Backstage News On John Cena’s Replacement In The World Cup Of Wrestling

Next man up. This Friday, WWE will present its second event from Saudi Arabia with Crown Jewel. A major part of the show is to be the World Cup Of Wrestling tournament, featuring eight of the best wrestlers in the world. John Cena was announced for the tournament, but it seems that he isn’t going to go due to the ongoing political issues in the country. Seven people makes for a weird tournament, so a replacement is needed.

According to the WrestleVotes Twitter account, Bobby Lashley is currently the leading candidate to replace Cena in the World Cup Of Wrestling tournament. With less than a week to go before the tournament, Cena has yet to be written out, meaning any sort of angle would have to take place this week on Monday Night Raw. Cena was the first name announced for the tournament and the only entrant to not have to win a qualifying match. At the moment, no brackets have been released for the tournament.

I know injury concerns have been making the rounds, but I’m hearing Bobby Lashley is John Cena’s replacement in the World Cup at #WWECrownJewel

— WrestleVotes (@WrestleVotes) October 27, 2018

Chant with him!

Finn Bálor vs. Bobby Lashley: Raw, Oct. 22, 2018

Opinion: That’s about as good as you could have asked for. At the end of the day, Monday Night Raw has a limited amount of talent available and there’s a real chance that Cena was going to make a heck of a run in the tournament. Lashley might not be the hottest thing in the world at the moment but he has a great look and presence to him so this is their best available option.

What do you think of Lashley as the replacement? Who will win the tournament? Let us know in the comments below.

Thomas Hall has been a wrestling fan for over thirty years and has seen over 50,000 wrestling matches. He has also been a wrestling reviewer since 2009 with over 5,000 full shows covered. You can find his work at kbwrestlingreviews.com, or check out his Amazon author page with 28 wrestling books. His latest book is the the Complete 2003 Smackdown Reviews.

Get the latest and greatest in professional wrestling news by signing up for our daily email newsletter. Just look below for “GET EXCLUSIVE UPDATES” to sign up. We are proud to offer our popular Wrestling Rumors app and encourage you to download it for an optimized user experience. It is available for Android and also on iOS. Thank you for reading!