John Cena is set to return this weekend at WWE Royal Rumble in hopes of being one step closer to becoming a 17-time World Champion before he officially retires.

After nearly two decades as the face of WWE, Cena will hang it up at the end of 2025. That means he will compete at the Royal Rumble, Elimination Chamber, and WrestleMania for the final time. There is a chance that he will also compete at SummerSlam as well in August.

Cena cut a well-received promo on Raw's 6 January Netflix debut. At the start of his retirement year in wrestling, Cena ran through his career - from his early spell as OVW's prototype to the present day - then referenced breaking the record he currently shares with Ric Flair (in WWE canon) and winning a 17th World Championship.

Rumors swirled recently that John Cena may challenge Cody Rhodes for the Undisputed WWE Championship, though it depends on whether Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has a match. Unfortunately, The Rock's latest WWE appearance gave little to indicate if he'll be at the big event, so we're left to speculate on the plan for Cena.

Huge stars like Roman Reigns, Cody Rhodes, and John Cena are set to be at Lucas Oil Stadium for the event, with Reigns and Cena both competing in the Men’s Royal Rumble match. Now, WWE Shop is celebrating Cena’s farewell stop in Indianapolis with a new collection of merch themed after the city and its football team, the Indianapolis Colts.

Every year, the Royal Rumble is home to surprising returns, and could this be the year WWE brings back Matt Cardona, formerly known as Zack Ryder? He will be in the same city as the 2025 Royal Rumble,

With just a couple of days left before the WWE universe will witness the WWE Royal Rumble 2025, let's take a look at the names of the superstars who could mark their return at the event.