John Cena's First WWE Appearance Since Heel Turn Made Official

John Cena will make his first WWE appearance since his heel turn on next week's edition of Monday Night Raw.

It was announced that Cena will be at the March 17 edition of WWE Raw in Brussels, Belgium. Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes is also scheduled for the show and WWE are promoting that Cena and Rhodes will be "under one roof."

Cena has been absent from WWE programming since turning on Rhodes and becoming a heel for the first time since 2003 at Elimination Chamber. The 47-year-old has had Hollywood commitments while on his WWE retirement tour which has restricted him to only three appearances in 2025 so far. Cena noted in 2024 that he was scheduled for around 36 dates for his farewell tour, which will run throughout this year.

John Cena aligned with The Rock as part of his WWE heel turn. According to reports, Dwayne Johnson originally wanted Rhodes to turn heel but Cody rejected the idea which led to the heel turn being offered to Cena, who accepted.

Due to the show airing from Belgium, next week's edition of WWE Raw will begin at 3 pm ET/7 pm GMT. The lineup for the event is as follows:

• John Cena and Cody Rhodes under one roof.
• Bron Breakker (c) vs. Finn Balor - Intercontinental Championship
• Penta vs. Ludwig Kaiser
• Jey Uso vs. Austin Theory
• Ivy Nile vs. Dakota Kai

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