John Cena Posts CM Punk’s WWE Survivor Series Return on Instagram, Brings Back Memories of Iconic 2011 Rivalry

The shocking return of CM Punk has indeed made the WWE universe go crazy. Punk’s return has grabbed the attention of fans all over the world and it also gained the focus of a 16-time WWE champion on social media.

Yes, many of you might have guessed that right. This was CM Punk’s former fiercest adversary, ‘The Leader of Cenation’, John Cena. But how did he respond to his return? Let’s dive deep into this update.

How did John Cena react to the CM Punk shocker?

As the main event of the Survivor Series came to a conclusion, most of the fans expected that the show would now get over. But little did they know that the “Second City Saint” was going to astound them all. Well, his return also sparked the attention of John Cena. The 46-year-old recently added a post on his Instagram handle that featured Punk on his return to WWE to surprise the 17000 attendees.

In addition, Punk was seated near the beginning of the ramp, and the WarGames cage could be seen behind him. That was a typical post from John Cena, with only a picture of Punk and no accompanying text. In fact, the fans of John Cena have also seen these kinds of responses before.

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It appears that Cena relished Punk’s eagerly anticipated comeback, and it’s possible that he overlooked the rather distant issues that formerly separated him and Punk. Of course, they had quite an intense rivalry in WWE over a decade ago.

An intense yet iconic rivalry of both bigwigs

The Chicago native had already startled the home audience once before; fans remember what happened in the same arena in 2011. It was arguably the greatest match in Punk’s wrestling career and one of the most iconic WWE matches ever.

In 2011 CM Punk’s contract with WWE was about to expire, and it was unclear if he would sign with them again. There was an additional clause added to the WWE Championship match between Punk and Cena, stating that CM Punk would depart the business with the title. The crowd was on fire and was chanting for the hometown hero from the very start of the Money in The Bank PLE. In that match, Punk defied the odds, hit Cena with a GTS, and was eventually able to leave the arena with the strap.

A few weeks later, Punk returned to TV with his WWE title. The twist was that Cena was also a WWE champion at the same time. This led to another match, but this time a unification one between Cena and Punk at SummerSlam. And again, the climax favored the ‘Best in the World’ as he defeated Cena and became the Undisputed WWE champion.

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