As expected, John Cena will be dropping the World Heavyweight Championship to Edge tonight at Backlash. While it's been expected since the draft due to there being no champion on SmackDown and Edge being a member of the blue brand, there is another reason why Cena will be dropping the title tonight to confirm that there won't be any wacky swerve on the part of WWE to throw fans off. They could always have CM Punk cash in but we'll see.

Cena is expected to take some time off from the road in May to begin work on his next film. As a result, he will be unable to work house shows, and as a cardinal rule, WWE Champions must always appear at house shows.

While he'll likely be taking some time off from house shows for a while, as in the past, he is expected to work around his filming schedule and work television tapings and pay-per-views events in the meantime.