5 Times John Cena praised his WWE opponents

#1 John Cena has praise for arch-rival Brock Lesnar

Brock Lesnar

John Cena and Brock Lesnar's rivalry goes way back to 2003 when Lesnar defeated Cena at Backlash to retain the WWE title. Fast forward nine years, Cena was addressing the crowd on the post-WrestleMania 28 episode of RAW when Lesnar made his WWE return after eight long years and hit an F5 on Cena to a loud pop. Cena eventually defeated Lesnar at Extreme Rules but was squashed by The Beast two years later at SummerSlam. Earlier this year, John Cena spoke about Lesnar in an interview with Sports Illustrated.

I really do think so. I genuinely think he has a good understanding of who he is. I think he’s the best at when he needs to be dominant, he’s the best in situations of jeopardy.

Both Brock Lesnar and John Cena are not a part of WWE at the moment. While Cena is making a name for himself in Hollywood, there isn't much known about Lesnar except that his contract with WWE has expired and there's no indication as to whether we will see him again.