Cena first attacked Rhodes at the end of the Elimination Chamber in March, teaming up with his longtime rival Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson” and then turning heel for the first time in 22 years. (Johnson, who joined the board of WWE owner TKO Group this year, last returned to the ring at WrestleMania 40.)

Cena leaned into being a heel throughout the entire match and especially at the finish. Rapper Travis Scott came out to help Cena after Rhodes kicked out of a fourth Attitude Adjustment, pulling the ref out of the ring at one point to keep the “American Nightmare” from winning the match.