WWE now bills John Cena as the “greatest of all time”. This man has been the golden goose on their brand for over a decade. So there’s no doubt that Vince McMahon would love to promote him to be like this. There’s no doubt about the dedication and integrity he showed to WWE over his entire career starting from 2002.
Unless it’s hard to find a man who will sacrifice his own family and well-being for the sake of this brand. John Cena did this unconditionally and even loves to do this on a temporary basis. This makes each of his appearances a must-see, these days. He loves to come back in the WWE programming whenever finding a gap in Hollywood schedule.
This is why John Cena came back at the beginning of 2019. There were some doubts going on about his status in the Royal Rumble 2019 match and even Wrestlemania 35. But he confirmed his appearance at the first PPV of the year cum the Royal Rumble match. Now, this big appearance has become uncertain.
WWE announced earlier this week that John Cena is dealing with an injury. Last week, he competed on WWE Raw in a fatal-4-way match for the contender’s spot over the Universal Championship. Finn Balor won the match pinning him and advanced to Royal Rumble. But prior to that, he might have tweaked his knee.
However, this might not be real at all. John Cena was already scheduled to start a movie from January 20th. We have already reported that this would block him from appearing at Royal Rumble unless he works in a one-off night. So this should be the sole reason why WWE later created this kayfabe injury to wipe him out of the context.
Here’s an update from SportsKeeda.com,
“Mike Johnson of PWInsider said that the injury was most probably kayfabe because John Cena wasn’t even backstage at RAW, to begin with. Johnson also added that Cena’s filming schedule will last from 4th February to 1st April which will leave WWE with a short window to establish a match for Cena at WrestleMania.”
WWE advertised John Cena for Royal Rumble match since they had to sell out 40000 seats for the show. His marquee appearance ensured that effectively after which the injury scare broke out. It is a clever decision that might keep him away without any backlash. There’s a slight chance for him to come back. We will see on Sunday whether he can make the earlier scheduled appearance.
