John Cena’s exciting returns: WWE Playlist

No one can make a return quite like John Cena. Watch Cena’s most exciting returns, from his surprise Royal Rumble 2008 return to the start of his 2025 retirement tour.
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(crowd cheering) Get him! (John grunting) (mat thumping)
The AA! Attitude Adjustment to the champ! Oh, no. Bray Wyatt, Erick Rowan, Braun Strowman, surrounding the Brahma Bull.
(energetic music) (crowd cheering) Wait a minute! Are you kidding me? There’s no way! (energetic music)
He’s here! What? John Cena is here!
What? It wouldn’t be WrestleMania without Cena! It wouldn’t be WrestleMania without you. Good to see you. John, we didn’t expect him for months! We didn’t even know that he had been cleared to get back in! Well, John Cena’s here! Cena and Rock, part of two of the greatest WrestleMania main events in history! What is happening?
Two of the greatest of all time! Hey, that’s one half of sports entertainment’s Mount Rushmore right there! ♪ Ain’t no way you breakin’ me, kid ♪ ♪ I’m harder than nails ♪ ♪ Plus I keep it on lock, like I’m part of the jail ♪ Cena and Rock side-by-side! (Byron laughing) And going after The Wyatt Family! Here’s Strowman, takes a right, and a right from Cena, and Rock and Cena going after Strowman. (Rock grunting)
Rock Bottom to the big man! Rowan going for the ride!
(John grunting) (mat thumping) (crowd cheering) You gotta give him the Five Knuckle Shuffle! He may not see him, but he’ll feel this! And now Rowan going up!
There you go! For the Attitude Adjustment!
(mat thumping) Come on! Strowman knocked off the apron, Bray Wyatt looking for Sister Abigail! (Bray grunting)
Rock with a right hand! (laughs) A little discus punch! (mat thumping)
Spinebuster! Are you ready? I’m ready! (crowd cheering) For the most electrifying move in entertainment! By the most electrifying man… The People’s Elbow!
In sports entertainment history! Welcome back. If you smell… What The Rock is cookin’! (electrifying music) What an iconic moment at WrestleMania! Those two men went head-to-head in two of the greatest main events in the history of WrestleMania, back-to-back years, and tonight, they stand shoulder-to-shoulder to dispatch The Wyatt Family! Unbelievable! (crowd booing) (energetic music)
(crowd cheering) What? No way! (energetic music)
Oh, my god! Oh, my god! Cena’s here! Where?
It’s been too long! Stu, man! It’s been too long! ♪ Your time is up, my time is now ♪ ♪ You can’t see me, my time is now ♪ ♪ It’s the franchise, boy, I’m shinin’ now ♪ ♪ You can’t see me, my time is now ♪ ♪ In case you forgot or fell off ♪ ♪ I’m still hot, knock your shell off ♪ Oh, man. I missed you, I missed you, I missed you! What do you say, Stu? Let’s go to work. ♪ Ain’t no way you breakin’ me, kid, I’m harder than nails ♪ ♪ Plus I keep it on lock ♪
(crowd cheering) ♪ Like I’m part of the jail ♪ ♪ I’m slaughtering stale ♪ Whoa! ♪ I got the whole block wishing ♪ ♪ They could run with my division, but they gone fishing ♪ ♪ With no bait, kid, your boy hold weight ♪ ♪ I got my soul straight, I brush your mouth like Colgate ♪ ♪ In any weather, I’m never better, your boy’s so hot ♪ ♪ You’ll never catch me in the next man’s sweater ♪ ♪ And if they hate, let ’em hate, I drop your whole clan ♪ ♪ Lay your ass down for the three-second tan ♪ ♪ Your time is up ♪
(crowd cheering) ♪ My time is now ♪ ♪ You can’t see me, my time is now ♪ ♪ It’s the franchise, boy, I’m shinin’ now ♪ ♪ You can’t see me, my time is now ♪ ♪ It’s gon’ be what it’s gon’ be ♪ ♪ Five pounds of courage, buddy, bass tint ♪ ♪ Pants with a gold T ♪ ♪ It’s a war dance, a victory step ♪ This is awesome.
(crowd cheering) ♪ And talk about the bread you make ♪ ♪ But don’t know the recipe for dough, though ♪ ♪ Aimin’ guns in all your photos, that’s a no-no ♪ ♪ When this pop, you’ll lip lock ♪ ♪ Your big talk’s a blatant no-show ♪ ♪ See what happens when the ice age melt ♪ ♪ You see monetary status is not what matters, but it helps ♪ ♪ I rock a timepiece by Benny if any ♪ ♪ The same reason y’all could love me ♪ ♪ Is the same reason y’all condemn me ♪ ♪ A man’s measured by the way that he thinks ♪ ♪ Not clothing lines, ice links, leather and minks ♪ ♪ I spent 20 plus years seeking knowledge of self ♪ ♪ So, for you now, Marc Predka’s livin’ life for wealth ♪ (crowd cheering) ♪ You can’t see me, my time is now ♪ ♪ It’s the franchise, boy, I’m shinin’ now ♪ ♪ You can’t see me, my time is now ♪ ♪ Your time is up, my time is now ♪ ♪ You can’t see me ♪
(crowd cheering) (energetic music) (energetic music) Come on! I haven’t heard this in a long, long time! ♪ Your time is up ♪ One more, one more. ♪ You can’t see me, my time is now ♪ ♪ It’s the franchise, boy, I’m shinin’ now ♪ ♪ You can’t see me, my time is now ♪ ♪ In case you forgot or fell off ♪ I gotta say, thank you, Ellen, so much! Stu, it’s been a long time, let’s go to work! Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome John Cena! ♪ Ain’t no way you breakin’ me, kid ♪ For the first time in nearly a year, John Cena returns to SmackDown Live! No matter where John Cena goes, no matter what he does, everyone knows his first love is and always will be WWE. His movie “Bumblebee” is doing great at the box office. Just a few weeks ago, Cena was awarded the Sports Illustrated prestigious Muhammad Ali Legacy Award, which he said he won on behalf of all of WWE. ♪ You can’t see me, my time is now ♪ ♪ It’s gon’ be what it’s gon’ be ♪ ♪ Five pounds of courage, buddy, bass tint ♪ ♪ Pants with a gold T ♪ ♪ This a war dance, a victory step ♪ (crowd cheering) (crowd cheering) Cena! Oh, man, you guys are all over the place. It’s up, it’s down, I suck, hello, how are you? (crowd cheering) But I tell you, it’s damn good to feel that energy, so thank you very much, Pittsburgh, I do appreciate. (crowd cheering) Because I tell you, man, I tell you, New Year’s is a great time to look ahead, but it’s also a time to look back, and it’s been one hell of a year. I bought a ticket to WrestleMania this year. And that was actually pretty sweet. I probably shouldn’t have had those beers before my match, but that one’s on me. (audience laughing) My personal life played out in front of the whole world, and that was certainly what it was. I wrote a children’s book that I’m very proud of, so I thank all of you who supported that, I really appreciate it.
(crowd cheering) I got to live in China for six months, and that was really cool. And I still somehow think this is a good idea. (audience laughing)
(crowd booing) But I tell you, I tell you, through it all, through the ups, the downs, the in-betweens, I still feel like I can float like a butterfly and sting like a bumblebee. See what I did there? Certified fresh! (guitar strings plucking) (television squeaking)
Time never ends. (light orchestral music) (telegraph beeping) Breaking news here from the 1932 World Series, game three between the Chicago Cubs and New York Yankees is in full-swing. It’s the top of the fifth and The Great Bambino, Babe Ruth has stepped into the box and he is… Well, I can’t believe this. He is calling his shot. (dramatic music) You are hearing me directly, dear viewer. The Sultan of Swat, the leader of Murderers’ Row, the greatest slugger of all time, Babe Ruth, is pointing his finger directly towards center field, calling his shot. I can’t believe my eyes. The pitch is in. (bat striking) And my god, what a shot!
(crowd cheering) A gargantuan blast deep into center. And it is outta here!
(crowd cheering) My god, The Babe has done it! A mammoth home run by Babe Ruth and the Yankees have taken the lead. I’ve never seen anything like it. And would you look at this now? The Babe, coming out for a curtain call. (funky hip-hop music) (crowd gasping) ♪ So, you think you’re untouchable ♪ ♪ Word life ♪ Come on! Yes! ♪ Word life ♪ ♪ I’m untouchable ♪ There is a doctor in the house. (laughs) This is great! A Doctor of Thugonomics! I’m completely shocked, what a surprise! I wanted to see Elias perform so bad, but this is a welcome interruption. Well, you’re the only one out of 80,000 plus, Renee, but thank God the Doctor of Thugonomics is here. We’re goin’ old-school. Time to put some stank on it. We’re going 2002. The doc’s in the house! (laughs) Yes! ♪ My theme song hits, get your reinforcements ♪ That’s been you, man. This is absolutely incredible. And he’s sportin’ The Babe’s number. ♪ The raw rhymer, turnin’ legends to old-timers ♪ Elias is not happy about this. ♪ New Deadman Inc, and we about to make you famous ♪ ♪ Takin’ over Earth and still kickin’ in Uranus ♪ ♪ Word life, this is basic thugonomics ♪ ♪ This is ba-basic thugonomics ♪ Yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, kill the beat, kill the beat, kill the beat, kill the beat. (crowd cheering) Cena, Cena, Cena, Cena, Cena! The Doctor of Thugonomics is back, (crowd cheering) and poor Elias just got the worst deal. ‘Cause you standing in the ring when John Cena ’bout to turn heel. (crowd cheering) Silence your cell phone, hold your applause, shut your mouth and no string plucks. Feel like I’m watchin’ one of my movies, ’cause this whole damn thing sucks. (crowd gasping) Okay. This means, “Walk with Elias”? Nah, I’m not really feelin’ it. Because without the guitar, what it really means is wasted wrestling experiment. (crowd gasping) (JBL laughing) I’m a bad man, my style like a pit bull bit you And you ain’t even half a dog, you just a little piece of Shih Tzu. (crowd gasping) Damn. (JBL laughing) Got him! (Michael laughing) (crowd chanting) I’d ask him to do a duet, but you’d just put it on the shelf, ’cause everybody here just saw, you only like playin’ with yourself. (crowd gasping) And they call me the golden shovel, so I’m about to bury your push. (crowd gasping) Your face looks like my nuts. (audience laughing) Except you got a hairier bush. (Renee laughing)
(crowd gasping) (JBL laughing) Oh, looks like I wore out my welcome, it’s about time that I left you. So, there’ll be no AA for today. But you about to get the FU. (crowd gasping) Oh!
(microphone thumping) John Cena!
(mat thumping) Cena, Cena, Cena, Cena, Cena! You can’t see me!
(crowd cheering) And the Five Knuckle Shuffle! Looking to pump ’em up! Well, it’s now called the AA. There’s a throwback, Cole.
(mat thumping) (Michael laughing) Man! ♪ Word life ♪ Word life indeed, the 16-time world champion, John Cena makes his appearance this year at WrestleMania, much to the chagrin of Elias. ♪ Thugonomics ♪ Three, two, one! Who’s number 30? (klaxon buzzing) (energetic music) (crowd cheering) What?
Wait a minute! What the hell!
What? What is this?
Oh, God! It’s John Cena! (energetic music) John Cena!
Oh, my gosh! Number 30!
This is unbelievable! You gotta be kiddin’ me! Oh, my god! Triple H’s expression told the entire story! (crowd cheering) The roof is exploding off of Madison Square Garden! John Cena, the 30th entrant in the Royal Rumble Match! And yes, indeed, business just picked up! All the action has stopped in the ring. You’ve got to be kiddin’ me! John Cena just told Triple H, it’s go time! Oof! (crowd cheering) Cena going right to the biggest man, Mark Henry. (crowd booing) Oh!
(mat thumping) Down goes Henry! Down goes Carlito!
Look at Cena! Are you kidding me?
Oh, my god! And Chavo!
John Cena’s going nuts! Look at this! Cena’s an elimination machine! No way!
(crowd cheering) Well, I guess there’s no ring rust on John Cena. Turn around! And it looks like John Cena’s totally recovered from that torn pectoral muscle. Wait a minute, wait a minute, guys. Look at this. Do you believe your eyes? Look at this confrontation! What are we seeing? It’s all about a WrestleMania main event! Who’s going to WrestleMania? Who’s gonna be in the main event? (energetic music) (crowd cheering) (energetic music) Stu, you made the flight! Stu’s back in the UK! ♪ Your time is up, my time is now ♪ ♪ You can’t see me, my time is now ♪ ♪ It’s the franchise, boy, I’m shinin’ now ♪ ♪ You can’t see me ♪ Surprise! Let’s go to work! (crowd cheering) ♪ It’s automatic, I win this ♪ ♪ Oh, you hear those horns, you finished ♪ ♪ A soldier, and I stay under you fightin’ ♪ Can you believe this? This audience can’t believe it, Cole! The 16-time world champion! Even with Hollywood at your beck and call, John Cena cannot resist an atmosphere like we’ve got at The O2 Arena for Money in the Bank. ♪ Lay yo’ ass down for the three-second tan ♪ (crowd cheering) ♪ You can’t see me ♪ The greatest of all time is here! ♪ It’s gon’ be what it’s gon’ be ♪ ♪ Five pounds of courage buddy, bass tint ♪ ♪ Pants with a gold T ♪ ♪ It’s a war dance, a victory step ♪ ♪ A raw stance is a gift, when you insist it’s my rep ♪ ♪ John Cena, Trademarc, y’all are so-so ♪ ♪ And talk about the bread you make ♪ ♪ But don’t know the recipe for dough, though ♪ ♪ Aimin’ guns in all your photos, that’s a no-no ♪ ♪ When this pop, you’ll lip lock ♪ ♪ Your big talk’s a blatant no-show ♪ (crowd cheering) Cena, Cena, Cena, Cena, Cena! Surprise! (crowd cheering) I think I’m the one that’s surprised, because I’m used to hearing you sing, “John Cena sucks.” (crowd booing) You flipped it around. You was like, my time is now! You can’t see me, my time is now! ♪ It’s the franchise, boy, I’m shinin’ now ♪ ♪ You can’t see me, my time is now ♪ (Michael laughing) (crowd chanting) Man. Look around you! Hey, did you guys know, this is the first Premium Live Event in London in over 20 years? (crowd cheering) I look around, I hear the noise, I feel the energy, and I ask myself, what the hell took us so long to spend some time with you?
(crowd cheering) Right? Right? (laughs) Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome 16-time WWE Champion, John Cena! (crowd cheering)
(energetic music) What? He’s here!
(energetic music) ♪ Your time is up, my time is now ♪ It’s time. Let’s go to work. Let’s go to tell ’em what’s up. (crowd cheering) ♪ My money stack fat plus I can’t turn the swell off ♪ ♪ The franchise, doin’ big business, I live this ♪ ♪ It’s automatic, I win this ♪ ♪ Oh, you hear those horns, you finished ♪ ♪ A soldier, and I stay under you fightin’ ♪ ♪ Plus I’m stormin’ on you chumps ♪ ♪ Like I’m thunder and lightning ♪ ♪ Ain’t no way you breakin’ me, kid, I’m harder than nails ♪ ♪ Plus I keep it on lock, like I’m part of the jail ♪ ♪ I’m slaughtering stale competition ♪ ♪ I got the whole block wishing ♪ ♪ They could run with my division, but they gone fishing ♪ ♪ With no bait, kid, your boy hold weight ♪ ♪ I got my soul straight, I brush your mouth like Colgate ♪ ♪ In any weather, I’m never better, your boy’s so hot ♪ ♪ You’ll never catch me in the next man’s sweater ♪ ♪ If they hate, let ’em hate, I drop your whole clan ♪ ♪ Lay yo’ ass down for the three-second tan ♪ ♪ Your time is up ♪
(crowd cheering) ♪ My time is now ♪ ♪ You can’t see me, my time is now ♪ ♪ It’s the franchise, boy, I’m shinin’ now ♪ ♪ You can’t see me, my time is now ♪ ♪ It’s gon’ be what it’s gon’ be ♪ ♪ Five pounds of courage, buddy, bass tint ♪ ♪ Pants with a gold T ♪ ♪ It’s a war dance ♪ They’re in a singin’ mood here tonight! (crowd cheering) Sounds like y’all showed up to sing. (crowd cheering) That could be why you’re here. Cena, Cena, Cena, Cena, Cena! Check that, let me course correct, it sounded like y’all showed up to make some noise. (crowd cheering) That is why you’re here. Why am I here? Tonight, I officially announce my retirement from the WWE. (crowd gasping) (crowd booing) No, no, no, no, no, no! (laughs) I hear a mixed opinion out there. (crowd groaning) A lot of questions maybe, right? Like, hey, why here? And I wanna talk about that for a second. I wanna talk about Toronto. (crowd cheering) Matter of fact, I wanna talk about Canada. (crowd cheering) Matter of fact, I wanna talk about Canadians. (crowd cheering) You see, I’ve been doing this a while. I’ve been in WWE for over two decades. And in that time, I have seen incredible waves of prosperity like we got right now. (crowd cheering) WWE is the hottest ticket in town, no doubt. (crowd cheering) And I’ve also seen tremendous hardship. And that’s when no one knows your name, nobody wants to be your friend, and only the most dedicated, hardcore fans stand by your side. (crowd cheering) So, in all those years, one of the most important, one of the most impressive things that I learned was whether the WWE is hot or cold, Canadians always show up. (crowd cheering)
Always. Cena, Cena, Cena, Cena, Cena, Cena! You need to be making noise for yourself, because all of you built this to what it is today, which in my mind, makes this right here the perfect place to say what I gotta say. (crowd cheering) But why now, right? Why now? Because it’s Money in the Bank! (crowd cheering) The ultimate symbol of opportunity. And this farewell, this farewell does not end tonight. It is filled with opportunity. Everybody, Raw makes history next year when it moves to Netflix. (crowd cheering) I’ve never been a part of Raw on Netflix, that is history. That is a first and I will be there. (crowd cheering) And along with that history-making first, we are gonna build so many unforgettable lasts. The 2025 Royal Rumble will be my last. (crowd groaning) The 2025 Elimination Chamber will be my last. (crowd groaning) And I’m here tonight to announce that in Las Vegas, WrestleMania 2025 will be the last WrestleMania I compete in. (crowd groaning) How could you not wanna be a part of tonight?
(energetic music) (crowd cheering) Speaking of! The hits keep comin’! (energetic music)
(crowd cheering) ♪ Your time is up, my time is now ♪ ♪ You can’t see me, my time is now ♪ ♪ It’s the franchise, boy, I’m shinin’ now ♪ ♪ You can’t see me ♪ Last round? We’re ready. Let’s go to work, Tom.
Let’s go to work. (crowd cheering) ♪ It’s automatic, I win this ♪ ♪ Oh, you hear those horns, you finished ♪ ♪ A soldier, and I stay under you fightin’ ♪ Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome John Cena! (crowd cheering) ♪ With no bait, kid, your boy hold weight ♪ ♪ I got my soul straight, I brush your mouth like Colgate ♪ ♪ In any weather, I’m never better, your boy’s so hot ♪ ♪ You’ll never catch me in the next man’s sweater ♪ ♪ If they hate, let ’em hate, I drop your whole clan ♪ ♪ Lay yo’ ass down for the three-second tan ♪ (crowd cheering) ♪ You can’t see me, my time is now ♪ ♪ It’s the franchise, boy, I’m shinin’ now ♪ ♪ You can’t see me ♪ Let’s talk to ’em for a second, let’s talk to ’em for a second, come on now! (crowd cheering) Everybody’s talking about it, but you just don’t understand it until you’re out here. There’s just something different, you know what I mean? Damn, there’s people everywhere. (crowd cheering) LA shows up. Cena, Cena, Cena, Cena, Cena! I know we heard it, but this is the first time in history that Raw is broadcast simultaneously throughout the world. (crowd cheering) And the one thing different about that is you. Thank you, Cena! (hands clapping) Thank you, Cena! (hands clapping) Thank you, Cena! (hands clapping) Thank you, Cena!
Shoot it. Let ’em know.
(hands clapping) Thank you, Cena! (hands clapping) Thank you, Cena! (hands clapping) Thank you, Cena! (hands clapping) Thank you, Cena! (hands clapping) Over the years, I’ve learned that you guys are very, very smart, and you understand that your audience just got a whole hell of a lot bigger. Everybody can see you right now. And your energy, your enthusiasm, as The Rock would say, your electricity is felt all around the world! All the way to South Korea, all the way to Brazil, all the way to India, let ’em know, Los Angeles! (crowd cheering) Thank you, Netflix, for allowing the world to finally see the experience of Monday Night Raw! (crowd cheering) And thank you, Monday Night Raw, for allowing me the honor to stand in a WWE ring in Los Angeles, full jorts, for the last time. (crowd cheering) I could not think of a better place to start the farewell tour than Los Angeles, California. (crowd cheering) (hands clapping)
(crowd cheering) There we see the man himself. A night 20 years in the making, John Cena basking in the adulation of his peers, arriving earlier today where he will appear live tonight on Monday Night Raw to celebrate two decades of John Cena. A man who many have claimed to be the greatest WWE Superstar of all time. (hands clapping)
(wrestlers cheering) And we see Superstars, stage hands and medical staff, all of the crew behind the scenes, cameramen, all paying their respects. (laughs) Even Dolph Ziggler, who’s had a bit of an adversarial relationship with Cena over the years, no one will deny that the respect has been earned. None other than Michael Cole, the voice of Cena’s legendary career, the embodiment of hustle, loyalty and respect. Mr. Lashley, good to see you. Good to see you, my friend. Miz. This will no doubt be a very special night for John.
All right, Stu, it’s gonna be a little weird out there. All right? Make sure you’re warmed up. I’m ready. Bro.
And the entire WWE Universe. (hands clapping)
(wrestlers cheering) Man, pull up! (Tamina laughing) People all over the world, watching along, celebrating with the WWE Superstars and the entire WWE family. (crowd cheering) (energetic music)
(crowd cheering) (energetic music) Here we are again. Here we are again. ♪ Your time is up, my time is now ♪ ♪ You can’t see me, my time is now ♪ ♪ It’s the franchise, boy, I’m shinin’ now ♪ Especially on a day like today. ♪ In case you forgot or fell off ♪ ♪ I’m still hot, knock your shell off ♪ ♪ My money stack fat plus I can’t turn the swell off ♪ ♪ The franchise, doin’ big business, I live this ♪ ♪ It’s automatic, I win this ♪ So, let’s get real with ’em. New era, old era, Golden Era, Roaring ’20s, Ming dynasty, the only era that’s happening is the one in judgment from the new names and the new faces that think I will just roll over and go away. I will not go quietly into the night. (crowd cheering) And if the future is indeed upon us, well, the face that runs the place says this. The future damn sure must go through me! (microphone thumping) (crowd cheering) (exciting music) (explosion blasting) ♪ They don’t want none, no, they don’t want none ♪ Who had ever thought we’d see this? No kidding. AJ Styles in the same arena with John Cena. ♪ And you could be next ♪ Here’s the thing. What? I know we’ve been in two different worlds, but here we are right now in this very ring. What? With that said, I respect your hard work. I do, I respect you. What? And I’m sure the rest of the locker room, so do they. What? I just wanted to come out here and be one of the first to say… Welcome back. (crowd cheering) Thought we were friends. (laughs) Oh, come on now. This is real, this is real now. (crowd cheering) (intense rock music) Oh, no. Oh, look out. Not these two.
Anderson and Gallows. ♪ Hey, man ♪ AJ. AJ. We agreed to go our separate ways. And you saw the way that we went earlier with The New Day. What? And now, it looks like the way that you’re goin’ is sucking up to John Cena. What? Yeah, AJ, see, I thought that was beneath you, but apparently not. What? See, unlike you, we’re not here to kiss ass. What? We’re here to kick it. What? And AJ Styles, that’s yours included. What?
(microphones thumping) Oh, my god, Anderson and Gallows have… (microphone thumping) What is wrong with these two? Well, they’re lookin’ to make names for themselves, and what a better way to do it than with John Cena and AJ Styles?
You aren’t kidding. John Cena’s big return and you come down and challenge John Cena to a fight. Oh, here we go.
Now, look at this! Cena and Styles, guys.
(crowd cheering) Oh, my god!
What the hell? Whoa, whoa!
Styles with a right hand! And now Anderson and Gallows
(crowd booing) in a three-on-one mugging to Cena! For the love of God, AJ Styles just punched Cena in the face! And now Anderson and Gallows assaulting him as well! (crowd booing) Get him up! For the first time in over a year on the Monday Night Raw, please join me in welcoming John Cena!
(crowd cheering) (energetic music) (energetic music) ♪ John Cena sucks ♪ ♪ John Cena sucks ♪ ♪ John Cena sucks ♪ ♪ Your time is up, my time is now ♪ ♪ You can’t see me ♪ Monday Night Raw! You can see me! It’s been a long time since I’ve been able to say this! The 16-time WWE Champion is here! Wait, wait, wait a second. This is Mr. Roman Reigns. (crowd booing) You are exactly who I was looking for. You’ve been lookin’ for me? (crowd booing) The only time you’ve ever looked for me is when you’re running your mouth on Twitter. (crowd booing) But now that you’re in my yard, (crowd booing) the question is, are you gonna run your mouth to my face? Undertaker! (hands clapping) Undertaker! (hands clapping) Undertaker! (hands clapping) Undertaker! (hands clapping) Undertaker! (hands clapping) Undertaker! (hands clapping) Undertaker! (hands clapping) Seems like the Raw audience will hold a bit of a grudge sometimes. (crowd cheering) You can’t see me! Come on, now! Drawing Roman Reigns into the ring. Cena now, planting Roman Reigns! There is just no stopping Cena when he’s in this kind of flow. Tag to Kevin Owens!
Tag! (crowd cheering) (crowd cheering) You can’t see me.
You can’t see me! And now a double Five Knuckle Shuffle! Get him! Owens with Reigns! (mat thumping)
The AA! Attitude Adjustment to the champ! This is going downhill in a hurry!
Stunner! (crowd cheering)
Stunner to Sami! Cover by Owens!
One, two, three! KO and Cena win!
(bell ringing) (intense rock music) Here are your winners, the team of John Cena and Kevin Owens! The GOAT returns to team with KO for a win over The Bloodline! (funky hip-hop music) (crowd cheering) And their partner, from West Newbury, Massachusetts, weighing in at 248 pounds, John Cena! Well, John Cena looks like he is all about business, he will not take his stare off Carlito. Here we go!
And John Cena in pursuit of Jesus!
(crowd cheering) The fight has begun outside the ring, John Cena. Well, Jesus running interference for Carlito, and John Cena is firing off those live rounds all over Jesus. This is what it’s all about for John Cena. He could not wait to get his hands on the two men that were in that club the night Cena was stabbed in the kidney. Cena trying to get to Carlito and he just might be able to do it here. John Cena in hot pursuit.
Look at this. He has waited over a month for this night. Where are they going, Cole? What the hell? Well, they’re gonna head to the backstage area here at the Gund Arena. Uh-oh, uh-oh, whoa, whoa, whoa! Jesus driven into that steel! John Cena’s been waitin’ and waitin’ and waitin’, and good god, man, he has got his sights set on, where are we now? What’s going on?
(Jesus grunting) This is back in the locker room area. And I’ll tell you one thing, Carlito, Tazz, seems like- Whoa, oh, man!
Look at John Cena. And Jesus from behind. (John grunting) Oh, this is a fight, Cole. (John grunting)
Headbutt. Yeah, this is a fight that Carlito wants nothing of. You wanna stab me?
Carlito was running away from Cena.
Yeah. You wanna get at me, huh? Huh? It’s a straight-up street fight, Cole! Send your boy for me? Huh? Maybe this is what happened at that after-hours club. Take my chain? It wasn’t me, man. And now we’re in the parking lot here. Huh?
I won it fair and square. You can’t accuse me like that. You can’t come up to me like that. You can’t come up to me like that, take it easy. (Tazz gasping)
Jesus from behind again, Carlito’s associate.
(John grunting) I’ll tell you,
(John grunting) John Cena, it’s like two-on-one here, well, actually one-on-one because Carlito keeps running! Well, Carlito and Jesus- What? That’s his car? Well, trying to find a car that’s open and… (John grunting)
Oh! Well, Carlito getting into the driver’s side of that car. (woman screaming) What are you doing?
He just jerked a woman out- Somebody was in there.
What the hell? (fist thumping)
John Cena desperately trying to get into that car,
(tires screeching) and Carlito and Jesus speeding away. What the hell?
(crowd booing) Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome, making his return to SmackDown Live, the 16-time WWE Champion,
(crowd cheering) John Cena! (energetic music)
(crowd cheering) (energetic music)
(crowd cheering) ♪ John Cena sucks ♪ ♪ John Cena sucks ♪ ♪ John Cena sucks ♪ ♪ Your time is up, my time is now ♪ ♪ You can’t see me, my time is now ♪ ♪ It’s the franchise, boy, I’m shinin’ now ♪ Never changed since day one, Stu. Let’s keep hustlin’, daddy. ♪ I’m still hot, knock your shell off ♪ ♪ My money stack fat plus I can’t turn the swell off ♪ ♪ The franchise, doin’ big business, I live this ♪ ♪ It’s automatic, I win this ♪ ♪ Oh, you hear those horns, you finished ♪ ♪ A soldier, and I stay under you fightin’ ♪ Because in 15 years, and you know it’s true, I have never lost the passion or the fire that it takes to stand in this ring and compete with the best, and now it burns brighter and stronger than ever. The most dangerous man in the world is a man with nothing to lose. And right now, you’re lookin’ dead in the eye of a man with nothing to lose. Today, the franchise is back. Today, the champ is here, and I couldn’t think of a better time, because today is our Independence Day! (crowd cheering) (Rusev speaking in Bulgarian)
(crowd cheering) (intense orchestral music) So, in the great spirit of America’s birthday, how about we do this? You’re very proud of your Bulgarian flag. Why don’t we set that flag up in a corner, I’ll take Old Glory right there, set the United States flag up in a corner, and right here on Independence Day on SmackDown Live, Rusev goes one-on-one with John Cena in an old-school Flag Match! (crowd cheering) Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes! This is what I missed, everybody’s fired up! Come on, let’s do it! (crowd cheering) Yes, yes, but not today! (crowd booing) Like I said, you’re not gonna boss me around. We’re gonna fight on my time, and my terms. (microphone thumping) (crowd booing) Go ahead, run, you coward. We don’t do that in the US of A, but don’t worry, nobody leaves empty-handed. Phoenix, Arizona, let’s send him home with the gift of song. U-S-A. U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A! Happy birthday, America! U-S-A! ♪ Your time is up, my time is now ♪ ♪ You can’t see me ♪