7. John Cena vs. Randy Orton
“I’m going to force him to say the words, ‘I quit.’”
–Randy Orton
To understand the rivalry between Cena and Orton is to compare it to something else. Picture a basketball player whose grandad was Joe Bryant, his dad was Kobe Bryant, and his neighbor is Phil Jackson. Against anybody, that guy would have the genes, environment, and training to make him something special. This was Randy Orton. He comes from wrestling royalty with his dad and grandad being a part of wrestling lore.
For Cena, he’s the kid who shows up to the basketball court in jean shorts and work boots. He’s watched videos on how to play basketball, but he doesn’t ever go down to the park because one of the rims is missing and a family of racoons have made the other one a home. He’s just a natural talent who has made it big through grit and determination.
When these two went head to head, the arrogance of Orton and the pride of Cena made for some epic battles. Who remembers when Orton started beating up on Cena’s dad and Cena took the turnbuckle off and made him pay? For these two, things just got ugly every single time they met. For wrestling fans, they can only hope that future generations can remember the Five Moves of Doom against the RKO as fondly as they do today.
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