This week’s Friday Night SmackDown just turned extra special, folks. The fans were only expecting to see John Cena inside the ring today, but WWE surprised them with Dwayne Johnson. When Johnson’s music hit, the entire crowd popped so loud that it was deafening.
Not only that, after his promo in the ring, Johnson met with his former iconic rival backstage. The two stars even hugged each other. The WWE Universe was utterly astonished and nostalgic after witnessing the heartwarming segment.
Dwayne Johnson and John Cena praise each other
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The Rock and Cena have given some of the most epic moments and matches to the WWE Universe in the early 2010s, which fans cherish to date. The last time fans saw these two stars together was on WrestleMania 32 in 2016 when Cena helped Johnson to fend off The Wyatt Family.
The backstage segment on SmackDown saw Johnson and Pat McAfee laughing about The Rock teaching Austin Theory a lesson earlier in the ring. This is when John Cena makes an appearance and what a satisfying scene it was! The two old rivals hugged it out and praised each other.
Fans go gaga over Johnson and Cena sharing screen time after so long
As mentioned above, it has been a while since the WWE Universe saw Johnson and Cena on the same promo. Therefore, when they saw the two stars sharing a screen time on SmackDown today, they couldn’t resist but express their excitement over the segment.
CAN’T BELIEVE I JUST SEEN THE ROCK AND JOHN CENA ON #SmackDown IN 2023!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!pic.twitter.com/2HaRFBT9KC
— Ghyslain®️ (@hubertghyslain) September 16, 2023
OHH MY HEART CANNOT TAKE THIS EXCITEMENT!!! THE ROCK AND JOHN CENA HUGGING AND SMILING TOGETHER AHHH MY HEART❤️❤️ 🥹🥹🫶🏽🫶🏽#SmackDown
— 𝓡𝓮𝓼𝓱𝓶𝓪 (@Tabather_S) September 16, 2023
The Rock and John Cena hugging?! Things just got better pic.twitter.com/cnsSGI2ZZO
— Ayman (@GuyWhoConquers) September 16, 2023
This was a wholesome moment right here seeing John Cena and The Rock come face-to-face. pic.twitter.com/zEUlcjBWYd
— Bille (@Bilaal10) September 16, 2023
The Rock and Cena have given the WWE Universe so many memorable moments and matches. During the early 2010s, they were involved in some of the iconic feuds of all time. In addition, the two have joined forces many times and battled together.
JOHN CENA AND THE ROCK THIS IS MY CHILDHOOD
— christan (@IWASTHELYGHT) September 16, 2023
The Rock and John Cena on Smackdown in 2023. We’re definitely in a Time Machine. Man this is beautiful pic.twitter.com/QUMQjLSMpb
— KAEL (@Kramseyackerson) September 16, 2023
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The Rock just met up with his former rival now friends, John Cena, Love to see that.
— Jed Andrei Sequenia 🇵🇭 🇺🇸 🇯🇵 🇧🇷 (@NostalgicJed06) September 16, 2023
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What do you feel about Cena and Johnson’s hugging segment on SmackDown?
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