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#1 Mark Henry vs John Cena- Money in the Bank 2013
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Most fans know this story for Mark Henry's incredible promo and his classic salmon jacket. Nobody has come close to fooling the entire wrestling fanbase the way Henry did when he convinced everyone that he was retiring in 2013. The man played us all like a fiddle.
To this day, you can hear fans calling to talk to Henry on Busted Open on Sirius XM to tell him how they were nearly brought to tears when, during this promo, he told his daughter Joanna, "Baby, I'm coming home."
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Then, he pulled off the greatest swerve of that year by turning on John Cena. This excellent story had a lot of hype to live up to, but the in-ring action was just as good. At Money in the Bank in 2013, Henry and Cena tore the house down.
Listen to the crowd in the video below. The Wells Fargo Center was set to explode from the opening bell, and for good reason. Henry dropped Cena the second he ran across the ring, as he nailed the champion with a nasty knee and an emphatic headbutt.
From then on, Henry and Cena kept up a slow pace for the majority of the match, milking every moment for all they could while a wild crowd screamed, "Let's go Cena, Cena sucks." This bout came sixteen years into Mark Henry's career, a year after the Hall of Pain, and he showed that he still had a lot left in the tank.
Plus, the fans were in Mark Henry's corner. Every time Cena got a little bit of offense in, they'd bring the house down with a chorus of boos. When Henry cut off an early flurry of offense from Cena, you would have thought that "Stone Cold" Steve Austin had just returned with the response they got.
Eleven minutes into the match, Mark Henry caught Cena when he went for his diving leg drop, and the crowd shot to their feet. They felt like they were about to witness history. After the promo of his career, he was seemingly about to become the WWE Champion. When he drove Cena into the mat with the World's Strongest Slam, everyone in attendance and everyone at home was screaming for the three count.
Of course, he didn't win that night. Cena kicked out, and three minutes later, he made Mark Henry tap out with the STF. Still, regardless of the outcome, this contest was a true highlight for both men's careers. When the Best of John Cena Collection comes out, and you know it will, this feud should be featured on it.
It can be argued that Cena should have lost here, and in all honesty, Mark Henry more than deserved to pin the Leader of the Cenation on this night. That being said, this was also the summer that kicked off the "Yes!" Movement. A month later, Daniel Bryan defeated Cena for the WWE Championship before he got screwed out of the title by Triple H and Randy Orton.
So if Mark Henry won this bout, Bryan probably would not have gotten his legendary run leadinng up to WrestleMania 30. Regardless, fans can always look back on this match and remember Henry's excellent performance.
