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Published 19:05 IST, June 5th 2020

When John Cena teamed up with Ric Flair to take on Edge and Johnny Nitro in 2006: Watch

WWE Throwback: John Cena and Ric Flair surprised the entire WWE fanbase by teaming up against Edge and Johnny Nitro in a WWE RAW segment in 2006.

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John Cena and Ric Flair are two of the greatest WWE superstars of all time and both of them has held the world title 16 times in the promotion, a feat that is yet to be touched by any other superstar. Although they come from different eras of wrestling, John Cena and Ric Flair have often been compared by WWE fans. Wrestling fans have also demanded an in-ring matchup between John Cena and Ric Flair in the past. However, WWE thrilled its fan base by teaming up John Cena and Ric Flair against Edge and Johnny Nitro in an intense Monday Night RAW segment in 2006.

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WWE Throwback: When John Cena and Ric Flair teamed up in 2006

Little did the WWE fans expect to see John Cena and Ric Flair team up to take on an emerging Edge, but the entire arena got thrilled as soon as John Cena’s title track “You Can’t See Me” hit the stereos. The whole arena appeared to be pumping with energy as John Cena made his way into the ring. Meanwhile, Ric Flair also turned up and WWE officials lined up two of their best superstars in the same team.

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On the other side, Edge and Johnny Nitro gave them a hard competition and managed to dictate the fight for a commendable period of time. Being a tag-team contest, all the wrestlers got their in-ring moment and managed to prove their worth by delivering sensational performances. However, as the fight went to the distance, Edge and Johnny Nitro appeared to be fading away from the contest. John Cena and Ric Flair utilised the momentum and notched the victory by sending their competitors off the canvas.

In the post-fight segment, a fan was seen raising a card that said “John Cena is God” and WWE fans did not fail to notice that. Considered to be a prime year of John Cena, he notched one of the biggest fights of his career on Monday Night RAW alongside Ric Flair in 2006.

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Image courtesy: YouTube of John Cena fan page

19:05 IST, June 5th 2020