7 Ups & 6 Downs From WWE WrestleMania XX

By Michael Hamflett / March 16, 2020

6. The Champ Is Here

Ahead of closing the majority of shows for the next decade, John Cena opened his first WrestleMania with the confidence of a man who wouldn't be jerking the curtain much longer.

'The Champ' claimed his first singles title after clocking The Big Show with a chain-wrapped fist and jaw-dropping FU, but the win felt transformative rather than ill-gotten. Long before audiences divided up between those in neon t-shirts and those paying for tickets to indulge their hatred, 'The Doctor Of Thuganomics' was both throw-back rapper and contemporary anti-hero.

In 2008, the Madison Square Garden faithful went nuts for his return before catching themselves. Here, they were caught up in his every move.