WWE Superstar John Cena is to miss Daytona 500 following excessive rain saturating Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. The event was moved to Sunday for the first time it its 54-year history and again postponed until this afternoon. Cena was scheduled to give the starting command and wave the green flag but has left Daytona to go to Portland for tonight's RAW event. 

Cena tweeted:

“Well NASCAR i tried. But if youre gonna run your race on monday night..ive got other plans. Leaving #raintona going to #RAW,” he wrote. “If #raintona starts on tues, ill be there. But they have to understand. Dwaynes at raw. This is big. He doesnt show up….ever.”