– WWE has announced that John Cena will make his WWE TV return on the December 27th SmackDown from Chicago. Cena has been away for several weeks filming season 2 of FOX’s American Grit reality competition.
– As seen on tonight’s SmackDown, they did an angle where James Ellsworth was unable to compete due to an illness. No word yet on when he will get his WWE Title shot from AJ Styles but tonight’s match was likely nixed due to AJ not being cleared to compete. As noted, AJ suffered a minor ankle injury at TLC on December 4th and has been out of the ring ever since. It was believed that he’d be back in the ring tonight but that’s not happening.
.@WWEDanielBryan to @RealEllsworth: “You’re a MESS!”
Ellsworth’s title match on #SDLive is postponed due to illness! pic.twitter.com/aj8Ghtngm4— WWE (@WWE) December 14, 2016