, forcing them to adjust her workout due to the pain she was experiencing across several areas of her body.
“Giulia came into her session today very banged up from her championship defense last Friday on SmackDown.
Normally, this would be our full lower body day, but today was not a good day for that because she was in so much pain. Low back pain, knee pain, hip pain, shoulders, you name it. So instead of sticking to a rigid plan, we adapted today on the fly, and the goal is just simply to have her walk out of the gym feeling better.
Thankfully, through a full body, activation, mobility, stretching circuit, we were able to achieve that goal. And now we’ll be more prepared to push harder tomorrow, and that’s a big thing for pro-wrestlers – depending on how your body feels, you may need to adjust the workout for the day.”
