Republished from Forbes
As WWE prepares for the 2016 Royal Rumble and the Road to WrestleMania 32, the company has been handed a devastating blow with the announcement that 15-time world champion John Cena would be undergoing shoulder surgery.
Cena made the announcement that he would undergo surgery in Birmingham, Alabama, on Thursday, Jan. 7 via his Twitter account:
Losing Cena would be a huge blow to a WWE roster that has already been depleted by major injuries. With top stars like Daniel Bryan, Sting, Randy Orton, Seth Rollins , Cesaro and others all on the mend, the possibility of Cena missing the biggest show of the year would expose just how thin the crop of Superstars is right now.
WWE is looking to fill AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, to its capacity of 105,000 fans—a sell-out would set an all-time WrestleMania attendance record—and losing Cena throughout the entire build to the event would undoubtedly lessen the mainstream notoriety WWE would have received if he was involved in a marquee matchup.
The surgery has been confirmed by Cena himself, but how much time he actually misses remains to be seen. This is a man who has suffered and recovered from major injuries, like a torn pectoral muscle in 2007, in freakishly short amounts of time.
Wrestling legends like The Undertaker, The Rock and Brock Lesnar will help make up for the loss of Cena if he is unable to compete at WrestleMania 32, but the loss of a bona fide top star like Cena could force WWE to build another new star while he is recovering.
Roman Reigns is a fresh face getting a massive push right now, but with Cena on the sidelines for the foreseeable future, talented performers like Dean Ambrose and Dolph Ziggler should be in position to pick up where Cena left off.
When Cena does eventually return—whether it’s before or after WrestleMania 32—he will continue to be one of the most popular wrestlers in the world. When he does make his comeback, though, there will be legitimate questions about whether WWE continues to push him as the ultimate workhorse.
As WWE prepares for the 2016 Royal Rumble and the Road to WrestleMania 32, the company has been handed a devastating blow with the announcement that 15-time world champion John Cena would be undergoing shoulder surgery.
Cena made the announcement that he would undergo surgery in Birmingham, Alabama, on Thursday, Jan. 7 via his Twitter account:
Rather upside down start to 2016 as tomorrow I will head to Birmingham for shoulder surgery. Life's full of set backs but #nevergiveup
— John Cena (@JohnCena) January 7, 2016
While Cena did not reveal the extent of the damage, a report from Mike Johnson of PWInsider.com claims he suffered a significant shoulder injury, possibly a torn rotator cuff. According to the report, the surgery and recovery time for the injury could keep him out of action through WrestleMania 32.WWE is looking to fill AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, to its capacity of 105,000 fans—a sell-out would set an all-time WrestleMania attendance record—and losing Cena throughout the entire build to the event would undoubtedly lessen the mainstream notoriety WWE would have received if he was involved in a marquee matchup.
The surgery has been confirmed by Cena himself, but how much time he actually misses remains to be seen. This is a man who has suffered and recovered from major injuries, like a torn pectoral muscle in 2007, in freakishly short amounts of time.
Wrestling legends like The Undertaker, The Rock and Brock Lesnar will help make up for the loss of Cena if he is unable to compete at WrestleMania 32, but the loss of a bona fide top star like Cena could force WWE to build another new star while he is recovering.
Roman Reigns is a fresh face getting a massive push right now, but with Cena on the sidelines for the foreseeable future, talented performers like Dean Ambrose and Dolph Ziggler should be in position to pick up where Cena left off.
When Cena does eventually return—whether it’s before or after WrestleMania 32—he will continue to be one of the most popular wrestlers in the world. When he does make his comeback, though, there will be legitimate questions about whether WWE continues to push him as the ultimate workhorse.
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