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#1 John Cena has a heartfelt message for Bray Wyatt

Bray Wyatt became the WWE Champion at Elimination Chamber 2017 and was immediately put into a title match on WWE SmackDown. The match pitted Wyatt with AJ Styles and John Cena. Even before the match could begin, Wyatt was attacked by Luke Harper. Somehow, Wyatt recovered and the trio gave everything they had in an attempt to leave the arena with the WWE title on their shoulders.

In the end, Bray Wyatt pinned John Cena to retain his WWE title. What many fans missed were Cena's heartfelt words to Wyatt moments before he was pinned.

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"You’re a proper champion now" was what Cena whispered as Bray was about to pin the WWE legend. Cena received praise from fans as soon as the instance was reported on the web. Unfortunately, Wyatt's reign as WWE Champion didn't last long. He faced former Wyatt Family member Randy Orton in a WWE title match at WrestleMania 33 and lost the title to The Viper when all was said and done.

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Abhilash Mendhe is a pro wrestling journalist at Sportskeeda with nearly five years of experience. He completed his MBA from the Symbiosis Institute of Telecom Management in 2016 and worked with multiple banking institutions, including Tech Mahindra. While he started writing WWE articles for Sportskeeda in 2019 as a hobby, it eventually became a significant part of his professional journey.

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He has interviewed prominent pro wrestling personalities like Noam Dar, Angry Miz Girl, Brendan Cobbina, and Jesse Lambert. Abhilash is a big fan of AEW star Orange Cassidy, as he believes the former International Champion’s on-screen gimmick of an extremely lazy guy resonates with him.

Given the opportunity to script WWE’s next big storyline, Abhilash would treat fans to the second installment of The Bloodline Civil War. He would book Roman Reigns to re-form The Bloodline with The Usos and Sami Zayn upon his comeback. The angle would see The Tribal Chief-led group go head-to-head with The Rock, Solo Sikoa, Tama Tonga, and Jacob Fatu in a blockbuster family feud.

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Edited by Zaid Khan