John Cena Got ‘Written Legal Okay’ From SAG To Return To WWE

John Cena returned to WWE return to WWE on September 1, and began appearing weekly starting on September 15. 

Cena’s returned was tied to the Make-A-Wish program, but also came together due to the SAG-AFTRA strike. 

Speaking on WWE After The Bell, Cena provided further insight into his return. 

“I’m fortunate enough to have a lot of things on the movie and television side lined up. None of which that I can talk about because we’re in the middle of a labor dispute. The labor dispute happens, the Screen Actors Guild decides as an entirety, to go on strike, which either leaves me idle or asking questions of ‘what can I do? What is within my control?’ I wanted to see if it was okay to come back to tour, so we called the proper people at SAG, we got written legal okay that it would be okay to come back to WWE, and once I had that, then I could ask the question of ‘WWE, do you guys want me to come back and hang out for a little bit? So, here we are,” he said. 

Asked if there was any resistance, Cena replied, “I think at the beginning of the strike, and it’s been going on a long time, I hope it finally gets resolved soon and everybody is happy with it. At the beginning of the strikes, everyone was trepidatious on what can you do and what can’t you do. I know, along the path of the strike, there has also been some situations ‘well, we shouldn’t do this or this.’ I’m very grateful to have a home in WWE and grateful for the Screen Actors Guild to allow me to be part of it.”

Cena is set to compete at WWE Crown Jewel against Solo Sikoa. 

Elsewhere during the interview, Cena discussed what his retirement plan might look like in WWE. You can find his full comments by clicking here. 

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