John Cena wins Intercontinental title on WWE Raw
John Cena is the new Intercontinental Champion.
Cena was talking to his hometown Boston crowd on Raw when he was interrupted by Dominik Mysterio, who claimed he could have whooped Cena in any era. Triple H, who opened Raw by introducing Cena, took those words to heart and set up a title match right then and there. Althought Mysterio attempted to cheat similar to Eddie Guerrero, Cena absorbed a frog splash, floated over, and pinned Mysterio to win the Intercontinental title for the first time in his career.
Cena celebrated his title win after the match, pyro going off as he posed on the top rope. When he got backstage, he was applauded by most of the roster, including Rey Mysterio, who has recently reignited his longtime feud with his son. At the very end of the line was Cody Rhodes, who also offered his congratulations.
With the win, John Cena now only has three appearances left in his retirement tour. One will be at next week’s Raw at Madison Square Garden, and another will be at Survivor Series in San Diego later this month. His final match will be at Saturday Night’s Main Event on December 13.
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