10 best acts of sportsmanship in the WWE we have seen till date

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#7 The Rock vs John Cena — Wrestlemania XXIX

Rocky passed the torch to John Cena.
Rocky passed the torch to John Cena.

The Rock beat John Cena at the 28th edition of Mania and the duo would dance again at Wrestlemania 29, with the People’s Champion defending his WWE Championship against the Leader of the Cenation.

The two icons exchanged multiple signature moves and finishers, following which Cena countered a Rock Bottom with an Attitude Adjustment for the pinfall. A humbled Rocky shook hands and embraced Cena after the match.

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The two performers then walked up the entrance ramp, with the Rock standing beside Cena; pointing towards the latter and raising the new champion’s hand. The moment signified a kind of official ‘passing of the torch’ from the Rock to Cena—something that would’ve happened much sooner had the Brahma Bull not taken a lengthy hiatus from the squared circle.

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