John Cena Will Host WrestleMania 42

John Cena is set to make his WWE return at WrestleMania 42 as he will be the host of the 2 night event in Las Vegas.

On March 30, WWE posted a video to its social media pages featuring the Hollywood star. Cena noted that he was currently in Hollywood filming a movie, but Las Vegas is not too far away. Cena added that the show needed a host, so he would see the fans at WrestleMania.

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Cena was in the main event of night 2 of WrestleMania 41, defeating Cody Rhodes to win the WWE Championship following a heel turn the previous month at Elimination Chamber.

WrestleMania 42 is set to take place at Allegiant Stadium on Saturday April 18 and Sunday April 19. The announced line-up for WWE’s biggest show of the year is currently as follows:

• CM Punk (c) vs. Roman Reigns – Singles match for the World Heavyweight Championship
• Cody Rhodes (c) vs. Randy Orton – Singles match for the WWE Championship
• Stephanie Vaquer (c) vs. Liv Morgan – Singles match for the Women’s World Championship
• Jade Cargill (c) vs. Rhea Ripley – Singles match for the WWE Women’s Championship
• Brock Lesnar vs. Oba Femi
• AJ Lee (c) vs. Becky Lynch – Singles match for the Women’s Intercontinental Championship
• Sami Zayn (c) vs. Trick Williams – Singles match for the United States Championship
• Drew McIntyre vs. Jacob Fatu – Unsanctioned match
• John Cena to host the event

John Cena To Make WWE Return At WrestleMania 42

Cena’s upcoming Mania appearance will be his first time he will be seen on WWE TV following his retirement match against Gunther back in December 2025. Competing at the final Saturday Night’s Main Event of the year, Cena tapped out to Gunther’s sleeper hold to bring to a close his year long retirement tour, which also saw him capture a record-breaking 17th World Championship and the Intercontinental Championship. Cena winning the IC title emant that he was finally a grand slam champion WWE 23 years on from his main roster debut.

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