5 Unlikeliest friendships in WWE history

#4 Randy Orton and John Cena

John Cena and Randy Orton's lives have been intertwined since the early 2000s

There's a lot in common between John Cena and Randy Orton's careers. Both men started off and trained in OVW, even facing off a few times before making it into WWE. Cena is a 16-time world champion while Orton has won the company's top title 13 times.

More importantly, the duo has had several clashes for the WWE Championship and their rivalry has lasted close to a decade. However, the same has helped the two become friends while learning the craft from each other in WWE. The Viper has even spoken to about how he's learned from Big Match John in an episode of Corey Graves' After The Bell Podcast:

"And John Cena. God, I hate saying it, but I learned a lot from that m***********. I really did. Talk about slowing down and breathing and listening to the people. He was a master. He was a f****** ninja at listening to the crowd." [H/T: Fightful]

Miss you @JohnCena. 😘 ps: Can you talk to @TheRock and see what his #wrestlemania plans are for 2020? Asking for a friend. pic.twitter.com/Ly222EhUz4

— Randy Orton (@RandyOrton) October 5, 2019

Randy Orton and John Cena have been seen together across various events and there are simply lots of pictures available online where the duo is hanging out together. They even take jibes at each other on social media from time to time as Orton has done above.