Shawn Michaels Names John Cena’s Replacement on WWE’s Australia Tour, Updated Event Card

July 31, 2015

WWE has announced, per general manager Shawn Michaels, that Cesaro will replace an injured John Cena on the upcoming tour of Australia. Cesaro will face Kevin Owens during the tour, and the updated card, with a statement, is as follows:

“Unfortunately due to an injury sustained at WWE Raw this past week, John Cena is unable to travel and will no longer be appearing at next week’s Australian events. General Manager for the Australian events, Shawn Michaels, has today announced that former WWE United States & WWE Tag-Team Champion Cesaro has been added to the tour and will appear at all three WWE Live events.”

WWE World Heavyweight Championship Match – Dean Ambrose vs Seth Rollins

Cesaro vs Kevin Owens

Randy Orton vs Sheamus

Neville vs King Barrett

R-Truth vs Luke Harper

Emma and Natalya vs Brie Bella and Nikki Bella

NXT Championship Match – Finn Balor vs Bo Dallas

Fandango vs Adam Rose

WWE Live™ returns to Australia this August at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre in Brisbane on Thursday August 6, Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne on Friday August 7 and Qantas Credit Union Arena in Sydney on Saturday August 8, 2015.

Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.
Nick attended New York University and graduated in 2001 with a degree in Drama.
Nick first entered the internet wrestling community back in 2004 when he became the co-host of The Voice of Wrestling Radio Show. From there, Nick made the transition from radio personality to editor when he began working with WrestleZone in 2008.
Nick is a member of two Off-Broadway theatre companies, Another Urban Riff, and the Drama Desk Award winning Godlight Theatre Company. Nick has appeared in over a dozen Off-Broadway plays since he moved to New York City, and has shot several short and feature length films. In 2010, he completed principle photography on a film titled "How to Score Your Life," which also features TNA Knockout ODB.
Inspiration in his life has come from many people including his family, Woody Allen, Steven Spielberg, Jack Nicholson, The Beatles, and of course, Lassie.