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Why John Cena was at Chelsea vs Leicester with Todd Boehly despite previous Tottenham visit

New Chelsea owner Todd Boehly watched Chelsea draw 1-1 with Leicester on Thursday night alongside WWE legend John Cena.

Leicester playmaker James Maddison opened the scoring with a strike from range before Marcos Alonso equalised before half-time. Reece James matched a record set by Eden Hazard nine years ago in the draw at Stamford Bridge, as the England international notched his eighth assist of the Premier League season.

Thomas Tuchel seemingly sent a message to Boehly following the result regarding N'Golo Kante's contract situation with the German labelling the World Cup winner as Chelsea's 'Kylian Mbappe'. With the Blues having nothing left to play for this season ahead of their final game on Sunday, Boehly was joined by a special guest for the draw against the Foxes.

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Former WWE wrestler turned Hollywood actor John Cena joined Boehly in watching the Blues comeback to earn a point in their penultimate game of the Premier League season. The point sealed third-place in the table with a game to spare due to the Blues' significantly better goal difference, with Tottenham three points behind and requiring an 18-goal swing on the final day.

Cena has previously posed in a Spurs shirt years ago in a visit to White Hart Lane. When speaking about his visit to White Hart Lane, the American said: "Tottenham were playing the same night I had a WWE event in London, but I was able to go and see the stadium and I was lucky enough to actually walk on the pitch.

"I really loved it because it was right in the heart of the city - it reminded me of an old baseball stadium with its nostalgia and tradition. I got to hear about the Spurs being the working man's team, I got to meet the coach and it was beautiful to see the bright green pitch amidst all the city concrete."

The former WWE Champion serves in an ambassadorial role for the global company and often visits overseas territories for the US-based company for PR events. He also could be in London filming scenes for his next Hollywood blockbuster.

Chelsea play Watford in the final game of the season on Sunday, with Antonio Rudiger set to play his last game for the Blues after signing for the club five years ago. The German defender is reportedly set to join Real Madrid, whilst Andreas Christensen, Cesar Azpilicueta and Marcos Alonso could all join Rudiger in leaving the club this summer.

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