[WATCH] John Cena came face-to-face with his former WWE rival after SmackDown; what happened next?

WWE legend John Cena came face to face with a former rival after SmackDown went off the air.

Cena was involved in the main event of tonight's SmackDown and hit an Attitude Adjustment on Jimmy Uso. Solo Sikoa immediately put Cena down, but the interference was enough for LA Knight to pick up a big win over him.

After the show went off the air, John Cena headed backstage and encountered none other than Rey Mysterio. The two legends immediately shook hands and embraced to a loud pop from the fans in attendance.

The 16-time world champion then raised Mysterio's hand before walking to the back.

Cena and Mysterio have quite a bit of history together in WWE. In the early 2000s, the former was a heel and battled the babyface Mysterio on several occasions on SmackDown.

Cena and Rey Mysterio are two of the biggest babyfaces in the promotion's history. Mysterio was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame earlier this year. Cena respects and admires the United States Champion, judging by their interaction after SmackDown.

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