WrestleMania title shot: Used it at No Way Out unsuccessfully; Lost triple threat title match at WrestleMania XXIV John Cenas surprise return at the 2008 Royal Rumble is still one of the all-time best moments in Rumble history. When Cena can get Madison Square Garden to cheer him without pandering, you know its an awesome moment. Unfortunately, Cena couldnt wait until WrestleMania XXIV for his title shot and challenged WWE Champion Randy Orton at No Way Out. Orton got himself disqualified to keep the title, but Cena was inserted into a triple threat title match at Mania along with Triple H. In the end, Orton took out Triple H and pinned a prone Cena to retain. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7Zr-teseZU Cena would go on to capture four world titles in 2008-09 alone, so its safe to say he recovered from this setback. But his Rumble return alone was a huge success.
Scott is a former journalist and longtime wrestling fan who was smart enough to abandon WCW during the Monday Night Wars the same time as the Radicalz. He fortunately became a fan in time for WrestleMania III and came back as a fan after a long high school hiatus before WM XIV. Monday nights in the Carlson household are reserved for viewing Raw -- for better or worse.
