Update On John Cena Injury And WrestleMania 32 Status
Insider details on Cena's status and how it impacts WrestleMania.
WWE are completely redoing WrestleMania, Dave Meltzer is reporting on Wrestling Observer Radio. This is following the news that John Cena has a shoulder injury, which WWE believe will rule him out of the April 3 show. "They are redoing WrestleMania, they're going with the idea he's not going to be there," Meltzer said. However, Meltzer did point out that Cena has demonstrated amazing recovery times in the past. There's always the slight chance that the same miraculous rehab could happen again, but it isn't very likely this time around. Bryan Alvarez added "Vince had six matches for Mania a year in advance, they all fell apart." The reason for the recent swathe of injuries is thought to be WWE's training style. Meltzer and Alvarez criticised the olympic style weigh lifting that goes on amongst WWE superstars. It perhaps isn't a coincidence that so many shoulder injuries have been taking place. Both Cena and Cesaro lift huge weight, and both are out with shoulder injuries. "The method of training that these guys do, combined with the bumps, we are seeing a lot of shoulder injuries." Meltzer said. With so many stars out, including their biggest draw, WWE must now look at the training and wrestling style. Changes are needed, that much is obvious. Losing John Cena is an absolute hammer blow to the company, and if it is down to training, then it was completely avoidable.