5 real-life WWE enemies who became good friends

#2. WWE legends The Rock and John Cena

The Rock and John Cena are two of the greatest WWE Superstars in history. However, they had some heat a few years ago.

The animosity between the two WWE legends started when Cena called The Rock out on leaving WWE to pursue an acting career in Hollywood a few years ago.

"He, at one point, loved wrestling and wanted to do this all of his life. Explain to me why he can’t come back for a 15th Anniversary show (...) Just don’t f*** me around and tell me that you love this when you are just doing this to do something else. That’s the only thing that gets me really pissed off," Cena said.

The Rock was offended by Cena's comments. WWE then turned the real-life beef between the two legends into an on-screen storyline. The Brahma Bull returned to Vince McMahon's company to face Cena twice at WrestleMania 28 and 29. The two wrestlers exchanged victories.

Despite previously criticizing The Rock, Cena later followed in his footsteps. He is currently pursuing an acting career in Hollywood, too. Now that they are both actors, their feud has turned into friendship.

"What's great about our relationship is that he's one of my best friends. We talk all the time," The Rock said on Jimmy Kimmel Live! in 2018.

The 16-time World Champion also revealed that The Rock gave him valuable advice about working in Hollywood.

The Rock has not competed in WWE since defeating Erick Rowan at WrestleMania 32. However, his last WWE appearance came in October 2019 on SmackDown. Meanwhile, Cena returned to WWE earlier this year to face Roman Reigns for the Universal Championship at SummerSlam.