Summary

A new backstage report says John Cena learned in February that he would be the host of WrestleMania 42.

That detail adds a little more timeline to Cena's upcoming role at the event after he announced that he will host WrestleMania 42 earlier this week.

The source text did not include additional details about how the decision came together beyond noting that Cena was informed in February.

WrestleMania 42 plans around John Cena were not a last-minute move

If Cena knew about the host role in February, WWE had this part of its WrestleMania 42 presentation lined up well before the public announcement. That suggests the company viewed Cena as a planned piece of the Las Vegas weekend, not just a late addition for promotion.

It also keeps Cena tied closely to WrestleMania even after his recent in-ring milestones. The source text notes that Cena retired in December at Saturday Night's Main Event, where he lost to Gunther, and that he later main evented WrestleMania 41, defeating Cody Rhodes to win the Undisputed WWE Championship.

Sources

As reported by Fightful.