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F4WONline.com has reported that Mr.. Kennedy has surgery on his torn labrum this week. This injury occured few weeks ago t an ECW/Smackdown house show with a match against Shelton Benjamin. With doctors orders he tried to rehab the injury but the for a couple of weeks, but the injury has gotten worse. He will be out of action for about about six to eight months. Mr. Kennedy’s contract expires soon.

Check out the photos of Mr. Kennedy, Mickie James and Josh Matthews at St. Paul, Minnesota when they attend the 2008 Republican National Convention. Here you can clearly see Kennedy’s arm in a sling.

To view more Photos of the convention..go HERE.

-Shawn Michaels sustained an injury at last night’s Raw/Smackdown taping. He suffered an torn bicep muscle working in the storyline with Chris Jericho and Lance Cade at the St. Louis, Mo. taping. Despite his injury, Michaels says he will continue with the storyline and be at Unforgiven this Sunday. On the average torn bicep injury require surgury with a six months recovery.

Update dave Metzler reports that Shawn Michaels is getting his bicep evaluated earlier today and says Unforgiven is still going to happen!!

The official trailer has been released for Mr. Kennedy’s movie, Behind Enemi Lines 3:Colombia. This movie will be released straight to DVD adn Blu Ray HD. Movie is set for distribution in 2009.

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Jim ross has posted an update on hs website..JR’s bar-B-Q.com. Jr couldn’t believe his eyes that just hours ago, John Cena had surgery and already he was walking around with great spirits.

Late Tuesday afternoon/early evening I am sitting in a make shift catering area in the old Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh going over my notes for Friday Night Smackdown that was to be taped in a few minutes. The catering area was essentially a ghost town as the ECW taping was in progress and others were getting ready for SD. I needed a quiet place to re-write my announcer notes and catering was it. Then came a tap on my shoulder. I turned to see who it was and low and behold it was John Cena….fresh out of surgery.

I was shocked to see John, who had just had neck surgery earlier in the day, up and around much less dropping by the ancient Igloo to simply say hello to “the boys.” As I understand it, a disc in Cena’s neck herniated and a fragment stuck into his spinal cord causing obvious discomfort and numbness down his right arm and into his hand. Dr. Joseph Maroon, a renowned Neurosurgeon and Professor of Neurosurgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and the team neurosurgeon for the Pittsburgh Steelers expertly handled the Cena’s repair. This was a procedure that Dr. Maroon called an “emergency surgery.”

John’s surgery was a micro-surgical removal of a large piece of disc material that infringing John’s spine. Cena told me that the doctors took a small piece of bone from a cadaver to use for the neck fusion.

Cena is expected to begin physical therapy next week and could be back in the ring in between 2-4 months according to Dr. Maroon.

Wednesday morning as I was going thru the Pittsburgh Airport one of the security guys said Cena had come thru earlier alone and in excellent spirits and moving just fine.

Cena’s surgery wasn’t as drastic or invasive as what some other WWE Superstar’s have endured and one thing that helped was the quick response time of Cena himself. If John had ignored the symptoms this matter would have ended up an entire different story without the quick and positive results of Tuesday.

Cena, a former offensive lineman in college, still has that blue collar work ethic and toughness that O-Linemen are known for. On the flight back to Oklahoma from Pitt, I got to thinking about how many wrestlers, obviously those not long on character, would have “milked” this injury for all its worth.

Whether one is a fan of Cena’s work or not is beside the point in this discussion as no one with any reasonable amount of common sense can deny Cena’s passion for the business and his dedication to his vocation.

I do know that the WWE is a much better place with Cena than without him.

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WWE had issued this press release on john cena’s Injury. In the release it states that Cena will return in three months.

Surgery for WWE®’s Cena

STAMFORD, Conn., August 26, 2008 - WWE Superstar John Cena® underwent emergency surgery today for injuries received during last Sunday’s SummerSlam® Pay-Per-View match. The procedure went well, according to renowned Neurosurgeon Dr. Joseph Maroon who performed the surgery. Cena is expected to return to action in approximately three months. Further details can be found at www.wwe.com.

-Former WWE Diva Torrie Wilson is scheduled to appear at the October 24-26 Chiller Theatre horror convention in Parsippany, New Jersey. Also who is suppose to attend is TNA superstar, Kevin Nash. For more information on the convention, visit www.ChillerTheatre.com.

UPDATE: At 3:30 p.m. ET, WWE.com learned that Cena’s surgery was successful and that Dr. Joseph Maroon, renowned neurosurgeon, Professor of Neurosurgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and team neurosurgeon for the Pittsburgh Steelers, was very positive regarding Cena’s condition.

“We performed a microsurgical removal of a large disk fragment compression on the spinal cord which was weakening the nerve leading to the right arm,” Dr. Maroon told WWE.com shortly after the operation. “We created a small incision in the front of the neck, using an operating microscope, to remove the fragment from the spinal cord and nerve. The operation took approximately an hour and a half.”

Dr. Maroon added, “I think John’s prognosis is excellent. We performed this same procedure on three all-pro NFL players, and all three resumed their football careers.”

WWE’s Dr. Chris Amann, who was on site for Cena’s surgery, agreed with Dr. Maroon’s assessment on the Chain Gang Commander’s successful procedure.

“The surgery went exactly as planned. There were no complications. What we saw in the MRI correlated with what we saw in his disk. Dr. Maroon was able to visualize the disk using a microscope. Right after Cena woke up from the surgery, he said that ‘the pain in his arm and shoulder was gone,’” Dr. Amann recalled.

“As far as what could’ve gone wrong during surgery is infection and not removing all the disk material. In Cena’s case, everything went well,” Dr. Armann added. “Dr. Maroon and I expect a full recovery. In a couple of weeks, he’ll be able to start with leg cardio, and then resistance training in four to six weeks. The bone graft that was put into his neck needs to heal before he can see action.”

PITTSBURGH – On Tuesday, around 5 p.m. ET, John Cena appeared in the locker room area of the Mellon Arena with a huge smile on his face. The three-time WWE Champion was shaking hands not only with Dr. Joseph Maroon, who performed his successful operation earlier today, but also with WWE Superstars and Divas, who were marveling at Cena’s appearance just hours after his serious surgery.

“I feel great. Dr. Maroon is fantastic. He explained every possible procedure he could and could not perform, and the potential risks of all of them,” Cena said. “I explained to Dr. Maroon not only my immediate goals, but also my long-term goals. He took them all into consideration and recommended the most commonplace procedure with the least amount of side effects.”

Cena has been able to keep his sense of humor in tack throughout the ordeal, quipping that “the fusion surgery was so successful, because we used a Gillette Fusion razor.”

Afterwards, John Cena left the arena to head to his hotel for some well-deserved rest.

All in all cena will probably be out for about 4-5 months to get 100% recovery.

STAMFORD, Conn. – WWE Superstar John Cena is temporarily out of action with a herniated disc in his neck.

The injury is the horrific outcome of a high impact Batista Bomb that caught an airborne Cena off the top rope at SummerSlam, resulting in numbness in his right arm and extensive pain in his shoulder. (Watch footage of Cena’s injury at SummerSlam….)

“You can either do one of two things: be upset or know what you can do to get better,” said former WWE Champion Cena, “the ultimate goal is to be as strong as I can and get back into the ring as soon as possible.”

Cena will undergo surgery today performed by Dr. Joseph Maroon, renowned Neurosurgeon, Professor of Neurosurgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and Team Neurosurgeon for the Pittsburgh Steelers. WWE.com will attempt to obtain post surgical interviews with both Dr. Maroon and John Cena later today.

Three-time WWE Champion John Cena will be out of action indefinitely with a herniated disk in his neck. Requiring surgery, this injury is the result of several Batista Bombs delivered by The Animal at SummerSlam.

According to WWE’s Dr. Chris Amann, who reviewed the MRI results with Cena, the injury sustained by the Chain Gang Commander was considerable with large disk herniation.

“It needs to be dealt with because I lost most of the feeling in my right arm and am having pain in my shoulder,” Cena told WWE.com. “I’m losing 20 percent of my strength per day. If I don’t do anything about it, the injury will end up rupturing and then the surgery will be more difficult. It’s not easy, because surgery never is.”

Last year, Cena missed considerable time when he tore his pectoral muscle after receiving an RKO by Randy Orton on an announce table. He later made a remarkable return to the ring months ahead of schedule at the Royal Rumble this past January.

“It’s a different injury than the pectoral tear because that was more of a muscle injury; this is concerning my bones, which has a lot less blood flow than muscle tissue. It also has to do with my neck, which is a very fragile area,” Cena described.

“Every moment I stay away from the table is another moment something bad can happen. The disk is so bulged out and inflamed that any sudden move could make it worse.”

But when it comes to the Chain Gang Commander, the pain associated with this type of injury is perhaps second only to the anguish of being forced away from sports-entertainment – his home. Still, Cena recognizes what he needs to do, even if it means stepping away from the ring for some time.

“You can either do one or two things: You can be upset or pout or you can know what to do to get better,” Cena said. “I’m already in the mode of getting the surgery as quick as I can.”

He continued, “In the last ten months, I’ve really focused on functional strength training and I’m stronger than I’ve ever been. My goal is to talk to the neurosurgeon about how quickly I can get back to full-throttle training and getting back into the ring. And that’s the ultimate goal – to be strong as I can and get back into the ring as soon as possible.”

Cena is scheduled to see doctors on Tuesday morning with neurosurgeon Dr. Joseph Maroon at the University of Pittsburgh. Be sure to check back with WWE.com for updates on the condition of the Chain Gang Commander and his imminent surgery.

John Cena is reportedly having serious problems with his neck, which has caused numbness in one of his arms.

Cena had an MRI done Saturday before the Raw brand house show at Madison Square Garden. He returned to the arena and said, “Long story short, my neck is (Fu**-up) up badly.”

Cena was originally slated to work singles matches at this weekend’s house shows, but they were turned into tags with Batista as his partner. Batista worked the majority of their tag matches at all three shows.

Cena has yet to indicate if he’s going to be taking some time off or not.

UPDATE from tonight’s Raw…..

Adamle reports that John Cena suffered an herniated disc to his neck as a results from Batista’s Batista Bomb at SummerSlam.

Cena will require immediate surgery,and as for the recent moment Cena will be out indefinately.

Lance Cade posted this on WWE’s Fans Website:

Well, Summerslam was sure interesting wasn’t it? I knew Chris Jericho had plans depending on what HBK had to say, but I honestly wasn’t expecting that. Just as Chris and I have said over the last few months, HBK always has to make irrational decisions to feed his enormous ego. And at Summerslam, he proved that he would sacrifice ANYTHING just to keep feeding that monster. Only a fool would put himself into harms way to get one last chance to have that spotlight especially considering the guy has a career ending injury. But, only someone with serious mental issues would not only put himself in harms way, but his defenseless wife as well. What happened was an accident. And I am standing my what my mentor Chris Jericho did because it wasn’t his fault. Instead of just admitting the truth, and just taking what was coming to him like a man, he ducked out of the way like a coward allowing his wife to get punched square in the jaw. End of story.

Normally in the past I have never had the opportunity to watch either Smackdown or ECW because of my schedule on Raw. Well I recently stopped being such a penny pincher and broke down and bought a DVR because there’s so much WWE programming that I’m missing out of. I just finished watching ECW last night and the life long wrestling fan in me came out as I very much enjoyed ECW from last night. To start, I think Matt Striker is just awesome as a color commentator. I’ve always had major respect for Striker’s speaking abilities, but speaking in front of the camera backstage or being in the ring with the mic speaking on live TV is drastically different than having the headset on and doing commentary on a live broadcast. I can say this because I know from first hand experience. I firmly believe that life long wrestling fans not only make the best wrestlers, but they also make the best broadcasters too. Striker is a perfect example of that having been a life long wrestling fan and one who is a walking piece of wrestling knowledge. His tone of voice is great and after getting my first chance to truly sit down and listen to his work, I just had to give him his props. I enjoyed the whole show as well. The opening six man tag match was great. I hope to someday get the chance to compete against Evan Bourne. Of course I would beat him, but he is probably my favorite newcomer to the WWE and he has the in ring style that I probably enjoy competing against the most. And my old opponent Matt Hardy seems to be on his way to winning his first World Championship. Personally I could careless for both Hardy’s, but every time I was in the ring with them, especially Matt, I always left the ring that night with my game being that much better. He’s extremely hard to handle. He has every tool that I think it takes to win a major championship in the WWE and I’m sure somewhere down the road that him and myself will cross paths once again.

As for what I’ve been up to, my shoulder injury was without a doubt the worse injury that I’ve ever had because at the beginning it was extremely difficult to work out. My passion in life is without a doubt wrestling, but bodybuilding has been the second biggest part of my life since the first day I started training on my 16th birthday. I was 6′5″, 170 lbs that day I started training and when I showed up in San Antonio at 18 for my first day at Shawn’s wrestling school, I was 240 lbs. You may have heard of people being bit by the wrestling bug, but I was bitten by not only the wrestling bug, but the bodybuilding bug too. I’ve been a gym rat for the last 11 years, am a huge fan of pro bodybuilding, and actually my best friends in the world are people that I’ve met at the gym who I’ve trained with. These last eight months, for the first time in 11 years, I haven’t trained as seriously and as intense because my shoulder had bothered me so much. Well, after listening to the doctors and doing mostly rehab work on my shoulder, it finally feels the way it used to before I dislocated it. Last week was my first full week of hardcore training and it was like I was born again. That’s how great I feel. Instantly my super fast metabolism kicked into gear and I think I ate more calories last week than I did all of July. I checked the scale on Monday and in one week I had already put 10 lbs back on. Certain individuals have made certain assumptions as to why I’ve lost weight since my injury, but if you have ever seriously trained and then have stopped that pace for eight straight months, you’re bound to lose muscle mass. Sorry haters, but there’s no other reason. I have no problems speaking the truth EVER!! The WWE implemented their Wellness Program in April of 2006, and the absolute best shape I was ever in was during my run with Murdoch against the Hardy’s. I wasn’t at my all time highest weight, I was probably 260-265 lbs but I was the leanest I’ve ever been which made me look bigger than ever. Go look at the pictures. That’s my motivation now… Those damn pics. My days for six straight months consisted of 30-40 mintues of cardio every morning on an empty stomach, then back to the gym about 5pm to train with weights and do a little more cardio. Not to mention I was taking in about eight small meals a day. I was so mad that I couldn’t train the way I also have, that I threw away every Flex and Muscular Development magazine in my house. Yesterday on my way back home from Chicago, I went to the magazine store at the airport and bought my first Flex magazine in 2008 and I’ve been reading through it since. For any of you that have self esteem issues, I can’t express enough how great committing yourself to a strict workout program and diet can change your life for the better. It’s a challenge against one person in the world, yourself. Not to mention for you guys out there who don’t like the way you look, it’s a good feeling going to the pool, taking your shirt off and have the best body at the pool. And there’s always when you go out at night. Woman like guys who take care of themselves! And, you keep yourself in great health. I’ve got the proof on paper to show this. Every year that WWE has given me their cardiovascular test that’s part of the Wellness Program, my heart has become more and more healthy. It’s stronger than ever and each year I have to stay on the treadmill longer to get my heart rate up so than can perform the test. Bodybuilding the correct way, is a no lose situation. And, I’m looking forward to my challenge I started last week with myself to get in even better shape than I was last summer! Until next time…..

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Mr Kennedy has questions and Answers on his fans website Ken-kennedy.com. Kennedy talks about this recent movie Behind Enemy Lines 3, Packers and which wrestlers he would love to start a faction with.

Here is an little exceprt from the post:

Ricardo- Hey ken We know you are dedicated to the WWE, and we would like to see u return ASAP. however, if you do require surgery, would u still be keeping us updated with your progress and maybe cutting some promos? Like the sort of thing Orton did a couple years ago.

Kennedy - That kind of stuff is totally out of my hands. If the great and powerful McMahon wants it, he gets it. If not, he doesn’t. Simple as that. I’d tell you that sometimes it’s best just to be away completely for awhile and really let the fans yearn to have you back!!
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This update was posted on Randy Orton’s personal fan website. Orton says if it wasn’t for him wearing his helmet, wrestling might not be in his future.

i was ran off the road last night at 1030 by a car that had its hi beams on and was veering into m lane during a sharp turn a the top of a hill near my home. i had no choice but to crash, and was thrown 300 feet from the concrete block that sent me flying. i was traveling about 30 miles per hour. i’m lucky to be alive. i have some pretty severe skinned up areas such as my left knee right foot, and left shoulder trap. wwe. com should be posting that it wasn’t 30 feet but 300 soon. i just called and bitched em out, for the typo. i was wearing a helmet, and if not for that i would have without a doubt been a goner. i see what the extent of my rebroken collarbone is tommorow. ill let you all know. the bike was a harley fat bob, and it was a rental. it is totaled.im happy im alive, and that the bike wasn’t mine. all i could think about was my daughter and samantha. God was definetly watching over me!!

rko

Randy Orton was involved in a motorcycle accident near his home Sunday night that could have ended his life were he not wearing a helmet.

Orton, who has only been riding motorcycles for a month, said he was riding around a sharp curve on a steep hill home when an oncoming car veered into his lane causing him to widen his turn.

Orton then struck a curb and was thrown from his bike. He collided with the ground, knocking him unconscious. In his words, Orton “bounced and rolled just under 300 feet, landing in a ditch.”

“When I came to, I knew I had rebroken my collarbone,” said Orton. “When the police and fireman got there, they asked me ‘Where’s the guy who was in the wreck?’ and I said ‘It was me.’”

Orton, who was wearing just shorts and a sweatshirt, only sustained the rebroken collarbone.

“Without a helmet, I would be dead,” said Orton. “Now that I have a newborn daughter, so much was going through my head.”

Although the initial prognosis is that Orton will not need surgery, this injury will set him back an additional three months before he can return to the ring.

Orton did have one final message for his fans … “I will ride again.”

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-There has been a slight change on the Nancy and Daniel Benoit Foundation website. Check it out….. (Nothing but love here for these two…)

The “Animal” Batista takes on John Cena at SummerSlam 2008! Sunday, August 17th live from Indianapolis only on Pay-Per-View!

Go To http://ss08.wwe.com/

Randy Orton has his collarbone examined after initially injuring it at One Night Stand, during his Last Man Standing Match against Triple H.

-Randy Orton was involved in a motorcycle accident resulting in him re-injuring his collarbone. Orton had initially injured his collarbone last June at One Night Stand, during his confrontation with Triple H in a Last Man Standing Match for the WWE Championship.

As a result of re-injuring the collarbone, Orton will be out of action for three months.

-Sid Vicious has apparently been telling friends that he will be returning to the WWE in September.

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Lance Cade talks about his first comings on starting his wrestling career….

-In general, I’m a very distant, sometimes anger and bitter individual but I write this blog to all of you in a very upset and frankly pissed off mood.. I’m not going to waste my time telling you all my life story. The people most important to me in life know it and that’s really all that matters. But, I can remember the EXACT day that I knew that I wanted to become a WWE Superstar. February 5, 1988 was the day. I was 6 years old and it was the night Andre the Giant “pinned” Hulk Hogan on Saturday Night’s Main Event to finally end Hogan’s streak. From that day, I never missed one syndicated or live show that the WWE had on television. And, when I was bored on Saturday nights, I would tune into WCW Saturday Night because I couldn’t get enough of Ric Flair’s crazy promos, or watching Sting and Barry Windham (when he was a good guy). But, even being as young as I was, I knew WWE was the better wrestling show and I dreamed of one day being in that ring. Not for the money, not for the fame, but for myself. I have an ego in my own right. There’s only one athlete in this business under the age of 30 who is better than me right now and that’s Randy Orton. (I can’t wait to here the responses I get from that comment!) I’ve been in this business, and getting paid to do it just two weeks after I graduated high school in 1999. One thing that irritates me more than anything is when certain individuals in the media or a former wrestler or some stupid ex wife complain that wrestlers work to hard of a schedule. This isn’t World War II or Vietnam. The WWE or this business in general doesn’t have a draft forcing anyone to do this line of work. I have no college education. And when I started making money in this business and was taken off my parents health insurance policy, i realized that, hey this is something I NEED even if it prevents me from getting something I WANT. Big difference there. This is the greatest line of work someone could possibly be in. I’m thankful everyday that I get to just pass by wrestling bag and look at my boots and know that I get to do this for work! Not to mention the most important thing, my two daughters, a five year old who starts kindergarten in two weeks, and a 7 month old who’s already pulling herself up and standing, get to enjoy a damn good quality of life because of this business. So why am I so upset this weekend? Because I was forearmed in the nose last Saturday night and broke my nose in five different spots and got a few stitches for it. The injury doesn’t bother me. Not being on the road this weekend because of that, irritates me more than anything. Vacation is one thing. And I’ve never asked for one day off in this business. Being forced to stay at home when you want to work flat out sucks. I love being on the road and doing what I do. But, I declined to get it fixed and I will be at Monday Night Raw tomorrow night. Same goes with my dislocated shoulder that happened December 28, 2007. Doctors wanted me to get it fixed. But, I took five weeks off and have been back ever since. I’ll probably get in trouble for saying this but, sometimes the truth hurts. A certain “top guy” had a shoulder injury, much less severe than mine and he took eight months off and took his ball and left. That’s fine… He had no passion for this business. I won’t take time off unless I’m forced to. There…. I got that off my chest. i want to be in that ring every chance I get. On to bigger and better things. Summerslam is just around the corner and my mentor Chris Jericho has great plans for us for the biggest event of the summer. And, I’m sure you all will find out Chris’s plans sooner than later! Until next time….

Lance

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