{"id":243415,"date":"2026-04-23T16:07:29","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T16:07:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/243415\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T16:07:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T16:07:29","slug":"john-cena-teases-something-epic-for-wwe-backlash-in-tampa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/243415\/","title":{"rendered":"John Cena Teases \u2018Something Epic\u2019 For WWE Backlash In Tampa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>John Cena may be retired from in-ring competition, but he\u2019s still teasing that fans at WWE Backlash in Tampa could be getting a memorable moment when the show rolls into town.<\/p>\n<p>WWE Backlash is set for Saturday, May 9 at the Benchmark International Arena in Tampa, Florida, and Cena sparked attention after posting a message on social media that hinted he still plans to be part of the event in some way. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JohnCena\/status\/2047315871450759360?\" rel=\"nofollow\">Cena first referenced how things have changed over the years<\/a>, making it clear that his role today isn\u2019t what it once was.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMan if only it were 2023 again. I might have different business at WWE Backlash. Alas, the years pass.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Even with retirement behind him, Cena suggested he still intends to deliver something meaningful for fans attending the show, especially those connected to Club WWE.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am still gonna try to do something epic in Tampa for 5\/9. I promised Club WWE something special\u2026 stay tuned.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cena didn\u2019t reveal exactly what he has planned, but the wording strongly points toward an appearance or special segment rather than any kind of in-ring return. With Cena now stepping away from active competition, moments like these carry extra significance whenever he shows up on WWE programming.<\/p>\n<p>What do you think John Cena has planned for WWE Backlash \u2014 a surprise appearance, a promo, or something tied to Club WWE? Drop your thoughts in the comments and let us know what you think.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"John Cena may be retired from in-ring competition, but he\u2019s still teasing that fans at WWE Backlash in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":243416,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[46920,135,137,136,107351],"class_list":["post-243415","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tampa","tag-john-cena","tag-tampa","tag-tampa-headlines","tag-tampa-news","tag-wwe-backlash"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/243415","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=243415"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/243415\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/243416"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=243415"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=243415"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=243415"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}