We reported earlier that John Cena was having serious problems with his neck that is causing numbness in one of his arms. Cena had an MRI done on Saturday before the Raw house show at Madison Square Garden and when he returned to the arena he was describing his neck as being messed up pretty badly to those around him. Cena's neck issues was the reason the company booked him in tags over the weekend.

It was announced on RAW tonight that John Cena would need surgery. They used the Batista/Cena SummerSlam match as the storyline angle for the injury. I can tell you that the injury did NOT happen at SummerSlam and the neck had been bothering him before that match. If surgery is required, he'll be out months, possibly up to a full year depending on the extent of the injury. For those wondering, John was backstage at RAW last night.

Here is a recap from our RAW report of the segment where they confirmed our report earlier here on the site that he was injured:

Mike Adamle is out. He wants us to turn our attention to the tron to look at some footage from Summerslam, John Cena vs. Batista. They specifically highlight that mid-air counter into a powerbomb. Adamle says Cena suffered a herniated disc in his neck as a result. An MRI revealed the extent of the damage and doctors believe that he will require surgery and will be out indefinitely, so he won't be in the Championship Scramble at Unforgiven. Rey Mysterio who hasn't been seen in weeks will take his place in the match.

WWE.com issued this statement regarding the injury, as well as posting comments from Cena:

Three-time WWE Champion John Cena will be out of action indefinitely with a herniated disk in his neck. Requiring surgery, this injury is the result of several Batista Bombs delivered by The Animal at SummerSlam.

According to WWE's Dr. Chris Amann, who reviewed the MRI results with Cena, the injury sustained by the Chain Gang Commander was considerably worse than originally thought with large disk herniation.

"It needs to be dealt with because I lost most of the feeling in my right arm and am having pain in my shoulder," Cena told WWE.com. "I'm losing 20 percent of my strength per day. If I don't do anything about it, the injury will end up rupturing and then the surgery will be more difficult. It's not easy, because surgery never is."

Last year, Cena missed considerable time when he tore his pectoral muscle after receiving an RKO by Randy Orton on an announce table. He later made a remarkable return to the ring months ahead of schedule at the Royal Rumble this past January.