John Cena has been having his best year in the WWE as an in-ring performer and his U.S. title Open Challenge has been one of the bright spots of RAW these past few months. With that said, the WWE is still giving their cash cow a few months off to handle things away from the ring.
Until now the reason for the time off was unknown but Sporting News’ Scott Keith is reporting the true reason Cena will be absent from WWE:
A friend in the fitness industry is working on a fitness-themed reality show for FOX. The show is set to air in the spring. He and a few others were told this week that the filming window is set for Oct. 26 to the first or second week of January, and that it will take 6-8 weeks to do everything. They also found out that the host of the show is going to be John Cena. I’m guessing this explains his rumored hiatus after HIAC.
It’s been widely speculated that Cena will drop his title at Hell in a Cell and return to fight champion Seth Rollins later in the year for the WWE championship. Seems like things always set up perfectly for ‘Super’ Cena.