5 Times WWE used real-life events in a storyline

#3 John Cena and The Rock's real-life heat gives us two straight WrestleMania matches

John Cena vs The Rock

John Cena and The Rock are two of the biggest Superstars in the history of WWE. The Rock had been away from WWE for seven long years. Around that time, Cena talked about The Rock's absence from WWE in several interviews, and The Great One didn't like his tone.

"I had left, and he had done a series of interviews, radio interviews, and I just felt… somebody had referenced me and said, 'hey, is Rock ever coming back?' And he said, 'I not quite too sure,' but I just didn't like how he said it and it stuck with me."

The duo headlined two WWE WrestleMania events

The Rock and Cena kicked off their feud on the road to WrestleMania 27, where several elements of their real-life feud were used. Cena berated The Rock for leaving the fans for Hollywood, and a match was set between the two at WrestleMania 28. They traded wins at WrestleMania 28 and 29, and it was years later that The Rock finally revealed that the duo had squashed their real-life rivalry.