In the spring of 2008, just weeks after John Cena’s piercing jabs were directed at The Rock, Dwayne Johnson inducted his father, Rocky Johnson, and grandfather, High Chief Peter Maivia, into the WWE Hall of Fame.
That night a major rumor that was never confirmed or denied by the WWE was born.
According to unnamed sources widely quoted across the sports entertainment blogosphere at that time, The Rock and John Cena got into a heated confrontation backstage at the ceremony. The Rock is believed to have approached Cena about his harsh words and Cena was less than a gentleman in explaining the motive behind his remarks.
That evening, Cena was spotted with a laceration above at his eyebrow and some noticeable bruising and swelling beneath his eye. No photographs, however, were published to confirm this assertion. The following day at WrestleMania, there were no visible signs of Cena having been in a real-life tussle. But some continue to avow that The Rock slugged John Cena and was responsible for his supposed but not confirmed blemished countenance.
Despite three years of rumors, no eyewitnesses have ever testified to the veracity of this claim. In fact, those in attendance backstage reveal that Cena and The Rock were cordial with one another.
