In 2016, the NBA Finals-winning Cleveland Cavaliers invited The Undertaker for a backstage meet-and-greet, paying special attention to LeBron James. The Undertaker, his wife and the Dana Warrior were his companions on this visit.
Many members of the Cavaliers extended a warm welcome to the wrestling legend. However, LeBron James chose not to acknowledge The Undertaker, an action that caused frustration among fans as he left The Undertaker feeling slighted and humiliated.
Rumor has it that The Undertaker waited outside the dressing room for nearly an hour, dressed in his signature “Dead Man” costume. He even jumped at the chance to take a photo with Kevin Love and proudly carried a replica of the WWE Championship on his shoulders. However, LeBron James still refuses to meet with mourners. but why?
Joe Vardon explained – LeBron doesn’t like the idea of someone profiting or getting recognition at his expense, in other words, no PR stunt that doesn’t benefit James,” which led to his refusal to meet with mourners.
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When WWE legend John Cena challenges LeBron James
NBA and WWE superstars often express support for each other and occasionally challenge each other. For example, Dennis Rodman and Shaquille O’Neal have both wrestled in a WWE ring. However, NBA famous figure LeBron James has experienced a unique challenge. WWE’s John Cena once publicly invited LeBron to watch the match.
The year was 2015, and LeBron James and John Cena teamed up to film the Hollywood movie “Trainwreck.”During a promotional event for the movie, 16-time WWE Champion Cena humorously challenged LeBron (aka L-Train) to a WWE showdown
Of course, this challenge is just a joke. Not one of the official WWE matches between Cena and LeBron was sweaty. This is just one example of the extraordinary microphone skills that Cena has honed over his two decades in WWE.
Cena began by jokingly mocking LeBron’s name, accusing it of sounding like two names. He said humorously: “Okay, Mr. James. If that’s your real name. It sounds like you might go by two names at the same time… I mean, really? Who calls himself LeBron James?”
Additionally, Cena also outlined his hypothetical moves should LeBron accept the challenge and join him in a WWE ring. Cena used his wordsmith skills and borrowed basketball terminology to challenge LeBron. He boldly came up with the idea of bouncing LeBron’s face off the canvas as if it were a basketball.
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