Partial Source: The Wrestling Observer Newsletter
UPDATE x 2: We can now confirm that John Cena is taking time off for what WWE is calling “personal reasons”.
The details are not yet known, though WWE officials have confirmed he will not be on the European tour and as previously noted, hasn’t been advertised for anything after Hell in a Cell until December.
We’ll keep you posted as we hear more. Stay tuned ….
UPDATE: WWE has now removed John Cena from the European tour in November along with all events all the way through until the house show in Toronto on December 30th.
ORIGINAL: According to sources, it appears that John Cena will be taking some time off following the Hell in a Cell PPV.
Cena is not being advertised for the October 26th RAW (day after Hell in a Cell) or the November 2nd RAW. He is also off of live events the weekend of October 31st.
Cena is scheduled to work the European tour, which begins on November 4th, but is not scheduled for November 16th or 23rd RAW tapings.
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