News broke today that John Cena has a shoulder injury and he'll be going in for surgery tomorrow. It likely means he'll be out for WrestleMania 32, which means WWE will go into its biggest event of the year -- and maybe ever, if it goes the way they hope it does -- without its biggest star.
But he's not the only one.
The current injured list for WWE is long, and extremely depressing. How depressing? As others have pointed out, every champion coming out of WrestleMania 31 is now injured.
The list:
- John Cena: It's unclear when the injury happened, but, as mentioned, he's getting shoulder surgery tomorrow.
- Nikki Bella: She was Divas champion for most of the year before dropping the title to Charlotte and disappearing to rehab a neck issue. Her outlook is grim with some hope of a change soon.
- Seth Rollins: He blew his knee our during a house show match with Kane and was forced to vacate the WWE world heavyweight championship. He underwent successful surgery and is currently in physical therapy to rehab.
- Randy Orton: Ongoing shoulder issues and possibly a neck problem have him on the shelf indefinitely.
- Cesaro: He hurt his shoulder -- bit of a theme here -- at some point, though it's unclear when, and had to get surgery to correct it.
- Tyson Kidd: A musclebuster from Samoa Joe during a dark match went wrong and left him with a severe neck injury. He is out indefinitely.
- Daniel Bryan: Concussion issues put him on the shelf and he has been unable to receive clearance from WWE doctors in the meantime.
- Sting: He suffered a neck injury in his match with Seth Rollins at Night of Champions and is looking at surgery at some point.
That doesn't include the likes of Sin Cara and King Barrett, both of whom are currently on television but aren't wrestling in matches due to a shoulder and neck issue, respectively.