From January until April 2018 , Cena was involved in a storyline where he was trying to find his " path to WrestleMania " . After he lost the Royal Rumble and the namesake Elimination Chamber match to determine the next number one contender for the Universal Championship at Elimination Chamber , as well as a six-pack challenge at Fastlane for the WWE Championship , Cena issued a challenge to The Undertaker for a match at WrestleMania 34 . He reiterated his challenge over the next several weeks , only to receive no answer from Undertaker . At WrestleMania 34 , after Cena drove off Elias in a confrontation , Undertaker made an impromptu return and accepted Cena 's challenge , leading to a shocked Cena losing to Undertaker in just two minutes . Three weeks later , at the Greatest Royal Rumble , Cena defeated Triple H . After the match he thanked the crowd for sticking by him during a tough period , referencing his loss to Undertaker at WrestleMania and his recent breakup with Nikki Bella . He then went on hiatus to focus on his acting and television career . Cena made his return in October , competing in a tag team match with Bobby Lashley against Elias and Kevin Owens at Super Show-Down in Melbourne , Australia , which he and Lashley won . He was also scheduled for a match at Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia , but Cena refused to work the event following the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi
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