{"id":17457,"date":"2016-04-25T12:57:16","date_gmt":"2016-04-25T17:57:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=17457"},"modified":"2016-04-25T12:57:41","modified_gmt":"2016-04-25T17:57:41","slug":"john-cena-announces-raw-tv-return-in-one-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/04\/25\/john-cena-announces-raw-tv-return-in-one-month\/","title":{"rendered":"John Cena announces WWE Raw TV return &#8230; in one month"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2443965910\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>WWE star John Cena announced Monday that he will return to Raw in one month on the Memorial Day edition of Raw.<\/p>\n<p>Memorial Day is May 30, one week after the Extreme Rules PPV on May 22.<\/p>\n<p>The Memorial Day episode of Raw typically draws one of the lowest TV ratings of the year falling on a holiday and during the post-WrestleMania lull period. WWE will look to keep viewers with\u00a0Raw for the second episode after a PPV.<\/p>\n<p>Cena returned to WWE TV\u00a0at WrestleMania on April 3 to help\u00a0The Rock against The Wyatts. He was cleared for that brief physicality, but not a full-time return to the ring.<\/p>\n<p>Cena said\u00a0on Twitter that he cut down\u00a0a nine-month recovery time (it was quoted as\u00a06-9 months) to five months.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">They said the surgery recovery time is 9 months, but I\u2019m ready to go in 5.  This <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MemorialDay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MemorialDay<\/a> Cena is back on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Raw?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Raw<\/a>.  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NeverGiveUp?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NeverGiveUp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; John Cena (@JohnCena) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnCena\/status\/724644242224746498?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 25, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-3933093140\"><div id=\"pwtor-3182716808\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>WWE star John Cena announced Monday that he will return to Raw in one month on the Memorial Day edition of Raw. 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