The Rock's 14 Greatest Moments Since His 2011 Return

8. Rock's Boston History Lessons

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpZE9J_7d_Q&feature=youtu.be Rock and Cena continued to taunt each other as the rivalry intensified going into their Wrestlemania 28 clash. The real-life backstage tension was very evident on-screen, and Cena even went as far as humiliating Rock on the 27/2/12 edition of Raw by pointing out that the Brahma Bull had his promo notes written on his wrist, which really caught him off guard as evidenced by his delivery thereafter. It was clear that Cena was on top in the feud in the midst of the insult trading. However, it would actually light a fire under Dwayne Johnson that really gave him his edge back. The following week, Raw emanated from Boston, where the company filmed a series of skits around the area called 'Rock history lessons'. This was amongst Rock's best mic work since his return, as he showed shades of the old Hollywood character that was so entertaining from his 2003 heel run, as he tore apart Cena's persona, his standing with the people and, perhaps most viciously, his merchandise. Spare a thought for the John Cena garden gnome which took the brunt of the punishment. After being humiliated by Cena the week before, it was important that Rock responded emphatically to get his edge back, which he did so with aplomb. After the history lesson skits, he'd show up to the arena in person, getting in Cena's face and telling him in no uncertain terms "At The Rock's CORE, The Rock is 260 pounds of man who will rip your throat out." Now, we were back on a level playing field in the verbal stakes, and it was making for great WWE TV.