3 WWE Superstars John Cena is friends with in real life and 3 he dislikes

John Cena is one of the biggest names in professional wrestling history, regardless of whether you're a friend of his or not. The 16-time world champion has been the face of the WWE for years and is now winding down his WWE career as a part-timer after finding success in Hollywood.

Over the years, there have been rumours of John Cena "burying" other talents backstage. In this article, we thought we'd look at Cena behind the scenes to check out some current and former WWE Superstars Cena is friends with and some he probably doesn't like.

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#3 LIKES - Daniel Bryan

Daniel Bryan and John Cena are good friends behind the scenes and were all set to become brothers-in-law at one point when Cena was engaged to Nikki Bella. Both Cena and Bryan love professional wrestling and have a ton of respect for each other's achievements inside the squared circle.

In an interview with The Express soon after Daniel Bryan return to WWE, Cena had the following to say, "Speaking from a personal standpoint on what I know about Bryan Danielson, I know that he is dedicated to wrestling and loves wrestling. He was so heartbroken when it was taken away from him before it was his decision to give it up. I can’t tell you how happy I am for him to go out there again and live his dream."

#3 DISLIKES - Alex Riley

It's been an open secret that there's real-life heat between John Cena and former WWE Superstar Alex Riley. According to reports, Cena didn't rate Riley as a wrestler and often told him that to his face.

Alex Riley had to the following to say about one of the incidents in an interview on The Ross Report, "I'll put it this way. There was an incident and it certainly changed the path of my career. I don't want to discuss it right now, but I will one day for sure. I will one day. It was a tough situation at times, I guess we can leave it at that."

#2 LIKES - Cesaro

Through the years, John Cena has been a huge supporter of Cesaro behind the scenes in WWE. While Cena was still a full-timer, he and Cesaro regularly worked out together and were gym buddies.

John Cena has also often put Cesaro over during promos and interviews. You can check out one such instance in the video below:

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#2 DISLIKES - Wade Barrett

This one is pretty infamous. John Cena has often been accused of "burying" The Nexus and their leader Wade Barrett when they were on a hot streak. Wade Barrett has publicly commented on this situation saying that Cena did bury The Nexus while also acknowledging that he did not like John Cena.

In a Q&A event in Australia, Cena addressed the situation with The Nexus and why he went over in the match, "In that particular moment, it was too much. I think if presented in another way, it could have been a little more palatable."

#1 LIKES - The Rock

John Cena and The Rock's relationship didn't get off to the best start. Their feuds in the past have had Cena call out The Rock for being a part-timer and still headling shows. However, since finding success in Hollywood himself, Cena has come out and said that he now understood why The Rock couldn't wrestle while doing a movie at the same time.

The two WWE legends have put their differences between them and have a mutual respect for each other, which was evident from their segment at WrestleMania 32.

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#1 DISLIKES - CM Punk

CM Punk and John Cena never really got along when they were in WWE. Punk considered John Cena and what he was to be everything wrong with WWE while he was still there and he called Cena out in his "pipebomb promo".

However, since leaving the WWE, Punk and Cena look like they are over their previous beef.