Shinsuke Nakamura Thought His WWE Career Was Over After Botching Back Suplex
The Artist discusses backstage heat after nearly injuring John Cena last year.
The King of Strong Style may have come on a little too strong after dropping John Cena on the back of his neck last year.
In a recent interview with Gorilla Position, Shinsuke Nakamura claimed that he thought his career was over after botching a back suplex on SmackDown Live. The incident caused a ton of backstage heat. Luckily for him, he stated that Cena took full responsibility for the mistake.
Nakamura said, “Some people were upset backstage, not John Cena. But someone. They got p****d off at me, ‘Why did you do that?’ So, I just thought my career is finished today. But everybody came to support me and help me, even John Cena.
“Not everybody gets the chance to wrestle with John Cena now. I felt good in the ring with John Cena. If I have the chance, I’m gonna wrestle with him again. Maybe we can create [something] better than before.”
After the match, The Artist apologised to Cena on-camera, but Cena insisted that there was no reason to be sorry and raised Nakamura’s arm. It was clear to see that there was no heat between the two.
WWE are very protective of the sixteen-time world champion, and if Cena had been injured, who knows what the repercussions could have been.
Nakamura has since had a run with the United States Championship and successfully defended it at SummerSlam after defeating Jeff Hardy with his trademark Kinshasa.