The John Cena Last Time is Now Tournament has led to a few injuries. The latest casualty is Penta as he was injured during his quarterfinal match against Solo Sikoa on Monday Night Raw in Oklahoma City.
In case you missed it, here’s how the injury happened.
Penta appeared to be attempting to execute a hurricanrana as he ran on the crowd barrier, but he didn’t get the full rotation. It appeared Sikoa may have lost his footing and because of the stumble, he didn’t catch Penta’s weight allowing for the move to be properly executed.
Penta was checked by the medical staff and he walked off under his own power. However, it appeared he might have injured his shoulder during the mishap. Because WWE medical staff called for an end to the match, Sikoa advanced in the tournament and will now face Gunther who knocked off Carmelo Hayes earlier on Raw.
Here is a look at the updated tournament bracket.
On the other side of the bracket, Sheamus was injured after knocking off Shinsuke Nakamura in the first round. His replacement is still unknown, but they will take on LA Knight on Smackdown. The other quarterfinals match on Friday will see Jey Uso facing Rusev.
After Friday, we’ll be down to the final four. It’s possible we’ll see Sikoa face Gunther on the Dec. 1 episode of Raw with the Smackdown bracket culminating on December 5.
That would likely mean the tournament will end on the December 8 episode of Raw with the final. On December 13, the winner of the tournament will face Cena in his last match on Saturday Night Main Event.
It is unclear what WWE is trying to accomplish with this tournament. This felt like a spot to elevate a younger star by allowing them to end Cena’s career. As it is, the only logical winner of the remaining participants is Knight. He’s the only one left who has yet to become a world champion who could have a main star run with WWE.
If Knight retires Cena, he could be on his way to a WWE Championship run
Here is a look at the results from Monday’s episode of Raw.
- Gunther defeated Carmelo Hayes to advance to the semifinals of the Last Time is Now Tournament
- Rey Mysterio defeated JD McDonagh
- Solo Sikoa defeated Penta via doctor stoppage to advance to the semifinals of the Last Time is Now Tournament
- Logan Paul and Drew McIntyre defeated Jey and Jimmy Uso to gain the WarGames advantage