John Cena has named his three favorite WrestleMania main events of all time, and the list includes both historic moments from wrestling’s past and one that holds deeply personal meaning for him.
Speaking to Sports Illustrated on the red carpet at the WWE Hall of Fame ceremony in Las Vegas, Cena was asked to identify his favorite WrestleMania main event. Rather than committing to a single answer, he offered three.
“Oh, I think that’s such an objective question, man, honestly, and now we have so many main events, so many matches that are qualified as main event. I think the one that changed the game for me was WrestleMania III. Rock and Hogan in Toronto was very special. Man, me and DJ in Miami is personally special to me. Who knows what’s going to happen this weekend? I don’t know, man. That’s an objective question. I have my favorites. You heard a few of my favorites,” Cena said.
The three matches he cited span three distinct eras of WrestleMania history. Hogan vs. Andre the Giant at WrestleMania III is widely regarded as the match that brought WWE into being the biggest promotion in the world in 1987. Rock vs. Hogan at WrestleMania X8 in Toronto is celebrated as one of the most electric crowd moments in WrestleMania history, a match that became about far more than what was planned once the audience made their feelings known. Cena and The Rock at WrestleMania XXVIII in Miami in 2012 was billed as once in a lifetime and represented the crossover of two of the biggest stars the industry has produced in the modern era.
Cena was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2026 and served as the host of WrestleMania 42 this weekend in Las Vegas.
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