The WWE have been ravaged by injuries to some of its main superstars in the past year like John Cena, Randy Orton, Seth Rollins and Bray Wyatt. Cena announced on Twitter that he will be returning on the May 30 episode of Monday Night Raw while Vince McMahon confirmed that other injured stars will follow suit.
The 15-time WWE champion has been out since January due to a shoulder injury but he has recuperated ahead on schedule. Doctors gave him nine months of recovery time, only to return just after five months.
Cena also appeared at WrestleMania 32 to help The Rock fend off The Wyatt Family. Although he was not cleared to wrestle, he was given the permission for minimal contact. Nonetheless, the 38-year-old took to Twitter the announcement of his return date.
According to Wrestling Inc, Orton, Rollins and Wyatt are expected to be back on the June 6 edition of Raw in Oklahoma City. Cena was given an earlier return to create a buzz around the returns of other injured WWE superstars.
Orton underwent surgery to repair an injured shoulder on November 2015. His recovery has not progressed as much as he wanted, but he is cleared to return in time for a new feud for the "Money in the Bank" pay-per-view.
Rollins, on the other hand, also went out in November 2015 with a knee injury. He was stripped of his WWE World Heavyweight championship because he was ruled out for six to nine months.
Just like Orton, Rollins is just in time to develop a program for WWE's big event in Las Vegas, Nevada next month. The former member of The Shield could also be inserted back to the WWE championship picture since he never lost the belt.
According to Forbes, Wyatt suffered his injury during the WWE's European tour after WrestleMania. He is still expected to be back the same time as Orton and Rollins but he is not scheduled to wrestle until the July 4 episode of Raw.
All the superstars mentioned above will likely be babyfaces when they return to television. Cena is the ultimate WWE babyface while Orton was a good guy when he went out. Rollins was cheered by the crowd during his first appearance after his injury and The Wyatt Family were slowly being turned into faces after WrestleMania.
Watch the video below of Rollins' return to television in December 2015.