WWE megastar has 14 appearances left before retirement

WWE is just two weeks away from the SummerSlam Premium Live Event in New Jersey. The Biggest Party of The Summer is scheduled to be a two-night extravaganza for the first time ever and WWE has some of its biggest stars set to compete on the card.

The marquee match on the night will see John Cena defend his Undisputed WWE Championship against Cody Rhodes in what will now be a Street Fight. Cena made his first WWE TV appearance on SmackDown since Night of Champions and while that excited the fans, it also means the clock is ticking down on his retirement tour.

Following his latest outing on the blue brand, Cena now has 14 appearances left before his retirement at the end of this year. The self-proclaimed Last Real Champion began his retirement tour with 36 dates and has competed at every PLE this year.

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Earlier, it was reported by the Wrestling Observer Newsletter that Cena's time on WWE TV could be reduced leading up to SummerSlam due to his Hollywood committments, as he was shooting a Netflix movie, Little Brother at the same time.

The report mentioned that Cena could make only one appearance in the building to the PLE. However, WWE is advertising the 17-time world champion for the SummerSlam go-home edition of SmackDown on August 1.

John Cena initially refused to sign his SummerSlam contract

Cena's appearance on SmackDown was filled with drama as he sat down for a contract signing with Cody Rhodes ahead of their match.

The Champ refused to sign the contract at first, saying his movie obligations with Netflix made it difficult for him to be at SummerSlam. While he insisted he had talked with WWE and the streaming giant, Rhodes was having none of it.

A brawl between the two stars broke out, with The American Nightmare blasting Cena with the title belt and then hitting a splash on him through the table.

The segment ended with Rhodes taking a laid out Cena's hand and forcing him to sign the contract, making their match official.

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Sherjeel Malik is a writer at Sportskeeda and covers pro wrestling. He was hooked on the product from the moment he saw The Hardy Boyz jumping off ladders during the Attitude Era. While he comes from an engineering background, Sherjeel’s love for pro wrestling and content writing led him to pursue a career in sports journalism. Before assuming his current role at Sportskeeda, Sherjeel worked at other reputable organizations for five years.

While writing articles, he ensures that he only relies on credible sources for information and covers relevant subjects that do not project an agenda against a particular person or association. WWE legend Paul Heyman once shared Sherjeel’s work on his social media handle.

Sherjeel’s earliest memory of pro wrestling is watching Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Undertaker square off for the WWE Title in the main event of a pay-per-view in 1998. His favorite wrestlers are Randy Orton and Jeff Hardy. While he admires Orton for his character work as a heel, he looks up to Jeff because of his unique wrestling style and risk-taking ability.

If he could go back to the Attitude Era, Sherjeel would like to manage Ken Shamrock and be his mouthpiece. He feels Shamrock’s promo skills prevented him from becoming a main event-level act in WWE. Hence, he would like to help the UFC Hall of Famer get over with fans.

When not writing about pro wrestling, he likes to read classics and fiction books.

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