5 Times John Cena praised his WWE opponents

#4 John Cena heaps praise on his WrestleMania opponent, The Rock

The Rock came back to WWE in 2011, following a seven-year hiatus. The Great One slammed John Cena in his return promo, kicking off a two-year rivalry that would culminate at WrestleMania 29 with Cena defeating The Rock for the WWE title. Back in 2018, John Cena talked about The Rock in an interview and heaped praise on the WWE veteran.

“The Rock is in a conversation by himself. He is an anomaly, he’s done unbelievable things in the world of sports and entertainment. There is only one man even involved in that conversation and it is him, he sets the bar rather high.”

John Cena and The Rock's rivalry led to their first match at WrestleMania 28, which was dubbed "Once in a lifetime". The Rock came out victorious but the feud was far from over. They faced again next year, with Cena getting a win over The Rock. Cena has followed in The Rock's footsteps and is now a popular Hollywood actor.

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Abhilash Mendhe is a pro wrestling journalist at Sportskeeda with nearly five years of experience. He completed his MBA from the Symbiosis Institute of Telecom Management in 2016 and worked with multiple banking institutions, including Tech Mahindra. While he started writing WWE articles for Sportskeeda in 2019 as a hobby, it eventually became a significant part of his professional journey.

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He has interviewed prominent pro wrestling personalities like Noam Dar, Angry Miz Girl, Brendan Cobbina, and Jesse Lambert. Abhilash is a big fan of AEW star Orange Cassidy, as he believes the former International Champion’s on-screen gimmick of an extremely lazy guy resonates with him.

Given the opportunity to script WWE’s next big storyline, Abhilash would treat fans to the second installment of The Bloodline Civil War. He would book Roman Reigns to re-form The Bloodline with The Usos and Sami Zayn upon his comeback. The angle would see The Tribal Chief-led group go head-to-head with The Rock, Solo Sikoa, Tama Tonga, and Jacob Fatu in a blockbuster family feud.

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