Overview
- During a successful AEW World Championship defense against Eddie Kingston, Joe hit a fireman’s carry slam resembling Cena’s Attitude Adjustment, applied the STF, and delivered a brief salute with a heelish glare.
- John Cena posted a screenshot of Joe’s salute on Instagram, signaling his appreciation of the nod.
- Cena is scheduled to wrestle his final match at Saturday Night’s Main Event in Washington, D.C., against Gunther.
- Joe and Cena share roots from training together in a Southern California independent promotion early in their careers despite limited on-screen interaction in WWE.
- The moment spurred circulation of an old photo of Cena from his “Prototype” era and revived a Joe-told anecdote about Cena and Frankie Kazarian demolishing six pounds of chicken each from Joe’s father’s fridge.