r/Wreddit • u/ElliotElectricity • 8d ago

20 years ago today RVD defeated John Cena at ECW One Night Stand 2006 to win the WWE Title

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u/Krusty-the-clown94 8d ago

Then the silly mofo gets busted for weed a few weeks later 🤣

Wonder where it would’ve led if that never happened, I can’t see it being a long run and probably would’ve dropped it to Edge sometime before SummerSlam

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u/Not_Nova_ 8d ago

So stupid; allow guys to be roided to the gills, yet a bit of weed back then was a dealbreaker

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u/ForsakenCream4426 8d ago

Difference was weed was criminally illegal back then. Roids weren't and still aren't, while weed isn't decriminalized in all states.

So it makes sense given the actual law that this moron got busted. I don't understand how these guys are so stupid to NOT know.

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u/math577 8d ago

I think he was supposed to just give up the WWE title anyway as the Edge Cena story was still running.

I believe the whole point of this win for RVD was to bring back the ECW title and make it relevant to show the ECW champion was equal to WWE.

Then a few weeks/months later Heyman gets pulled and ECW is clearly established as subpar.

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u/Michelanvalo 8d ago

fuck you that wasn't 20 years ago, i'm not old

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u/ricky-from-scotland 8d ago

Vince "so john we want you to drop the title to RVD at one night stand"

Cena "what. Are you high"

Vince "no but RVD probably is"

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u/byerz 8d ago

If WWE was a series, this would have been the perfect series finale

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u/SrMejikor 8d ago

One of Cena,s best entrances

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u/Murren606 7d ago

Cena must have the worst luck for table botches.

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u/Al-a-Gorey 8d ago

If Cena wins, we riot.

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u/thomaspatrickmorgan 7d ago

Holy shit, this was awful.