[WATCH] John Cena came face-to-face with his former WWE rival after SmackDown; what happened next?

Modified Oct 14, 2023 03:17 GMT

Cena encountered a top name after SmackDown

WWE legend John Cena came face to face with a former rival after SmackDown went off the air.

Cena was involved in the main event of tonight's SmackDown and hit an Attitude Adjustment on Jimmy Uso. Solo Sikoa immediately put Cena down, but the interference was enough for LA Knight to pick up a big win over him.

After the show went off the air, John Cena headed backstage and encountered none other than Rey Mysterio. The two legends immediately shook hands and embraced to a loud pop from the fans in attendance.

The 16-time world champion then raised Mysterio's hand before walking to the back.

Cena and Mysterio have quite a bit of history together in WWE. In the early 2000s, the former was a heel and battled the babyface Mysterio on several occasions on SmackDown.

Cena and Rey Mysterio are two of the biggest babyfaces in the promotion's history. Mysterio was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame earlier this year. Cena respects and admires the United States Champion, judging by their interaction after SmackDown.

Drop your reactions to Cena's wholesome interaction with Mysterio in the comments section below.

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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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