John Cena vs. Rusev was the first match officially announced for WWE Extreme Rules. Seth Rollins vs. Randy Orton was teased on SmackDown but has not yet been officially announced.
Also on SmackDown, John Cena announced that he will continue to issue open challenges for the U.S. Title every week and they will be billed as the “John Cena US Open.”
In more John Cena news, here is a photo of him granting yet another Make-A-Wish at Tuesday night’s WWE SmackDown taping:
#USChampion @JohnCena recently met with 7-year old Giovanni from @MakeAWish in Fresno, CA: http://t.co/xHcvgW9qxG pic.twitter.com/XR8mVPWw6V
— WWE (@WWE) April 2, 2015
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