John Cena made his in-ring return to WWE this week on the final SmackDown of 2022 as he joined forces with Kevin Owens to defeat The Bloodline’s Roman Reigns and Sami Zayn in the highly-anticipated main event showdown.
Cena then cut a promo after SmackDown went off the air. WWE released a snippet of the promo on Instagram. The 16-time World Champion said,
“Because none of this is this without you. Thank you for a wonderful 20-year run. Thank you for a wonderful 2022. Everybody be safe tomorrow night, and let’s have one hell of a 2023. Thank you!”
Cena has now wrestled in WWE every year since his debut in the company twenty years ago in 2002.