John Cena Reveals List of Worst Injuries Suffered During WWE Career

John Cena has built a career on never backing down—but in a brutally honest moment with Bill Simmons, the WWE icon peeled back the curtain on the devastating injuries he’s endured to stay in the game.

During an appearance on The Bill Simmons Podcast, the 17-time world champion didn’t just reflect on his legacy—he laid out the physical price of pro wrestling in shocking detail. From torn muscles to spine surgery, Cena admitted that his body has taken hit after hit, year after year.

“Both triceps, tore both of those. Torn pec. My neck—I had to have spinal fusion,” Cena said, matter-of-factly.

And the spinal injury wasn’t just another bump in the road. Cena revealed that one wrong move could’ve shut his body down completely.

“When a disc ruptures and hits the spinal cord, it can shut everything down.”

This wasn’t just casual wear and tear. Cena’s career could’ve ended at multiple points, but he kept pushing forward, appearing night after night, putting WWE on his shoulders while fans had no clue how close he was to catastrophe.

Now, as Cena inches toward his final match this year, it’s clear he’s walking away not just on his own terms—but with a body that somehow survived it all. John Cena didn’t just build a legacy—he survived it. His revelations to Bill Simmons pull back the curtain on just how dangerous the ring can be, even for the best of the best.

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