John Cena didnt just lose to The Rock at WrestleMania 28he walked away with emotional baggage. While fans remember the blockbuster main event and the finish, what happened backstage tells a whole different story.
Speaking in a Vanity Fair interview while rewatching the match, Cena revealed that his very first move after stepping through the curtain was to seek out Ata JohnsonThe Rocks motherand apologize for everything that went down in the lead-up.
According to Cena, she handled it like the class act she is.
This wasnt just a quick PR move. Cena made it clear this was about respectowning up to how far he pushed things during one of WWEs most intense rivalries. Its a rare look into the kind of personal toll the business can take, especially when performers blur the lines between storyline and reality.
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