WWE Rumored to Have No Plans for The Undertaker at WrestleMania 35, Update on John Cena’s Status for the Royal Rumble

– According to the latest edition of The Wrestling Observer Newsletter (via WrestlingInc.com) there are currently no plans or a match set for The Undertaker for WrestleMania 35 at this time.

It appeared that The Undertaker had possibly wrestled his last match against Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 33, where he left his gear in the ring. However, he ultimately returned to face and defeat John Cena at WrestleMania 34 last year. One caveat to this news, of course, is that “plans could change.”

The report also had an update on John Cena after he suffered an ankle injury on last week’s Raw. This has led to people questioning if he will make it to his previously announced spot in the Royal Rumble this weekend. Per the report, it is believed that Cena was never actually going to be in the match at the event. Apparently, if this move is the case, it was done to help boost ticket sales similar to WWE promoting Brock Lesnar vs. Braun Stromwan when the plans on the match had already changed.

The Observer states that the original plan would’ve had Lars Sullivan injure Cena on Raw to take him out of the Royal Rumble match. An earlier rumor suggested WWE was going to set up a match between Sullivan and Cena at WrestleMania this year, but Sullivan did not appear on TV for allegedly suffering from mental anxiety.

WWE has not yet officially announced that Cena is out of the Royal Rumble match. Additionally, John Cena is not expected to start filming his next film project, Playing With Fire, until February 4 in Vancouver. With that time frame, he could still technically make it to the Royal Rumble on Sunday.

The 2019 Royal Rumble event is set for Sunday, January 27. The card will be held at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona. The event will be broadcast live on the WWE Network.