John Cena will be involved in his first full-length singles match at WrestleMania in eight years when he battles Austin Theory this evening.
Cena is one of the greatest WWE Superstars of all time having competed at the Grandest Stage of Them All over three different decades.
During that run, the joint-record 16-time WWE championship winner has battled the biggest names in the business.
But as his burgeoning career in Hollywood has started to take over, the 45-year-old has been far less frequent inside the ring.
Cena's last official singles match at the Showcase of the Immortals came against Rusev at WrestleMania 31 in 2015.
Since then, the American has been involved in a mixed tag-team match before short bouts against the Undertaker and Bray Wyatt.
What is John Cena's WrestleMania record?
'The Doctor of Thuganomics' has competed in FIFTEEN WrestleMania matches during his storied career.
Cena's current WrestleMania record is 10-5.
The former face of WWE has headlined the Show of Show five times and actually won six of his first seven bouts at 'Mania.
However, his transition to part-time attraction in recent years has seen Cena lose back-to-back matches on the Grandest Stage.
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John Cena's WrestleMania record
WrestleMania 20 b. Big Show (1-0)
WrestleMania 21 b. JBL (2-0)
WrestleMania 22 b. Triple H (3-0)
WrestleMania 23 b. Shawn Michaels (4-0)
WrestleMania 24 lost to Randy Orton in a Triple Threat match (4-1)
WrestleMania 25 b. Edge and Big Show in Triple Threat match (5-1)
WrestleMania 26 b. Batista (6-1)
WrestleMania 27 lost to The Miz (6-2)
WrestleMania 28 lost to The Rock (6-3)
WrestleMania 29 b. The Rock (7-3)
WrestleMania 30 b. Bray Wyatt (8-3)
WrestleMania 31 b. Rusev (9-3)
WrestleMania 33 b. The Miz and Maryse with Nikki Bella (10-3)
WrestleMania 34 lost to The Undertaker (10-4)
WrestleMania 36 lost to The Fiend (10-5)
Why is he fighting Austin Theory?
Cena was reportedly originally pencilled in for a programme with crossover YouTube boxer Logan Paul at WrestleMania 39.
Yet the plans were nixed due to the lack of free time Cena had to practice with the 27-year-old novice and get him up to speed.
‘Big match John’ will now instead look to recapture the United States championship from Austin Theory on Night 1 on 'Mania.
The latter cited Cena as a major motivation growing up and was thought to have been positioned as the 'next John Cena' by former WWE CEO Vince McMahon upon his ascent to the main roster.
However, The Peacemaker star himself has gone on the record to claim that he did not handpick Theory to be his Mania opponent.
"You would be surprised at my answer," Cena told the Associated Press.
"Because that's what I was told would happen. I don't do that. I don't say, I want to do this, I want to work with that person.
"I don't ever do that. I've never done that. I just try and do what I'm told to do and do it to the best of my abilities. Instead of dictating my terms, I often just try to make the performance the best it can be.
"What I don't do and what I've never done is curate the direction of the narrative. I don't pick opponents, but I love to tell stories. I didn't pick Austin Theory, but I certainly spoke from the heart (on Raw)."
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