John Cena and The Rock are two marquee names in the world of Hollywood today. They gained prominence in Vince McMahon’s global juggernaut, WWE. The two men went on to become the faces of their respective generations. This also led to a time when both were embroiled in a heated rivalry in 2011, that culminated in a ‘Once in a Lifetime’ match. How did that moment come about after the two men reportedly had genuine heat for each other?
The historic rivalry between two of the biggest WWE superstars mesmerized the WWE Universe in 2011.
The Rock and John Cena went on a tirade to destroy each other verbally. However, Cena seemingly gained the upper hand when he called out The People’s Champion for writing his promo notes on his wrist.
Moreover, this led to Cena calling it a “Michael Jordan Lebron James” moment, during his recent interview on the Notsam Wrestling show.
The Champ stated, “I like to think … that I gave every chance to speak my best … the thing with our matchup and I think that the thing that some people might not have seen … is … it is supposed to be Michael Jordan and Lebron James, both in their prime … to do that in this scenario..."