We knew that it was going to happen and it was only a Live Event appearance. However due to the caliber of the star he is, John Cena’s return to the WWE ring at the Madison Square Garden show, still left the wrestling world buzzing for the night.
Cena was advertised for the show in advance, but the company hadn’t revealed what he will be doing at the event. Turns out they actually had a small but great storyline planned to celebrate the Cenation Leader’s return to the ring.
Baron Corbin was expected to face Braun Strowman at the mega live event, but he was declared the winner of the match when Strowman failed to show up for the bout. That was until Mr. McMahon showed up.
The Boss not only reverted the decision but he also introduced the former General Manager Elect to his new opponent for the night- a man who has more MSG moments than Hulk Hogan, Bruno Sammartino, and Stone Cold combined:
Vince McMahon then introduces Baron Corbin’s opponent: a man with more Madison Square Garden moments than Hulk Hogan, Bruno Sammartino, and Stone Cold combined… #WWEMSG #brunoisturningoverinhisgrave pic.twitter.com/wOs5Zoafa8
— Justin Barrasso (@JustinBarrasso) December 27, 2018
And adding another moment to his collection, the 16 Time World Champion got back up after taking a lot of offense from Corbin, and while the Lone Wolf was trash talking the local crowd, John Cena took over the control and pinned him with his lightning fist maneuver:
John Cena gives the crowd what they came to see #WWEMSG pic.twitter.com/kgVNItqJAt
— Justin Barrasso (@JustinBarrasso) December 27, 2018
John’s hair, tho. #WWEMSG pic.twitter.com/9ZRWIt6fso
— Henry T. Casey (@henrytcasey) December 27, 2018
Cena then went on to thank the crowd for letting him be part of the night and left the ring. Now it’d be interesting to see what the company has in store for him when he returns to WWE TV next week.
