John Cena

Cena was successful in his only in-ring appearance of 2022, while Flair returned and captured the SmackDown women's championship.

- Solo Sikoa def. Flair's return was a pleasant surprise and having her win the title was an unexpected yet welcomed move. Flair countered Rousey's armbar attempt with a roll-up to snag the title moments after the match started. Rousey via pinfall after rolling up Rousey with a schoolboy. Flair goaded Rousey into defending her SmackDown women's title moments after beating Raquel Rodriguez. In fact, he commended Zayn for being so locked in when on the microphone. The tone of their interaction changed when Heyman suggested that Zayn's increasing popularity was a problem. Heyman congratulated Zayn on the positive impression he's made on Reigns. The final SmackDown of 2022 also featured the surprise return of Charlotte Flair. Tasked with choosing a partner to face Reigns and Zayn, Owens could not have made a more impactful choice than siding with the 16-time world champion. John Cena is a winner in 2022. .— WWE (@WWE)

Cena will wrestle in a WWE ring for the 20th consecutive year on the final SmackDown of 2022.

- Solo Sikoa def. Flair's return was a pleasant surprise and having her win the title was an unexpected yet welcomed move. Flair countered Rousey's armbar attempt with a roll-up to snag the title moments after the match started. Rousey via pinfall after rolling up Rousey with a schoolboy. Flair goaded Rousey into defending her SmackDown women's title moments after beating Raquel Rodriguez. In fact, he commended Zayn for being so locked in when on the microphone. The tone of their interaction changed when Heyman suggested that Zayn's increasing popularity was a problem. Heyman congratulated Zayn on the positive impression he's made on Reigns. The final SmackDown of 2022 also featured the surprise return of Charlotte Flair. Tasked with choosing a partner to face Reigns and Zayn, Owens could not have made a more impactful choice than siding with the 16-time world champion. John Cena is a winner in 2022. .— WWE (@WWE)

John Cena is all the way back. John Cena returned to the ring on the December 30 episode of WWE SmackDown, teaming with Kevin Owens to defeat Sami Zayn & Kevin ...

After AEW Rampage, check out the post-show podcast for a full review of WWE SmackDown and AEW Rampage [ by clicking here.](https://youtu.be/fxsQEFwCbn8) [Click here to learn more](https://www.patreon.com/fightful). .— WWE (@WWE) While Reigns rolled out of the ring, Owens pinned Zayn for the win.

RAW Superstar Kevin Owens recently sat down with WrestleRant to discuss a wide variety of subjects. When asked about teaming up with John Cena on SmackDown to ...

Cena teams with Kevin Owens against Roman Reigns & Sami Zayn.

Reigns tagged in, and the fans erupted in "Cena" and "We Want Cena" chants. Reigns tagged in and went for the superman punch. He rocked Zayn with a second superkick and pop-up powerbomb for a near fall. Rodriguez was firmly in control with a splash in the corner. Cena and Owens beat Zayn and Reigns in a good tag team main event with a ton of heat. Zayn wondered if Reigns has a problem with the fans chanting for him. He ran wild on The Bloodline and cleared the ring. They placed a chair around Sheamus's neck and set up for the Umaga splash. Sikoa lost his cool and grabbed a chair, but the Usos stopped him as they went to a break. However, Sheamus jumped back up and rocked Sikoa with a knee. Sikoa recovered and caught Sheamus with a superkick. He placed his hat on the apron and entered the ring.

He would team with Kevin Owens to take on The Bloodline's Roman Reigns and Sami Zayn, and after getting the win, Cena took a moment to deliver a heartfelt promo ...

Then he got a match against Reigns at Crown Jewel, and though he did lose, he delivered a great showing for just his third match. Next year likely won't come down to the wire like this year did though, as recent reports suggest that he's set to have a match against someone at WrestleMania 39. He would team with Kevin Owens to take on The Bloodline's Roman Reigns and Sami Zayn, and after getting the win, Cena took a moment to deliver a heartfelt promo after SmackDown went off the air.

John Cena made a huge return to Friday Night Smackdown as he teamed up with Kevin Owens to defeat the team of Roman Reigns and Sami Zayn.

Cena executes his attitude adjustment, and Owens executes a stunner, which results in a pin over Sami Zayn. Cena is screaming to be tagged, but Reigns pulls Cena down, which doesn't allow Owens to tag him into the match. There was a break in action as Owens kept taunting Zayn, and Reigns stuck his hand out to be tagged into the match. Reigns comes in, pushing Owens to tag Cena now as the crowd chants his name, but he isn't able to as Reigns hits Owens with a close line. He teamed up with Kevin Owens to face the company's biggest star Roman Reigns, and his partner Sami Zayn. Owens starts to dictate the action until Zayn reverses a move between the ropes and gets the better of Owens.