Three days after his memorable encounter with John Cena at SummerSlam, Cody Rhodes spoke about being able to work with the legendary 17-time champion as part of his ongoing retirement tour.

The go-home "WWE SmackDown" before SummerSlam 2025 warmed up Newark with quite a surprise. Undisputed WWE Champion John Cena opened the night to set the table for his big rematch against Cody Rhodes, but instead of the Cena we've seen for most of 2025, he reverted to his iconic "Super Cena" ways.

John Cena and Cody Rhodes are set for SmackDown. Fresh off the events of WWE SummerSlam, John Cena is set to appear on Friday’s episode of SmackDown. This announcement was made on Monday’s episode of Raw.