Published 19:24 IST, February 29th 2020

John Cena poses with towering Celtics center Tacko Fall on SmackDown

Tacko Fall, who is on a two-year contract with the Celtics, was present on SmackDown and even got to share an embrace with 16-time WWE World Champion John Cena.

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This week's WWE SmackDown was quite a power-packed show. We got to see much-awaited return of John Cena to WWE. Meanwhile, re was also confirmation of two dream matches for WrestleMania 36. Amidst all buzz, SmackDown episode had a guest in one of Boston's own. He was ne or than Boston Celtics star Tacko Fall. 

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John Cena returns to WWE SmackDown, meets Tacko Fall

SmackDown episode was hosted at TD Gardens, which is also home stadium of Celtics. Tacko Fall, who is on a two-year contract with Celtics, was present backst and even got to share an embrace with 16-time WWE World Champion John Cena. During an interview backst, 7 ft 6 in center revealed that he was always a massive WWE fan. Tacko Fall even named John Cena, Big Show and Undertaker as some of his favourite wrestlers. 

John Cena, who made his first appearance in WWE since July last year, shared a few words with Tacko Fall backst.   

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Watch: John Cena meets Tacko Fall on SmackDown

John Cena returns to WWE SmackDown, sets up match at WrestleMania 36

John Cena headlined closing segment of episode with a passionate speech after being interrupted by " Fiend" Bray Wyatt. " Fiend" Bray Wyatt lost his Universal title to Goldberg at Super ShowDown. However, he wasted time in challenging one of biggest names in wrestling industry - John Cena.

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While duo did t share any words, " Fiend" challenged Cena for a match at WrestleMania 36. Cena instantly accepted challenge, booking a blockbuster clash for WrestleMania.

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SmackDown episode also saw a dream match being booked between WWE Hall of Famer Goldberg and ' Big Dog' Roman Reigns for WWE Universal Championship. 

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19:24 IST, February 29th 2020