If Cena is Legit Injured?

[titadab05]

You do what you did with Randy Orton. Remember, he hurt himself pretty bad against Edge middly of 2010 and they kept him on TV until the next pay-per-view.

Odds are, if Cena was able to walk out, then the leg injury shouldn't last all of the four months that we are away from Wrestlemania. So, you keep him in the storyline. Maybe make him go away for a month or two to rest up and rehab, then make his way back.

IMO, what you do is let Punk win the Rumble. Have HHH come back (as he's supposedly close enough to be there) and become the face. HHH's age and injury history is enough to keep him out of a major heel role for the time being, but considering his longevity with WWE and the fans, him coming back and instantly feuding with the Nexus would be perfect.

Later on, you add more and more and you have the likes of Sheffield, Bourne, HHH, Cena and maybe one or two more guys (Barrett and Tarver?) in a 5 on 5 match with the members of Nexus sans Punk at Mania.

Fixing this shouldn't be hard even though it puts a HUGE dent in creative's plans. But, it's really a blessing in disguise as it gives us a real look at this "new" creative team's story lines going through.

The possibilities are endless, and, honestly, Cena off the airwaves will make us like him a little more, in my opinion.

But, if I were creative, I bring Cena in on commentary like they did Punk and somewhere down the line have Punk spill Cena's drink setting up a diet vs. regular match at Mania. Or whatever, haha.

 

[MizFit Brocko]

For starters, you are all acting as if Super Cena wouldn't be able to beat all of the NEXUS on one leg anyways.

Seriously though, if this is true, all they need to do is play it off as if it was Punk/Nexus that did it as payback for what he did to Barrett. It wouldn't even require anything happening on TV, just say the beatdown he copped on RAW led to some sort of injury.

Then, HHH returns to feud with Sheamus, Miz vs Morrison for the strap and Orton takes Cena's place to take on Nexus.

Well, that's what i hope to see anyways..

 

[gurvinder372]

Correct me if i am wrong, but House Show happened on Sunday and didn't Cena came next day on Monday RAW?
Even if Cena is injured (something tells me me that he isn't), he can still come on RAW and extend the Storyline, cutting promos with Punk, taking further beat downs from Nexus. WWE can take care of the situation by showing that Nexus is revived by punk and they are still having their way with Cena, Nexus can still make Cena's life living hell by interrupting in each Cena's match (and saving him by not letting him wrestle).
I don't think that WWE is going to give Cena a timeout at this juncture, so I am not sure that we will see a RAW Main-Event with out Cena

 

[The Viper Orton]

Well I agree with ppl who said, let WWE pick the phone and call Chris Jericho.

Of course Jericho needs to convince fans (he always does) that the punt he got made him rethink his actions, etc...

Then say correct the actions his monster (barret created),

CM punk- Jericho feud leading up to wrestle mania, for me weighs any feud in WWE that can happen whatsoever (except of lesnar's back). They both can wrestle great technically and cut promos like no other.

 

[TheMainEvent]

WOW....Cena is hurt and the world is gonna end in WWE.....HELL I HOPE HE REALLY IS HURT!!.....

okay I don't actually wish harm on Cena and hope that he is okay but from a storyline perspective and for WWE as a whole Cena being injured might be a blessing in disguise. That would put Cena, Triple H, and Taker all out currently and really leave an opening for some new guys to finally step up. Add in the possible Jericho return soon and WWE won't be hurting too bad.

CM Punk and Nexus shouldn't lose any crediblity from this and really should "take out" Cena. Doing that would solidify them as a threat and also prove that under Punk they were able to take out Cena, unlike with Barrett. From there they should focus on Orton and cost him his World Title rematch. Punk and Orton have history and that would be the next target essentially. That keeps Orton busy and Miz as champion. Move Morrison to a more prominant face role and position Daniel Bryan as the third top face. Have him feud with Nexus as well because of his history with them and Punk. For Miz I would keep him champion and possibly move into a feud with the returning Chris Jericho. They have history and Jericho is likely to return as a face so why not a Royal Rumble win and feud with Miz? The mic work would be amazing and in ring would be pretty good too. Throw in a Triple H return at end of January to finish his feud with Sheamus and Raw aint gonna be too bad without Cena. So that would move things to the top Raw feuds for Wrestlemania as:

Miz-Jericho - WWE Title
Orton-CM Punk/Nexus
Triple H - Sheamus II
Daniel Bryan - Gabriel - US Title

 

[mitun25]

if Cena is indeed injured as they say he is then that is a big blow. as far for the Nexus storyline goes, it wouldn't make sense if they rushed HHH, Evan Bourne to come back because they are not healthy. Daniel Bryan could be involved but that also doesn't make sense. why not have the former nexus feud with the current nexus?

 

[thestandout83]

With Cena possibly out. You can have Nexus up against Orton but make him a Tweener not a Face. It can all start by CM Punk telling Nexus to get involved in Sheamus match against Orton. Barrett comes out to say that even though he lost his pride and honor he still the reason why Nexus exist. He was the chosen one and everyone was on for the ride. CM Punk attacks Wade and Nexus tries to get him away just to beat the former leader up. Setting up for Orton and Barrett going after Nexus each their own way not team up because they hate other.

 

[MoneyMack]

If it turns out to be only a minor injury or a work- Cena will still be around for Mania. If the injury is serious enough to keep Cena out past Mania (ACL tear) This is how you plan mania W/O him:

1. Something backstage should be shot- having Cena being taken out by Punk/Nexus. Make him/them responsible in everyones eyes. Punk & Nexus simply move on to Orton. Use the "punting" as an excuse or simply say- "on to the next one". Doesnt matter. On we go- cuz it fits together perfectly. Nexus moves on, in thier path of destruction of WWE RAW even w/o Cena

**2** Find someone new to challenge The Miz. Morrison isnt ready for a championship shot at mania yet, no matter what anyone says. Infact- I wanst sure Miz was ready either...until now. Cuz now he has to be!
MY pick: Chris Jericho as face YJ2- "saving us" from The Miz as WWE champ. Jericho easily gets Miz over as a believable champ(likely more then orton could) Rather then the cowardly champ he is currently.

3. Send Barrett over to SD! in the draft. Feed him to Taker for (possibly being responsible for) hurting Cena But really for being responsible for burying Taker alive. Maybe have Regal(as a manager of sorts) get Barrett & McIntyre on the same page. To make it seem like Barrett has a chance to beat Taker with Drew as his sidekick/partner in crime. Or maybe Taker is "convinced" by Regal to take them both on in a triple threat match. Mania has to be: Taker against all odds- everyone knows that.

4. Del Rio challenging Edge for WC. ADR has been in this game for a while now. He's ready! Not ready to win at Mania- but he's ready to challenge. Feel free to disagree- but he's the best heel on SD! rightnow

5. HHH comes back for Sheamus. Nothing more needs to be said really.

6. Morrison goes back to where he belongs- goin after Daniel Bryans US title. Possibly winning it & seeing what he can do about actually being a entertaining champion & actually carry a fued for once. I really just dont see "it" in JM- sorry. Add in Tyson Kidd and Zack Ryder. Then maybe a drafted "dashing one" gets thrown into a 5-way battle (insert sum gimmick match here)

7. Keeping with the 5-way gimmick theme for the undercard titles: Ziggler, Swagger, Christian, Zeke & Kofi for the IC belt.

Need More?

8. Tag Team match you say? OK: How about something like Show & Rey Vs Kane & a even darker(maybe even brainwashed) Reks. Kane may be able to help Tyler develop something character-wise. Maybe Kane cant 'take out/beat' Show. So kane recruits Reks. Rey evens up the sides goin into Mania

9. Tag Team title match you meant to say? OK: Champs Santino & Kozlov Vs The Uso's. Maybe throw in Nexus teams of HH & MM and JG & HS for fun. Making everyone think one of the nexus teams will win. But thats not the case as Tamina screws over Santino- for the sake fo the Uso's. Or you let HH & MM win if you wanna start giving belts to Nexus

10. Divas title huh? OK: How bout another 5-way: Natalya, Melina, McCool, Phoenix & Maryse

OK- I've gone way way too far. I guess my point is: If Cena is out- The show goes on w/o missing a beat! Maybe lose some merch money- but thats just too bad so sad for VKM! He'll get over it, im sure.

By the way-I understand that this card would take about 6 hours to get through. But I didnt wanna keep too many people off the card. I dont think I missed many either! I also see quite a few VERY nice matches! I mean: wheres your "piss break" match in the top 7? I dont see one!

 

[dman1373]

i don't wan't to seem like an asshole, but i'm actually happy. Cena and the nexus has gotten so horrible, and even with cm punk you know that nexus was still going to get burried. But now this allows them to end that chapter and like Fabulous Rougeau said start better one with nexus finally being dominate heels. This will also allow for younger talent to rise, as cena has taken up the top spot for years and is also has burried alot of younger talent.

One more thing.
FUCK CENA.

thank you

 

[wwe4ever]

While this would be a nightmare for WWE if Cena were to miss extended time, there is one person who could come into the picture and instantly continue the feud and possibly take it in a somewhat different direction:

Chris Jericho.

Actually that's not a bad idea, and I would love to see it take place regardless if Cena's injured or not. Remember that Jericho was Barrett's pro on NXT, so this is the way I see it:
Barrett returns to reclaim his position as leader of nexus, gets rejected by them, looks for revenge, Y2J returns, they join forces against nexus... plus, you can easily add Cena to that mix if he's not injured, or if he is then keep him out till wrestlemania where they could have some sort of mega tag match.

 

[Daniel.Wood]

Haven't you guys all forgotten that Orton has a legit neck injury as well.

He can't really do anything too super exciting. Cena being injured calls for Y2J. it just does!

Kind of interested to see what happens here.. Has Cena tweeted anything?

 

[Max Headroom]

Alright here we go.

First off I see lots of people calling for the return of Y2J, I myself also cannot wait for that, but he doesn't fit into the Nexus story at all, he got enough on his hands. He knew something about the GM (IP adress or something I forget), so he got to deal witth that, along with the fact he told Cena that he can see through him for whom he really is and all that, so why would he avenge Cena in attacking Nexus? Makes no sense.

Anyway on too Cena. This is not that big of a problem as long as Cena can be good for WM. Keep him from being a hero and trying to compete, risking hurting it worse, and just have him show up most the time. Have Punk and Nexus brag about how they took Cena out, and now he must actually live up to his "free or fired" stipulation because he is injured.

Then have Cena come back later that night of next week and say something along the lines of you have to kill me to stop me from coming here, it don't matter who is in the Nexus or how many of ye there is, I'll end you eventually. Then have them battle it out through promos, backstage segments, and all that good stuff. Then when (if) surgery time comes, have them give Cena a BIG beatdown so he is out for a few weeks, then he comes back with enough time for WM and bam, you got yourself a good match & excited crowd cause Cena made it back.


Now, if Cena CAN'T make it to WM, well thats pretty lame. He is a pretty big draw and it would hurt WWE to not have him there. But like I said if they don't push it and have him actually wrestle a match, I'd say he'll be fine come WM or sooner.

Here's to hoping the fella is alright! Continue a great fued.

 

[Tattooed Jesus]

Haven't you guys all forgotten that Orton has a legit neck injury as well.

He can't really do anything too super exciting. Cena being injured calls for Y2J. it just does!

Kind of interested to see what happens here.. Has Cena tweeted anything?

No other updates as of rate from WWE or Cena at this point which really makes me think it is a real serious injury. If it were a work or not that serious Cena would have tweeted something about it by now.

Reading the posts thus far (and proud my first thread has made 4 pages already!) I have to agree that bringing back Jericho might be the best way to save things. I would love to see Orton vs Punk at some point and I guess that would be the most logical step to take here, and have Jericho come back to feud with The Miz.

 

[VinnieSunshine]

Plaon and simple. Punk/Nexus take out Cena and turn their attention to Orton stating that they took out Taker, Bret Hart, Vince, and Cena...now they are looking to take out out Orton. All the top guys in WWE.

A few months down the road Cena is re-packaged and comes back seeking revenge.

 

[The American Legend]

I see a rather simple fix here. It gives Punk/Nexus someone to feud with, and brings WWE some star power if Cena is really hurt long term.

Fix 1. Daniel Bryan comes out and says he's sick of Nexus. They kicked him out of WWE, then Cena brought him back, now they've hurt him, and he's done with it. He's gonna make all of em snap or tap.

Nexus at some point costs Daniel Bryan the US title, ticking him off even more. This allows WWE to make him a more serious character. He drops the Bella's for their own protection, gets some sweet new 'Final Countdown' remix for his theme, and has a killer match with Punk at WM 27. I know the promos won't be as good, but the matches will be 10X better.

Fix 2. Chris Jericho returns to save us from The Miz. He says Orton's punt made him realize what he did was wrong, so he's gonna make it right by saving us from Miz.

At the same time though, he says Orton's punt did take him out for a few months, and he can't just forgive and forget. This makes Jericho a nice tweener character, and makes a triple threat match between heel Miz, face Orton, tweener Jericho. Also, Jericho's presence instantly makes this match better.

 

[stuey1985]

if its not true then this line is useless... assuming it is...i think Morrision will be used alot more... i seem Brocks offer to come to WWE being irresitable for at least wrestlemenaia... triple h will be back thats more likely than taker being ready for wrestlemania

 

[Scarefox]

With rumors of Cena being seriously injured and out for a lengthy amount of time...people are starting to worry, especially with Mania around the corner. But don't worry, my friends.

Is the CM Punk/Nexus storylined ruined? NO...they take the ball and they run even harder with it. Punk can come and say AGAIN...that Cena didn't leave when he was fired, so now....Punk will give him no alternative, he will force Cena out.

WWE creative can come up with a unique way for the Nexus and Punk to put Cena out of action which will only strengthen this storyline and make them more hated. Cena won't be on tv which will only make this more realistic and help play out the storyline.

Orton will be the new target and Punk/Orton can re-ignite that rivalry since Orton cost Punk the world title. They can make Wade Barrett the middle man (almost like black and white Sting during the nwo days)...not knowing who he's siding with....which will only make it more interesting.

well they can't make punk say nexus did it because as you may know it was in a match against barrett and since nexus is under new management aka punk and barrett is out of nexus nexus has nothing to do with this

 

[Daniel]

This would be very problematic for WWE if Cena is out injured. But of course, if you're on a wrestling forum, you don't need to be told that. I don't see many options. Mainly because Cena was/is perfect for this angle. He's the face of WWE.

First of all, there is Randy Orton. The second face on Raw if not WWE. Yeah, he would be a sound choice to replace Cena. If the storyline is that Cena is taken out, no doubt Orton would come in because of the respect they have for one another. Yes, he's in the WWE Championship picture but he could easily be taken out. Leaving Morrison vs. The Miz at Royal Rumble.

Triple H could come back soon. No one is really sure of his condition but from what I have read, his return is coming sooner rather than later. However, he should feud with Sheamus when he returns. It's only right.

John Morrison is an outside bet, I know. However, he is damn over and can easily come out of the WWE Championship picture next week after his match. I don't think he could handle the verbal workload though. With an angle like this, there are too many promos and segments for someone as mediocre as Morrison. Seems to be getting a significant push and this could truly be his ticket into the main event.

Daniel Bryan is the final choice. I think The American Legend got it spot on with his post. The history with Nexus is there. But perhaps even better; the history with CM Punk is there. The promo videos can have clips from their inddy matches. They can talk about their career in WWE. There are a lot of oppotunities with this. The matches would be fantastic of course and although CM Punk far outshines Bryan on the mic, he can hold his own.

Very outside bets would be Rey Mysterio coming over from SmackDown or a Chris Jericho return. But yeah, Randy Orton and Daniel Bryan are my picks if Cena is injured.

 

[Megadeth]

Odds are if Cena is severely hurt, they wont mention that it happened at a house show, but claim it was due to the attack by Punk and Nexus on Raw. Which, I think, this will only help get CM Punk over even more as the main heel on Raw. He could claim that in his 1 night running Nexus, he was able to do what Wade Barrett was never able to, take out Cena. In the off chance they do decide to say it happened at the house show, the other option would be keep Wade Barrett with Nexus, and just say he finished the job the next night. Remember Wade Barrett kept saying Nexus had a higher purpose, so if CM Punk is revealed to be the mastermind behind Nexus all along, then Barrett would have known it before hand, and thus knew Punk would eventually be revealed to be the true leader anyways, and would have had no problem taking a back seat to Punk.

But, as for long term effects on WWE, I think this is one of the best things that could happen to WWE. They have been relying on Cena as a crutch for the past several months, and it is getting old. I think the most logical thing to do is slide Orton into Cena's spot as Punk's next target, possibly having Orton get the belt of Miz at some point, setting up Punk/Orton for WM. I think Orton could easily get as over as Cena was, but the problem they have had in the past several months is they lacked the faith to make Cena take a back seat to Orton. Even when Orton was the champion, every show typically ended with Cena in the main event, or focused around Cena. Even the last PPV, the Miz vs Orton for the Belt wasnt the main event, Cena/Barrett was with no title on the line, only their personal feud. If Cena is out of the picture, it will finally give Orton the chance to prove he can carry the show.

 

[GodCompleX]

As far as for the CM/Nexus storyline the best option imo is to put in Bryan. He has unfinished history with both and title wise he's the #2 guy on RAW.

 

[CamaroIroc]

Yes, this suck for Punk, Nexus, and Cena, but there is a silver lining -

Wade Barrett's face turn can begin.

Tarver is already back from injury in FCW, Sheffield is due to be back very soon.

CMPuNexus can claim they injured Cena, got him out of their way on their return to dominance on RAW, Barrett can return, complain he was supposed to be the one to end Cena's career, he's the leader of Nexus, etc etc.. Nexus jumps him, beats him, leaves him lying in the ring. Everytime Barrett comes to the ring for mic time, he gets in another argument with Punk, and another beatdown from Nexus. Continue for 3-4 weeks or so. This puts us in February.

Barrett comes out, the 1st RAW of February, and Nexus comes out, surrounds the ring, when all of a sudden, Tarver and Sheffield come out of nowhere and chase off Nexus, beating down Otunga.

Barrett challenges Punk at Mania to lead Nexus, Punk declines, why would he risk losing control over his own personal army? Repeat each week.

Have Barrett, Tarver, Sheffield start to attack single Nexus members, like Cena did, as payback for their attacks on him - Punk never gets beat, he always gets away, but backstage, he keeps finding things in his bags or locker room to mess with his mind. one of Evan Bournes armbands, a Cena hat, etc. (Double up on beating Slater and Harris to save a week.) This takes us to the first RAW in March, 3 RAWs from Mania.

T-Minus 3 RAWs: Barret & Co. try to attack Punk, he makes it back up the ramp to safety, and when he reaches the top, Evan Bourne's music hits. Punk freaks, but nothing happens.

T-Minus 2 RAWs: Barret & Co. try to attack Punk, he makes it back up the ramp to safety, and when he reaches the top, John Cena's music hits. Punk freaks, but nothing happens.

The last RAW before Wrestlemania: Barret & Co. try to attack Punk, he makes it back up the ramp to safety, and when he reaches the top, Punk is startled, expecting music, but nothing happens. Barrett challenged Punk one last time, and Punk again declines from the middle of the ramp.

Cue the GM Email: Cole reads that Punk WILL be in action that Sunday at Wrestlemania vs Wade Barrett. Punk flips. Cole continues - That's not all. This will be a fatal four-way match-up, the third competitor is Evan Bourne (cue music, Bourne comes out to a huge pop, dude is super over with the crowd anyway), and stares down at Punk from the top of the ramp. GM continues that the 4th member of the match is none other than John Cena.

Crowd goes apeshit. Cena hasnt been seen since December, Cena, Bourne and Barrett all rundown Punk and lay him out, and while theyre celebrating, Cena takes out Barrett too, as a reminder that he's not forgotten or forgiven their history.

Cena and Bourne end the final pre-Mania RAW standing tall in the ring over Punk and Barrett.


Tarver and Sheffield can be given a tag-team title shot over Harris and Gabriel, who won the titles in late January.


Thoughts?

 

[silrock316]

a nightmare for wwe maybe, for me? dream come true. I am beyond sick of John Cena. Do I want someone to be hurt? Of course not, I am not that evil but will I miss him? Not even one lick. People, I kid you not. When Cena is on tv, I turn on NFL until he is off of the tv, thats how much I dislike his character. They could EASILY slide Orton into Cenas role. Orton has a mutual respect on tv with Cena now and with Morrison tied up in the Orton/Miz fued, it can easily transition Orton out of that into a defend Cena/WWE Universe role. The logical thing would to have NeXus run the WWE until HHH is healthy enough to return. NeXus can brag about taken Cena out and how there is no one in the WWE cerabral(spell check) enough to take the NeXus on and here comes the forgotten HHH. It can be done one way or the other without SuperCena the barely defeated wrestler.

 

[KnowYoRole]

a nightmare for wwe maybe, for me? dream come true. I am beyond sick of John Cena. Do I want someone to be hurt? Of course not, I am not that evil but will I miss him? Not even one lick. People, I kid you not. When Cena is on tv, I turn on NFL until he is off of the tv, thats how much I dislike his character. They could EASILY slide Orton into Cenas role. Orton has a mutual respect on tv with Cena now and with Morrison tied up in the Orton/Miz fued, it can easily transition Orton out of that into a defend Cena/WWE Universe role. The logical thing would to have NeXus run the WWE until HHH is healthy enough to return. NeXus can brag about taken Cena out and how there is no one in the WWE cerabral(spell check) enough to take the NeXus on and here comes the forgotten HHH. It can be done one way or the other without SuperCena the barely defeated wrestler.

are you serious? NOBODY can fill the void left by Cena in his role. Cena has been the focus of the Nexus storyline ever since Nexus showed up on RAW. Punk's whole reason why he joined nexus was because he wanted to expose CENA. everything about this storyline has had something to do with john CENA. John Cena was one major reason why this storyline was able to work at all. Sure, orton or HHH could try and replace him, but that would make a lot of things make no sense and would just make everything tougher.

 

[shafe_41]

Let me just say I don't love John Cena. Nor am I one of the "I'm a real wrestling fan" haters of Cena either, but having him actually out long term right now is possibly the worst thing for the WWE. Just thinking quickly off the top of my head, there's only 2 solutions here.

1.) Orton- I don't think he has a whole lot to do right now so he's just getting some random higher profile matches on Raw to keep his momentum going. Give him Punk. I think. Somehow get him into the Punk/Nexus storyline. He's the next best thing the WWE has right now. As far as a face goes anyway. I don't know HOW it would be done, but it's an option.

2.) Call Chris Jericho. You have to. As much as I love Orton as a face, you need another big face. Right now, Morrison isn't that face. Bring him back against Barrett, then do the good ol' title shuffle at EC, and give us a Jericho/Punk match for the WWE title at Mania. I don't know about everyone else, but I think that match would be pretty phenomenal. There's just something about a feud with Orton that I don't think would help Punk out any. Especially because while he is the 2nd biggest face in the company, Punk came straight at Cena. The big dog. You can't go into the big dog's yard, tease him, hit him with a chair a few times, and then leave the yard to go pick on a smaller dog. It just doesn't make sense. Enter Jericho. There's just something about Jericho that going over him as opposed to Orton would mean more to Punk's build as a legit superstar.

I guess 3.) HHH returns. I don't see it happening, but Punk/HHH wouldn't be awful. But nowhere near as good as Punk/Cena or Punk/Jericho. Just sayin...

 

[kazfan401]

Well if Cena Is out to after Mania, then there's only a few things I see happening that can work.

Bring Sheamus into the Nexus story - I know this is a long shot and would probably take some very good booking to work properly but how about bringing Sheamus in there so we can have a reason for Triple H returning and getting into the Nexus story!

Return of Jericho - I would mark the F out If it was Wade Barret and CM Punk and some faces left in the ring at the Royal Rumble and Punk and Barret take out the most faces which leaves one but suddenly it blacks out and the Y2J timer shows up on the titantron and soon Jericho runs to the ring and beats the holy hell out of both Barret and Punk thus turning him face and and having him win the title shot!

I know alot of people are sick of superstars returning at number 30 in the Rumble to win it and quite frankly so am I but with Jericho I would be so F**cking happy!