As much as I will forever sing the praises of WrestleMania 36’s Firefly Fun House Match, I’d also be the first to admit it wasn’t a real wrestling match. John Cena was pinned at the end of it (then he literally disappeared, something he seems to have recovered from and/or forgotten), but before that he wrestled with Bray Wyatt’s deconstruction of his career much more than he wrestled with Wyatt himself.
Which means the last time Cena wrestle-wrestled was a Fatal 4Way on the Jan. 14, 2019 Raw...
... until last night (July 23) on SmackDown in Cleveland. If you watched the show and didn’t catch this match, don’t worry - or make “You Can’t See Me” jokes. It happened, it just happened on a show-closing dark match to send the arena full of Guardians fans home happy.
This was a real house show (remember those?) kind of match, pitting Cena & The Mysterios against Roman Reigns & The Usos. Here’s some clips and pics from social media:
Omgg John Cena and The Mysterios vs The bloodline in dark match #smackdown pic.twitter.com/F7Gou9Myoz
— Soᥲᥕᥲx✨ (@Soawax_) July 24, 2021
Cena gets tagged in #Smackdown pic.twitter.com/LnLn9qS5Uf
— Andrade El Idolo Stan (@HeelAndrade) July 24, 2021
Cena confronts reigns and finish #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/uSgdDNWdyX
— Andrade El Idolo Stan (@HeelAndrade) July 24, 2021
I got to see Rey Mysterio, Edge and John Cena LIVE!!!! Also I got to see John wrestle. My childhood is complete #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/iEThmmyJ9J
— chanel (@ceceInterIude) July 24, 2021