Tonight’s WWE SmackDown was relatively stacked, with a Tag Team Championships match and a Gauntlet match to determine Ronda Rousey’s next opponent included in the lineup. It also began building to the previous fight pitting the teams of Kevin Owens and John Cena against Roman Reigns and Sami Zayn, and as part of that buildup, WWE aired a promotional video focused on Cena that showed off his career in and out of the ring. This video also appeared in Vince McMahon’s debut on FOX’s SmackDown in a while, and fans were surprised to see it included, even if only in a video package (via Xylot Themes).
Throughout the video, there are many WWE Superstars talking about Cena, his love for the business, and his fans, including highlighting all of Cena’s Make-A-Wish wishes. Later in the video McMahon appears and talks a bit about Cena, and people started reacting on social media as soon as he appeared.
Vince McMahon on FOX!!!#smackdown pic.twitter.com/BAS3n1XNnN
– Xylot Themes (XylotThemes) December 24, 2022
It was unexpected to see him appear on WWE TV, though it’s also not surprising that he was in a promotional video for Cena. McMahon has been a major part of Cena’s WWE career, so if he was going to appear in some way on WWE TV, that kind of appearance, especially when it comes to an old star like Cena, he most likely would have.
Cena will be keeping his streak of having at least one WWE match every year for the past 20 years alive when he jumps in the ring next week on SmackDown, and many have ruled out that Cena’s match will actually happen this year. That’s why it was so well received when Cena appeared on video on last week’s SmackDown and accepted Owens’ offer to jump in a tag match, and even though it’s not how anyone expected him to return to the ring, fans just couldn’t. I will be even happier because he will be in the ring with so many fan favorites.
Sami Zayn’s love has never been higher and Kevin Owens has been receiving a welcome wave of appreciation over the past year. In terms of Reigns, he’s having the best year of his career, so adding Cena into the mix is pretty incredible if you think about it.
Next week’s SmackDown will be the last of the year, and it will also feature a SmackDown Women’s Championship match between Ronda Rousey and Raquel Rodriguez.
What do you think of WWE SmackDown tonight? Let us know in the comments and as always you can talk all things wrestling with me on Twitter @MattAguilarCB!
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