10 Best Things To Come From The WWE's Worst Moments
3. The John Cena 2008 Royal Rumble Return
When John Cena went down with a torn pectoral muscle in October 2007, WWE very briefly went into a tailspin to try and make good what they considered to be the worst possible loss.
'The Champ' had held the title for over a year at that point, but the prospect of being out for a minimum of 12 months resulted in an immediate vacation of the belt and a long weary stint on the shelf when the company needed him most.
Or so the entire fanbase were allowed to believe.
Either through (brilliantly) gimmicking the prognosis or because the man himself is superhuman, John Cena returned to an absolutely thunderous pop at the 2008 Royal Rumble from a Madison Square Garden crowd that briefly forgot themselves at the first bar of his entrance music.
'The World's Most Famous Arena' received the returning star as if he were the world's most famous man, before hurriedly remembering what they'd regularly do and got back to booing him.
It was one of the most memorable pops in company history, and was much-needed as the company headed into a huge new year...