John Cena is taking time off from WWE immediately after Hell In A Cell, and the latest indication is that he won't be returning until late December. It will be almost two months of WWE without its franchise star. Madison Square Garden confirmed Cena will be on their December 26th live event. The annual post-Christmas tour is WWE's next booking of Cena, meaning he'll be missing all of November and most of December. That will mean not only is he missing Survivor Series, but he'll be missing TLC as well. It is a terrible time for WWE to be losing Cena, as he's their biggest mass market attraction. Raw viwership is already at record lows, and WWE Network subscriptions are volatile. Cena will also be missing the November European tour, where he had been marketed as the main selling point. No doubt about it, WWE are going to be badly hurt by him being away. You can read about his possible reasons for time off here. And you can read about the areas WWE are going to be hurt by his absence here. Cena does deserve his time off, he's one of the hardest working wrestlers in the business. There's no ideal time to lose a wrestler of his stature, and maybe WWE wanted to get the break out of the way before WrestleMania season.
