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John Cena Attacks Beloved WWE Star After Backlash

By Lyle Kilbane • Published May 11, 2025 10:00 EDT
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John Cena retained his WWE Title thanks to some unlikely help at Backlash, but he wasn’t done there with a heartbreaking attack after the show.

John Cena put his WWE Championship on the line at Backlash against his old rival Randy Orton. Orton had got the better of Cena with several RKOs in the lead-up to their bout but in St. Louis, it was Cena who escaped with his gold after some unlikely help.

Referees suffered during the bout and at one point SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis suffered an RKO at the hands of Orton while he was checking on one of his downed officials. After the mayhem cleared, Orton had Cena lined up for a punt but R-Truth intervened begging Orton not to take Cena’s head off.

Orton hit R-Truth with an RKO but the distraction was enough for Cena to hit a low blow and a title belt shot to give him the win.

John Cena Lashes Out At R-Truth

At the post-match press conference, the show continued as John Cena interrupted Triple H, taking over and committing to finally answering a question after previously never having done so. However, before he could R-Truth interrupted Cena, congratulating the champion and told Cena he was proud of him even if people thought he couldn’t wrestle.

Cena warned R-Truth not to say anything else but as he tried to explain himself, Cena grabbed his biggest fan and delivered an Attitude Adjustment through the table.