John Cena Injured

waltersobchak

Source: The Wrestling Observer

The word going around WWE is that John Cena is suffering from a back injury.

Reports indicate that Cena is suffering from a few bulging discs, which has created some discomfort. As nothing more about the reported injury, such as which discs are affected, has been released, the severity of the injury is hard to assess.

Nonetheless, it does appear that the back issue was responsible for WWE dropping plans to hold a John Cena vs. Sheamus match at the Royal Rumble.

jaykhunter

Are you sure it won't be a 4-Way with Kofi as well!

waltersobchak

jaykhunter wrote: »

Are you sure it won't be a 4-Way with Kofi as well!

doubt they have 3 potential Royal Rumble winners in one match..

JP Liz

Will Cena be in the RR match?

chopperbyrne

JP Liz wrote: »

Will Cena be in the RR match?

It would certainly be a far easier match for him to work. They could even have him win it, take a couple of months off (ring work, not TV appearances) to rehab and have him back in full health in time for the Mania main event.

waltersobchak

chopperbyrne wrote: »

It would certainly be a far easier match for him to work. They could even have him win it, take a couple of months off (ring work, not TV appearances) to rehab and have him back in full health in time for the Mania main event.

Absolutely, he could very well win it

jaykhunter

Has heel vs heel in a PPV title match ever been good? I can't think of any.

It's why I'm doubtful of Sheamus and Randy just going ahead. (Guess we'll have to wait a few weeks)

I imagine WWE won't announce Cena's injury...they could always do an injury angle at RR, either in the title match or in the RR match itself...

Hmm, things looking good for Sheamus keeping the belt so...and losing it next month at the E.C.

paddyismaddy

Isnt he doing a new film? So surely he will be taking some time off

The best option is to have him in rumble match (but not win i hoping Jericho or Punk will)

Prufrock

jaykhunter wrote: »

Has heel vs heel in a PPV title match ever been good? I can't think of any.

It's why I'm doubtful of Sheamus and Randy just going ahead. (Guess we'll have to wait a few weeks)

I'd like to see it because at least it'll be different. Also could set up a split in Legacy.

jaykhunter

I know what you mean, but if the crowd are booing both guys then there's no-one to root for and the crowd gets bored. The only time I can remember Heel Heel was Owen vs Faarooq at the finals of an IC tournament (Austin was on commentary so it kept us -the viewers at home- really entertained, interrupting the different announce teams --this was late 1997....Bad Blood maybe?) but the crowd got pretty restless fairly quickly.

I imagine the crowd will just get behind Orton. Speaks volumes that he's supposed to be a heel but he gets massive vocal support. You could say that he's "shades of gray" (I dunno, kicking people in the head can't be anything but heel) but really not fully committed/not a great heel. Unlike Jericho, JBL or...Edge....Punk....who (in general) only hear boos.

Exocet

jaykhunter wrote: »

Has heel vs heel in a PPV title match ever been good? I can't think of any.

It's why I'm doubtful of Sheamus and Randy just going ahead. (Guess we'll have to wait a few weeks)

I'm pretty sure that when kurt angle faced HHH at royal rumble 2001 it was heel vs heel and that was a fairly good match.
if you're going to have heel vs heel then the rumble is the best PPV to do it because its the only PPV where the title match isn't the main event.

D.Q

jaykhunter wrote: »

I imagine the crowd will just get behind Orton. Speaks volumes that he's supposed to be a heel but he gets massive vocal support. You could say that he's "shades of gray" (I dunno, kicking people in the head can't be anything but heel) but really not fully committed/not a great heel. Unlike Jericho, JBL or...Edge....Punk....who (in general) only hear boos.

I don't think him not being a great heel has anything to do with Orton specifically. I feel its more to do with the current crop of faces being so bland. Orton around this time last year, the feud with hhh.
Im sure that won a lot of people over, because it was actually exciting. Unlike alot of the storylines given to the faces.

jaykhunter

That's a fair point. I (in general) place the thrust of the storyline on the heels' shoulders, it's their job to be hated so the babyface can overcome him. It definitely doesn't help if your babyface isn't an out-and-out face (Cena being mercifully booed) but if you were a true heel then everyone is face by comparison... Maybe it's cause people recognise talent with Orton... or maybe it's the strong, defiant, ruthless edge that people have come around to...

Orton got some serious backing in Minnesota at Raw on monday though.
They were chanting Cena Sucks and RKO!
I think Sheamus retains. and Legacy lose.
or
Orton wins WWE Title/DiBiase wins the Rumble.

Rjd2

waltersobchak wrote: »

Source: The Wrestling Observer

The word going around WWE is that John Cena is suffering from a back injury.

Probably from carrying the company on his back.

The last heel match on PPV was Legacy v Jerishow which dies in front of the live crowd as they had no idea who to cheer. I doubt Orton and Sheamus would do better.

dsmythy

Rjd2 wrote: »

Probably from carrying the company on his back.

The last heel match on PPV was Legacy v Jerishow which dies in front of the live crowd as they had no idea who to cheer. I doubt Orton and Sheamus would do better.

I'd say Orton will receive more than enough cheers to make it clear who the crowd wants to win. There seems to be quite an amount of criticism on American forums about Sheamus' huge sudden push. This will also be helped by my presumption that behind Wrestlemania, The Royal Rumble must have the highest average age of attendees of all the PPV's.

davrho

dsmythy wrote: »

This will also be helped by my presumption that behind Wrestlemania, The Royal Rumble must have the highest average age of attendees of all the PPV's.

Out of interest how do you come to this presumption?

Bounty Hunter

davrho wrote: »

Out of interest how do you come to this presumption?

not sure if this is how he came up with it but id agree as the quicker a PPV sells out the more of a hardcore audience of fans id expect, people who had long plans to go to this PPV and got tickets through pre-sales etc as apposed to perhaps just parents who have been convinced to buy tickets for kids who have seen the event promoted on WWE tv.

Fozzy

This wasn't in the Observer. Maybe it was in one of the daily updates this week but I didn't see it

D2D

- In an update from reports in the last two weeks, The Figure-Four wrestling newsletter is reporting that John Cena had an MRI on January 24 to see the damage on his lower back and neck. At this point it is believed he is working with a bulging disc. As a result, WWE has cut back on his workload in the ring by booking him in shorter matches and more tag team matches. Cena was also pulled from the WWE Championship match at the Royal Rumble (being replaced by Randy Orton as the original plan was Cena vs. Sheamus). Despite the injury, Cena was still working main events at WWE house show events last weekend.

D2D

- The Wrestling Observer Newsletter is reporting that John Cena got good news this past week after getting an MRI to check on his neck and back pain. According to the report, the damage to his neck and back wasn't as bad as originally feared. Cena has been taking it easy in the ring as much as possible in the last few weeks and was even pulled from the originally scheduled WWE Championship match at the Royal Rumble PPV where Randy Orton was given the spot instead.