To be fair to Cena, this is a new era, where fans are more looped in than ever to the pro wrestling process. Everyone seems to know the heel turn can’t last, perhaps ending as soon as the summer at SummerSlam. That way, the tail end of his goodbye to the sport can be as a good guy again.

Randy Orton may have set a record for the most RKO's delivered in a single match, but they were not enough to defeat John Cena at WWE Backlash.

John Cena faced off against Randy Orton at Backlash, with both the WWE Universal Championship and over two decades' worth of pride on the line.