WWE this evening posted an update on John Cena’s surgery this afternoon at the University of Pittsburgh, revealing that the procedure was successful and that Dr. Joseph Maroon, Professor of Neurosurgery was very positive about Cena’s condition.

Dr. Maroon told WWE.com that Cena will be able to work out next week and should be able to return to wrestling in “two to four months.” That is certainly a much more positive outcome than was feared by many in WWE.

“We performed a microsurgical removal of a large disk fragment compression on the spinal cord which was weakening the nerve leading to the right arm,” said Dr. Maroon shortly after the operation.

“We created a small incision in the front of the neck using an operating microscope to remove the fragment from the spinal cord and nerve.

“The operation took approximately an hour and a half.”

A return date of between two and four months would mean Cena could realistically return at any point between November’s Survivor Series PPV and the Royal Rumble next January.