Unseen John Cena Match Against Popular AEW Star Released

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WWE has shared an unseen match showing 16-time world champion John Cena facing off against current AEW star Samoa Joe.

With John Cena’s one-year WWE retirement tour now underway, there are only so many more times that fans will see Cena step into the ring before he eventually hangs up the boots.

The WWE Vault YouTube channel has now revisited Cena’s past, sharing a match from a house show on August 26, 2017.

In this match – which you can watch below – John Cena faced off against Samoa Joe in a match which lasted almost exactly 10 minutes.

WWE Vault shared the following description for the bout:

John Cena and Samoa Joe rarely crossed paths in WWE, only meeting twice in one-on-one competition, neither of which were broadcast, until now.

Watch the 16-time world champion take on The Samoan Submission Machine during an August 2017 WWE Live Event in Jonesboro, Ark.

Joe officially departed WWE in January 2022, four months after relinquishing his NXT Title before making any defences.

He joined AEW/ROH in April 2022, and has since had reigns with the ROH Television, AEW TNT and AEW World championships.

Joe hasn’t wrestled since losing to Chris Jericho in a Stampede Street Fight on the July 10 Dynamite episode.

For the latest update on Samoa Joe’s AEW return, click here.

Check out the John Cena vs Samoa Joe match below.

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• AEW
• wwe
• John Cena
• Samoa Joe
• Unseen

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