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“Best Thing I’ve Seen All Day”: John Cena’s Arch-Nemesis Jumps on the Barbie Bandwagon by Wearing a Wig, Fans Go Gaga as Clip Goes Viral

Published Jul 30, 2023 | 8:00 AM EDT

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The Barbie fever has gripped the world. Ever since its release, people across the world have shown their support for the iconic character and contributed to their love. Be it sporting pink, or making reels on the internet, fans can’t get enough of the phenomenon, that’s Barbie. But it seems like the craze has reached WWE as well. 

In a viral clip on social media, an Ex WWE superstar joined the Barbie hype and posted a hilarious video about Barbie, featuring his old rival, John Cena.

Ex- superstar posts about John Cena-associated movie

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Barbie, which is going strong at the box office, has amassed over $500 million in just a week of its release. What’s more fascinating is that it’s also performing better than the Christopher Nolan movie, Oppenheimer, released alongside. 

Now, joining the Barbie ride is none other than former WWE superstar Ryback. 

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In a post on Instagram, Ryback welcomed the weekend in Barbie style wearing a wig, and giving a shout-out to his podcast the Ryback Show.

You can check out the post below:

What is also interesting is that Barbie stars another entity associated with WWE John Cena. The dynamics become interesting as Ryback and John Cena were once arch-rivals, having feuded over the WWE Championship in 2013. 

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However, 10 years later, while fans found Cena’s performance in the movie solid, they can’t stop getting enough of Ryback on social media. 

“His best gimmick so far” Fans are having a rollicking time

Ryback, aka Reeves, left WWE in 2016, after having a successful run. The former Intercontinental Champion keeps delighting his fans on social media and looks to have done the same with this post.

The sudden post delighted some fans.

“Omg literally the best thing I’ve seen all day your awesome 🤣🥰😍”

“Wow!!! For this I did not expect 😂😂😂 I loved the hair!!😆”

Some wanted this version as his latest gimmick.

“Boy that transition is so way off 🤣😂😂🤣😆😆😂😆 this character needs a name 😂”

“It’s his best gimmick so far”

Most of the fans just couldn’t stop laughing.

“What’s been seen cannot be unseen 😂😂😂😂🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️”

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“U identify as black anime girl”

“The filter did him dirty 😂”

While Cena and Reeves had an intense rivalry last decade, things have definitely changed for the better. With Ryback promoting Barbie, John Cena is rest assured laughing in the corner somewhere. 

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What do you make of Ryback’s support for John Cena’s new movie? Let us know in the comments section below.

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Pranav Ravindran

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Pranav Ravindran is a WWE writer at EssentiallySports. His passion for the sport began during the 'Ruthless Aggression Era' and unlike many of his age he chose to pick Randy Orton instead of the poster boy John Cena as his favorite star. Spell bound by Orton(his tattoos, finisher) especially in that famed Iron Man Match, Pranav has been hooked to pro wrestling ever since and has now turned it into a profession. When he is away from his desk , he usually likes to unwind by watching a TV show or a movie
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Amal Joyce