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John Cena made his long-awaited return to WWE programming last night at Money in the Bank. Fans in attendance at the Dickies Arena erupted in excitement as the music of the 16-time world champion hit. Following the pay-per-view, Cena announced that he will be kicking off tonight's Monday Night RAW to address his WWE return.
"Money in the Bank shocked the world with so many surprises! So many of the WWE Universe have a litteny of questions! Who? What? When? Where? Why? Amongst others. Well I'm not gonna make you wait for answers. I am kicking off Monday Night RAW! To tell you my motivations and your not gonna want to miss it!" said John Cena.
John Cena is rumored to be challenging Roman Reigns for the Universal Championship at WWE SummerSlam 2021. But that doesn't mean he can't have some interesting face-offs and segments on RAW tonight.
Here are five WWE Superstars who could confront John Cena on this week's Monday Night RAW. Be sure to comment down and let us know your thoughts on the same.
#5 John Cena gets interrupted by WWE Champion Bobby Lashley
First things first, John Cena kicking off Monday Night RAW is sure to boost up the ratings for the Red brand. An interesting approach could be to have the WWE Champion Bobby Lashley interrupt Cena's promo, leading fans to wonder whether these two will face each other at SummerSlam. However, this could lead to the return of Goldberg, who will take out Lashley and tell him "you're next".
Reports have suggested that Goldberg is set to return to WWE on this week's RAW to set up a SummerSlam match against Bobby Lashley. While this decision could lead to some backlash from the fans, one can't deny the star power that he brings with him.
John Cena's segment could just be used as a platform for Goldberg to return and take out Lashley. We might even see the WWE Hall of Famer have some sort of interaction with Cena.
#4 John Cena has a backstage segment with Riddle
WWE could book a hilarious backstage segment on Monday Night RAW between John Cena and Riddle. Over the last few weeks on RAW, the latter has been trying to find his tag-team partner Randy Orton, who has been missing from WWE programming for quite some time now.
In his typical goofy style, he might just ask Cena about his "Viper Bro". John Cena and Randy Orton have a massive history and Riddle could assume that Cena could have some idea about Orton's whereabouts.
#3 Alexa Bliss has a stare-down with John Cena
John Cena's last WWE appearance took place at WrestleMania 36 where he faced and lost to "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt in a cinematic-styled Firefly Fun House match. A lot has happened since then with Wyatt, especially the entire alliance with Alexa Bliss.
Bray Wyatt is known for his long-term storytelling and throwbacks. While he has been missing from WWE programming for the last few months, we could see Bliss have a stare-down with John Cena, a throwback to Cena's last WWE feud.
This could just be a blink-and-miss moment, with Alexa Bliss making her entrance after The Leader of Cenation's segment and giving him an eerie look on the ramp.
#2 John Cena puts over Damian Priest in a backstage segment
John Cena's debut in 2002 was one of the most memorable ones in WWE history. He answered Kurt Angle's open challenge and had a great showing. Cena was then congratulated backstage by the then world champion The Undertaker, in a segment that instantly put him over as the next big thing.
Earlier this year, former NXT North American Champion Damian Priest also had a similar moment backstage following his RAW debut with WWE Hall of Famer Edge. Many compared the interaction between The Rated-R Superstar and Priest to that between The Undertaker and John Cena.
Vince McMahon is reportedly high on Damian Priest and we might see Cena put him over in a backstage segment on RAW tonight. From the looks of it, Priest is set for a SummerSlam showdown against United States Champion Sheamus that might just kick-start his proper singles push on the main roster.
#1 John Cena teams up with Drew McIntyre in the main event of RAW
The men's Money in the Bank match saw massive outside interference as Jinder Mahal, Veer, and Shanky took out Drew McIntyre. Former 3MB members McIntyre and Mahal are likely headed towards a SummerSlam match, but The Scottish Warrior is clearly outnumbered right now.
He is one of the biggest babyfaces on RAW right now and we might just see him have a one-night alliance with John Cena tonight. Cena and McIntyre teaming up would surely be a great main event for the RAW after Money in the Bank.
Comment down and let us know your thoughts on John Cena's WWE return.
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