What does 'Free Agent John Cena' mean?

JOHN CENA ! No matter how much fans hate him,he will always be the most entertaining wrestler of WWE. Since he left for Hollywood, WWE has seen a decline in the number of viewers of it's tv shows. read more

But Cena was away during the superstar shakeup in April, and so the premise of the “free agent” storyline will likely be that since Cena was not around for the shake up, he’s not firmly committed to SmackDown Live, and Raw could potentially lure him over. read more

So, they decided to make John Cena comeback as a free agent. Generally, a free agent in pro wrestling means, that wrestler can wrestle for multiple companies like Cody does now. He is on part time basis with ROH and makes appearances on NJPW and tna (rarely). read more