Professional wrestling legend and the inaugural AEW World Champion Chris Jericho who is also a former six times WWE world champion recently talked about WWE Legend John Cena and looked back at a wild drinking story about him.
Chris Jericho and John Cena had some fierce rivalries in the past. It had been extremely entertaining whenever these two athletes with toe to toe inside the squared circle. But in almost all the cases, John Cena got the better out of Jericho. Besides it was the time of the rise of Super Cena, and a lot of fans believe Jericho was more of a victim of it.
Chris Jericho Remembers Funny Story About John Cena
Their first rivalry took place back in 2005, when John Cena was drafted to Monday Night RAW from SmackDown. He was the WWE champion back then, and the first opponent Cena had to deal with was Jericho. Christian was also a contender. At SummerSlam 2005 the duo had a one on one match, after losing this match, Jericho departed from WWE.
In late 2008, a new feud started between the duo. By that time Jericho med his return to WWE and captured the World Heavyweight championship. At Survivor Series pay per view event of the mentioned year, Chris Jericho defended his title against John Cena and lost. On the very next pay per view event which was Armageddon, Jericho challenged for the title and lost again. And that was pretty much it for the duo.
Chris Jericho who is also a former six times WWE world champion recently spoke in his third book, The Best in the World: At What I Have No Idea where he talked about WWE Legend John Cena and looked back at a wild drinking story about him. He said;
“The WWE had been promoting my return for a week with an amazing video package they’d put together using footage from Download that made Fozzy look like the biggest band on the planet, and the crowd was pumped and ready to see me. I started the show doing a promo with John Cena, and the fans responded to me like a babyface right off the bat.
“The promo went great, as did our main-event match; it was always fun to work with him. It was also fun to share a few cocktails together, so we went out for a few celebratory drinks after the show. The night ended up being pretty tame, but that wasn’t always the case when the two of us were together.
“I’m not exactly Bon Scott, and I don’t drink all the time (despite what a lot of stories might suggest), but when I let loose, it’s not often someone bests me when the Yeah Boy’s (vodka and ice) are flowing. But much to my chagrin, whenever I’ve gone head to head with Cena on the drinking fields, I usually lose.
“I suffered my worst defeat to John Cena a few years earlier when we toured Alaska (despite it being forty degrees below zero, he wore jean shorts the whole time and never complained about the cold). After a show in Anchorage, we hit the bar to keep warm and went pretty hard for a few hours.
“There were plenty of fans hanging around, and John started counseling a troubled young couple, giving them marital advice like a beefy Dr. Phil. They were listening intently and, after some deep soul-searching, agreed with Dr. John that they were made for each other and should call off their impending divorce. Their marriage saved, we staggered back to my room to have a few more drinks.”
“When we got upstairs, I opened the door, and that’s the last thing I remembered until I woke up fully clothed under the covers of my bed a few hours later. I had no idea where I was and almost screamed when I saw a dark figure sitting in the corner of the room.
“As my bloodshot eyes adjusted to the light, I realized the dark figure was John Cena, still drinking and scrolling through my iPod. In the ultimate show of drinking dominance, John had taken off my shoes, tucked me into bed, and was drinking MY beer while listening to MY tunes.”
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