WWE Superstar turned Hollywood actor, John Cena, is an absolute icon in the world of pro-wrestling. The Leader of the Cenation is currently tied with WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair for the most world championships.

However, Cena didn’t always have the ‘never give up’ attitude. In his early days, he was a heel who would rap and diss other superstars. Eventually, back then, a young John Cena even dissed WWE Chairman Vince McMahon.

John Cena didn’t even spare Vince McMahon

In the early 2000s, Cena was the ‘Doctor of Thuganomics’ in WWE. As a part of this gimmick, he would grab a microphone and just bury superstars with his witty rhyming schemes. However, back at WrestleMania XIX, Cena took a cheeky shot at Vince McMahon.

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John Cena didn’t have an official match at WrestleMania 19. Nonetheless, the brashy Cena made his way out during the pre-show to have a rap battle with rappers Jay-Z and Fabolous. It somehow feels unreal that Cena was present at ‘Mania 19. Eventually, Cena’s first WrestleMania match would be against The Big Show at ‘Mania 20.

The funny thing is that neither Jay-Z nor Fabolous appeared at that event. Eventually, Cena did the battle with the cutouts of the two rappers. It was during this time when Cena dissed the WWE Chairman.

Cena mentioned to Vince McMahon that Fabolous is a bad idea “like the XFL.” Furthermore, he even kicked the Fabolous cutout with his feet. The reaction of the crowd was interesting as they realized that Cena is taking a dig on Vince McMahon, who started his own league football like the NFL called XFL.

However, XFL proved to be a disastrous decision for the owner of the biggest wrestling promotion on the planet. Vince McMahon didn’t have the same success with XFL as he had with WWE. Back then, it was the decision that was not popular with many wrestling and football experts. Even The Rock once dissed McMahon for his XFL venture.

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Interestingly, Dwayne ‘The Rock‘ Johnson, alongside his ex-wife, Dany Garcia, bought the XFL from Vince McMahon for $15 million dollars. Recently, The Rock announced that the XFL will be back in action later this year, with the addition of new teams.