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WWE has recently announced John Cena's return to Monday Night RAW. He will be a part of the first two RAW episodes in 2019 as per the WWE advertisement.
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His last WWE appearance was back in October at Super Show-Down where he took on against Elias and Kevin Owens along with Bobby Lashley in a tag team match.
He then missed multiple WWE PPVs including Crown Jewel, Survivor Series, and Tables, Ladders and Chairs. But now, he is finally returning to Monday Night Raw.
A lot of fans are happy with this news but there are many reasons why he shouldn't return to Raw in 2019.
Let's take a look at five such reasons.
Disclaimer: The opinions made in the article belong to the writer and doesn't necessarily represent Sportskeeda's stand.
#5 WWE could book him against The Undertaker at Wrestlemania 35
The current condition of RAW and SmackDown Live is not the best. The company is doing everything they can to increase the viewership but none of their ideas seems to be working.
Same matches, lacklustre Storylines are some prime reasons why fans avoid watching WWE these days. Now the company has tried to get more viewership by having Cena on the show.
Even though Cena is a big superstar, there is seemingly no good storyline ready for him.
Rumors have suggested that Cena is going to have a rematch against The Undertaker at WrestleMania 35. A lot of fans want to see this match again at next year's WrestleMania because the first one ended pretty quickly.
The Undertaker squashed Cena in a matter of minutes. The match itself wasn't officially confirmed until the day of Mania.
Other than that, there were a lot of botches in this match as well. Plus, we cannot forget that The Undertaker is getting old and now it's almost impossible for him to provide a great match.
We have seen a match between these two superstars this year, and there's no need to do this again. Instead of returning to Monday Night Raw, Cena could come in the Royal Rumble as a surprise entrant. He might even find his Wrestlemania opponent during this match.
#4 Cena has been on the mainstream but now it's time for younger talents to rise up
Whenever WWE needs to promote a show, they use part-time superstars. It's beneficial for the company but younger talents might face some problems.
Here how.
Wrestlers like Seth Rollins, Braun Strowman, Drew McIntyre and Finn Balor should have won the Universal Championship by now, but the title is still on Lesnar's shoulder.
He won the title at WrestleMania 33 and only lost it once till now, and that happened against Roman Reigns. Despite Lesnar's popularity, the fans want to see a full-time champion.
But how it's related to Cena coming back to Raw?
John Cena is a big superstar, and most of his rivalries now are against younger talents. Cena always tries to pass some torch to his opponent and this has helped many talents to grow.
However, the WWE has used him a lot of time for doing this. They should do this but less frequently as the fans would get bored by seeing the same thing.
However, if he starts his rivalry against someone like McIntyre or Lashley to put them over then this would be great. They both need one big rivalry to establish themselves as the top heel.
#3 Smackdown Live needs John Cena
I know Cena is a big superstar and the company needs him but why not use him on Smackdown instead of Raw?
Many would say that RAW doesn't have a lot of babyfaces, right now. Roman Reigns, the biggest superstar of RAW, is currently in a battle with leukaemia. And a lot of babyface wrestlers have now turned heel as well.
But I would say that RAW's condition is currently much better than SmackDown Live. There are faces like Seth Rollins, Braun Strowman, Finn Balor and Elias on RAW. But on SmackDown Live, there are only a few to name.
WWE often give Raw over SmackDown and this is bad for the blue brand. Currently, AJ Styles is the only big babyface wrestler on Smackdown.
Cena's return to the WWE could be beneficial for the company, but they should at least use him on Smackdown. This brand needs much more attention.
Cena always gets a reaction from the crowd and with his return show's rating will significantly increase as well.
Plus, Raw has The Beast as the biggest superstar so it would a wiser choice to having Cena return on Smackdown instead of Raw.
#2 His Hollywood projects
Let's be honest here.
Cena has done a lot for the WWE. He has been working for the company for many years now. We have to accept the fact he is getting old now. He can still provide some great matches but his Hollywood project aren't letting him do this.
This is why Cena also apologized to The Rock as he once criticized him for not working in the WWE.
"I'm sorry, I was wrong, and I spoke out of ignorance. When you do a movie you are not allowed to do anything else."
He also explained how important it is for him to be safe while working for a movie.
"If I go to Monday Night Raw and Seth Rollins puts my nose over here, that messes up the movie... people don't understand, there are 150 people on a movie set who are financially dependent on that movie."
His return to Monday Night Raw indicates that he will work at Royal Rumble. However, if he cannot perform physically then it would be better to keep him off the roster.
#1 Fans would want him to be there for every show
The only reason why fans don't like part-time wrestlers is that they can't work for long.
They only work for a short period. For instance, Brock Lesnar is the currently the Universal Champion but still only works for big pay-per-views.
He worked at Survivor Series but missed TLC. Now, he is going to face Braun Strowman at the Royal Rumble, but it can be said that he is going to miss Elimination Chamber and Fastlane, next year. And this is what the fans don't like.
If Cena is returning to Raw for Royal Rumble build-up and then misses Elimination Chamber and Fastlane then the fans could get annoyed.
They want to see full-time wrestlers in the company, but for Cena, it's not possible for him to work at every show. He has been working for the company for so long and did everything he can for the industry.
However, it would be great if he works from Royal Rumble to WrestleMania without missing any show or at least attending most of them.
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