John Cena and The Rock unite at Wrestlemania 32

No matter where they go, they know where they came from.
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Hillary Busis
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It's been years since a humble (ish) wrestler named The Rock transformed himself into a mega-famous Hollywood leading man who goes by his given name, Dwayne Johnson. But no matter where he goes, he knows where he came from.

And Johnson proved it at Sunday's Wrestlemania 32, strutting out during the show toting a flamethrower -- before being cornered by the big, bad members of the villainous Wyatt Family.


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Luckily, he had an ace in the hole in the form of an old rival who also made pains to show at Wrestlemania, despite having left the WWE behind for big-screen stardom: John Cena.

Sure, The Rock and Cena were foes the last time they faced each other at a Wrestlemania back in 2013. This time, though, they joined forces -- in a move that certainly pleased the event's record 101,763 attendees.

Oh, and spoiler alert: With their forces combined, Cena and Johnson had more than enough power to send the Wyatts packing. Duh.


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Hillary Busis

Hillary Busis was Mashable's Deputy Entertainment Editor. Her coverage focused on the film and television industry. A graduate of Columbia, Hillary previously worked as a digital news editor at Entertainment Weekly, where she also cohosted a weekly show on EW's Sirius XM Radio channel. Her work has been featured in Vulture, Slate and the Wall Street Journal, among other publications, and she's also appeared as a guest on the 'Today' show and HuffPost Live.

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