John Cena landed pretty badly on his neck in his match against Shinsuke Nakamura last night:
After the match, Nakamura said, “I’m sorry” and Cena replied, “Don’t be sorry.”
Worlds have collided. pic.twitter.com/NhAmtwbw4w
— TDE Wrestling (@totaldivaseps) August 2, 2017
According to PWInsider, John Cena seemed fine backstage after the show. After SmackDown went off the air, he also did a spot where he put Baron Corbin through the announce table, but he looked a little stiff during it.
Austin Aries, who had his orbital bone broken by Nakamura last year, posted this:
I feel ya @JohnCena. On the bright side, at least @ShinsukeN didn't break your eyehole too. #Respect #SmackDownLIVE pic.twitter.com/DSROzqqc02
— Austin Healy Aries (@AustinAries) August 2, 2017
Kevin Owens had this to say:
Those freaking out over @JohnCena's rough landing must have missed the fact that he was revealed to be an actual transformer the day before.
— Kevin Owens (@FightOwensFight) August 2, 2017
Cena then responded to Owens’ tweet:
Did kinda tip my hand there. I know U can't C me, but there's #Morethanmeetstheeye much #Respect to @ShinsukeN good luck at #SummerSlam @WWE https://t.co/CqhYy4NJoz
— John Cena (@JohnCena) August 2, 2017
Here are highlights of the match:
Triple H Responds to Negative Crowd Backlash Over John Cena’s Loss at 12/13 WWE SNME Show
John Cena Match Placement Reportedly Still Undecided & More Backstage News for 12/13 WWE SNME Show
Darby Allin Injury Status Update – Allin Says He Feels “Like A Million Bucks Right Now. I’m Just Not Medically Cleared, They’re Saving Me From Me”, Backstage Update on Nature of Allin’s Injury


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