How WWE Kept John Cena’s Return A Secret At The 2008 Royal Rumble

John Cena is one of the most successful WWE Superstars of all time. He’s won the Royal Rumble twice, he’s main evented WrestleMania quite a few times, and he’s a 16 time WWE World Champion.

Cena has also proved that he’s super-human, as he has been able to bounce back from injuries in a short amount of time.

Back in 2007, John Cena was injured during a match when he tore a pectoral muscle. WWE originally told fans that Cena would be out for a six months to a year, which left many to assume that we wouldn’t be seeing him at the Royal Rumble.

However, when the clock reached zero and the number 30 entrant was introduced, Cena made his way out into Madison Square Garden and shocked the world as he made his surprise return much earlier than expected.

Former WWE referee Marty Elias recently spoke to Wrestling Inc about Cena’s surprise return, and he noted that there was only a handful of people who knew about his Royal Rumble appearance.

“I was one of only a handful of people who knew he was coming back and was going to win the Rumble. Cena was hidden all day and when it was time for him to enter, he was walked through the hallway covered so no one knew it was him!”

Cena’s return was without a doubt one of the biggest Royal Rumble surprises over the last decade, and in a few weeks John will be trying to win the Rumble match for the third time in his career when he enters on January 28.