WWE Throwback: John Cena's ‘Ruthless’ debut against Kurt Angle makes fans nostalgic

16-time WWE World Champion John Cena may be busy with his Hollywood career currently, but he is still leader of ‘Cenation’ and face of WWE in many countries. He is also New York Times best-selling author and a record-setting 'Make A Wish' granter. He has released hit albums since his debut and has also starred in many movies. All this fame came to Cena after he showed his ‘Ruthless Aggression’ for first time in ring in 2002.

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John Cena: Throwback to his 2002 debut in WWE ring

On June 24 episode of Monday Night RAW, WWE Chairman Vince McMahon came to ring and ordered entire WWE roster to find some ruthless aggression within mselves. He revealed that he is looking for one who can stand out from rest of pack. In same week, on June 27, 2002 episode of Friday Night SmackDown, John Cena made his WWE debut by accepting Kurt Angle’s challenge.

Answering to Vince McMahon, Cena stood in front of Kurt Angle and declared that he possesses ‘ruthless aggression’ WWE Chairman wants to see. He fought Kurt Angle and despite showing his extraordinary skills, Cena lost by an excellent pinning combination. Following his loss, Cena was congratulated by WWE legends like Billy Kidman, Faarooq, Rikishi, and Undertaker. Since n, Cena became a fan favourite and later went on to fight and defeat Chris Jericho.

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John Cena’s recent WWE appearance

John Cena returned to WWE in December 2018 and was re till early January. In his last match, Cena was a part of was a fatal four-way match for becoming .1 contender for Brock Lesnar's Universal Championship. match was fought between John Cena, Finn Balor, Drew McIntyre and Baron Corbin. Finn Balor won match by pinning Cena and ' Champ' later praised Balor for his victory.  However, his latest outing in WWE was when he returned to special edition of RAW titled as 'RAW Renion' where he had a rap battle with Usos.

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