5 WWE Superstars who were upset with other wrestlers stealing their moves

#1 John Cena doesn’t like WWE Superstars using his moves

#TBT John Cena's first AA to the 350 lb Rikishi! Tell us your favorite Cena AA! #CenaBook - https://t.co/aTRJceLfrb pic.twitter.com/hHYudMz9nr

— WWE (@WWE) February 25, 2016

John Cena is one of the nicest and most philanthropic Superstars in WWE. The wrestling legend is well-known for his work inside the ring. But his work outside the company has also earned him a lot of respect.

However, one thing Cena doesn’t like is watching Superstars use moves similar to his own. On an episode of Sean Ross Sapp's Q&A show on Fightful Select, Sean told the audience that Tyler Reks opened up to him about an unpleasant interaction with Cena in WWE.

“Tyler Reks told me a story one time about how he went through the curtain after doing his inverted death valley driver (the burning hammer) and John Cena didn't go off on him but as like, 'What is that? That's too similar to my move. Don't do it again.'”

“And I have actually heard that about multiple people as it pertains to John Cena and their finishing move that if it looked similar to his, then he was like don't do it.”

No big deal, @JohnCena just did THIS on #WWERaw on this day in 2006.👀 https://t.co/vMJvwRgPoL pic.twitter.com/n6yqWj3A13

— WWE Network (@WWENetwork) August 7, 2020

Reks himself has spoken about the time Cena caught him backstage after a WWE match and yelled at him for using the move, and threatened the WWE Superstar before walking away.

“I come backstage happy after a good match with Eddie [Primo] all excited and John grabs me in front of everyone and says, ‘What do you think you're doing? I thought I told you to get a new finisher.’”

“He started yelling at me asking who gave me permission to use that. He belittled me, called me an idiot, and asked me if I enjoyed working here. I told him of course I do. He told me, ‘Find another finisher or you're fired.’”

While Cena has worked tirelessly to put newer talent over and give others a chance, he didn’t enjoy seeing Superstars use moves similar to his.