10 Ups And 7 Downs From Last Night's WWE Raw (Jan 4)
2. Cena On Hiatus Again?
Last week, John Cena returned from a two-month absence with no explanation given for his sudden departure after losing the United States Championship against Alberto Del Rio. He goaded his way into a U.S. title match against Del Rio, which he won by DQ. It only would have made sense that he demanded another shot Monday night. But Cena didnt ask for a title rematch on Monday. In fact, he didnt even show up on Raw Monday night. And once again, no reason was given for his absence just one week after returning. Given that he was in the main event last week and was attacked by the League of Nations, you would have thought that Cena would have had revenge on his mind. But you would have thought wrong. Now that the Royal Rumble match carries much bigger stakes, perhaps Cena will return for good next week and announce his participation. Or hopefully hell at least show up to work next Monday.
Scott is a former journalist and longtime wrestling fan who was smart enough to abandon WCW during the Monday Night Wars the same time as the Radicalz. He fondly remembers watching WrestleMania III, IV, V and VI and Saturday Night's Main Event, came back to wrestling during the Attitude Era, and has been a consumer of sports entertainment since then. He's written for WhatCulture for more than a decade, establishing the Ups and Downs articles for WWE Raw and WWE PPVs/PLEs and composing pieces on a variety of topics.
