5 Reasons why John Cena is working house shows but not appearing on WWE TV

#4 John Cena isn't allowed to take too many risky bumps due to his Hollywood contracts

John Cena is now a big-time movie star

It was on this past October 6th that John Cena last wrestled for the WWE -- in a match where he teamed up with Bobby Lashley, as they defeated the team of Kevin Owens and Elias at WWE Super Show-Down in Melbourne, Australia.

In the aforementioned match, Lashley took most of the bumps throughout, before eventually tagging in Cena. And here's where things got really interesting...Cena's actual in-ring wrestling lasted only for a few moments, as "Super Cena" hit the Five Knuckle Shuffle, the Attitude Adjustment and his "Sixth Move of Doom" (a Lightning Fist attack) and then pinned Elias.

The professional wrestling world was then rife with talk that Cena's Hollywood contractual obligations, which have him roped in for multiple TV and movie projects, were the biggest reason behind him not taking even a single bump in the match.

I'd like to add that if WWE continues booking Cena in matches where he takes no bumps, that too on TV, the company would experience a huge wave of criticism even from the most loyal WWE fans! However, booking Cena in a house show, where the pressure of performing is nowhere close to that of working in a televised match, would be a much safer option for the company...That way, Cena can wrestle, meet his fans, as well as put on more of a slower-paced match that's wrestled in a safer style...