March 19, After his SUV was involved in a three-car accident in the morning, Cena is cleared for action and defeats Mark Henry with a thunderous Attitude Adjustment. Raw results, Jan.
John Cena vs. The Rock Timeline October 12, What's Trending on WWE. Photos: Beth Phoenix reveals new look in photo shoot. Greatest height mismatches. Sign in. The Rock had departed WWE for Hollywood in earnest around after a couple years of dipping in and out. Of course, he was becoming a huge star in Hollywood during that time away.
In , a young rookie named John Cena made his debut. By , he had won his first of now 16 world championships. Years later when I went back I talked to [chairman] Vince McMahon and we thought what if we actually took that and created this kind of thing.
Cena had never been shy about sharing his dislike for part-time performers. As one of the hardest working WWE talents ever, he felt he had every right to stand his ground. At one point he loved wrestling, and wanted to do this his whole life. The irony now, of course, is that Cena has done exactly the same thing and is now carving out a life in Hollywood.
Funny how things change! But, back to He would ultimately cost Cena and the next night on RAW, the pair set up a match for the next WrestleMania a year in advance for the first time ever. During the build to the match, the pair had a promo battle in the middle of the ring on RAW and Cena actually called The Rock out — one of the greatest talkers in the history of the business — for having notes on his arm to help remember his promo.
The Rock was instantly and visibly furious. Cena will continue to represent the WWE to the mainstream media regardless of his WrestleMania performance. Because it's assured that Cena won't be going away unless he's earned a vacation , his story will be allowed to make some interesting turns. Where does Cena go from here? Should he be competing for the WWE title again? Or should this defeat at WresleMania start a losing streak that will ultimately be used to get the support of the WWE's fans who have turned on him?
It's likely that another wrestler, who didn't even participate in this match, will have the most to gain from The Rock's victory. Although Cena will always be an asset to the WWE, it's unquestionable that CM Punk is now the number one face in the company in terms of momentum and popularity. Punk's own victory at WrestleMania has allowed him to keep his WWE title and momentum, and with nemesis John Laurinaitis now at the helm of both Raw and SmackDown, it can be expected that Punk will continue to carry the belt throughout the year as a fighting champion in a reign that could mirror Stone Cold Steve Austin's or even Cena's from just a few years back.
It seems unlikely that the WWE would sacrifice Cena and build Punk, a self-made man who could walk away from the WWE and lose nothing, but the WWE has never shied away from a money-making opportunity, and giving Punk the big post-Mania push would be the best thing the WWE could do to maintain momentum.
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