10 Big WWE Returns That Could Happen In 2022
5. John Cena
An objective business success across the board, John Cena's 2021 WWE return helped boost ticket sales and television ratings when the promotion needed it, proving the 16-time World Champion's enduring value on a part-time schedule.
Whether or not you were into his work opposite Roman Reigns (which was generally well-received) is secondary. That Cena had such a real, tangible impact on these metrics means WWE will hurry to bring him back at the earliest opportunity. As his acting career continues to grow, his name value will become increasingly valuable to the promotion and if he's as giving as he was versus Reigns, he can theoretically be used to put other new stars over as well.
Not that putting new stars over is a priority in this era of WWE, but you know. Theoretically.
"C U soon," was Cena's sign-off on his farewell tweet. It's clear that even as he builds a new reputation in Hollywood, his attachment to pro wrestling remains. He will be back - and WWE will have eyes on another weeks-long run a la the Summer of Cena.