WWE presents the Payback premium live event on Saturday, one day before John Cena returns to WWE television on tonight’s episode of SmackDown from The Giant Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania.
The former WWE Champion will go to India with the company for the upcoming WWE Superstar Spectacle show at the GMC Balayogi Indoor Stadium on Friday, September 8th.
Cena is slated to team with World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins against Ludwig Kaiser and Giovanni Vinci of Imperium at WWE Superstar Spectacle.
WWE has also confirmed Cena for SmackDown events on the following dates:
Friday, September 15 – Denver – Ball Arena
Friday, September 22 – Glendale, Ariz. – Desert Diamond Arena
Friday, September 29 – Sacramento, Calif. – Golden 1 Center
Friday, October 6 – St. Louis – Enterprise Center
Friday, October 13 – Tulsa, Okla. – BOK Center
Friday, October 20 – San Antonio – AT&T Center
Friday, October 27 – Milwaukee – Fiserv Forum
Cena will be appearing at Payback at WrestleVotes reported today that they’ve heard Cena will be the show’s special guest.
Hearing rumblings that Payback will have a special guest host this Saturday night. And his name is John Cena.
— WrestleVotes (@WrestleVotes) September 1, 2023
Payback’s top matches include WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, Trish Stratus vs. Becky Lynch in a Steel Cage Match Undisputed Tag Team Champions Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn vs. Finn Balor & Damian Priest in a Street Fight, and WWE Women’s World Champion Rhea Ripley vs. Raquel Rodriguez
