Originally published on ProWrestlingSheet.

John Cena will be returning to WWE this month, but only for a string of live events -- meaning you can't see him on TV when it happens.

Cena was interviewed by the Toronto Sun and told the publication he turned down one-month of free time before his next movie begins filming in January because he wants to work with his "family."

“I was given the choice of taking one month to catch my breath and live what I would call a normal life," the Bumblebee star explained. "It took me about two seconds to turn that down. On December 26th, I return to Madison Square Garden and do a nice live event run with the WWE right up through the middle of January."

“None of these shows are televised," he continued. "I’m literally just doing it because I want to get back to a place I feel most comfortable and to work with people I can call my family. And I want to have some fun.”

Cena was last on WWE TV during Super Show-Down in October. He was supposed to wrestle at Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia, but ultimately refused to participate due to controversy surrounding the event.

The 16-time champion's WWE live event dates are as follows:

Madison Square Garden, New York – Dec. 26

Nassau Coliseum, New York – Dec. 27

Royals Farms Arena, Baltimore — Dec. 28

PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh – Dec. 29

Amalie Arena, Tampa, Fla. – Dec. 30

Columbus Civic Center, Columbus, Ga. – Jan. 4

Donald L. Tucker Civic Center, Tallahassee, Fla. – Jan. 5

Hertz Arena, Ft. Myers, Fla. – Jan. 6

Amway Center, Orlando, Fla. – Jan. 7 (Raw)

Charleston Civic Center, Charleston, W.Va. – Jan. 11

Knoxville Civic Coliseum, Knoxville, Tenn. – Jan. 12

Von Braun Civic Center, Huntsville, Ala. – Jan. 13

FedEx Forum, Memphis, Tenn. – Jan. 14