Raquel Rodriguez Reflects On WWE PLE Moment With John Cena

At WWE Survivor Series, Judgment Day helped Dominik Mysterio defeat John Cena to win the WWE United States Championship.

As part of the interference, Raquel Rodriguez hit a Tejana Bomb on Cena.

Speaking to Chris Van Vliet on Insight, Rodriguez reflected on the moment.

“Oh man, I think it started back in high school when I saw John Cena live and I developed a crush for him. Then I was like, I bought the inflatable hands. You guys remember the can’t see me hand with the movable fingers. Yeah, I definitely bought that. I remember hearing because I am from the border, which is a very small town. So I remember hearing he went to Whataburger down in Hidalgo, and I was like, he loves Whataburger too. Oh my God, he’s the best.”

“But then I started to really grow and learn from John Cena and see how he worked and his amazing trajectory with WWE and everything that he was able to accomplish, and then being put in the Judgment Day, and suddenly getting this moment of getting to be in a storyline with him and Dominik, and having an actual moment on a PLE with John Cena, all of that was just very, very mind-blowing. It’s crazy to like try and look back to that day and remember every single moment, but I do remember every single moment I had with him, from getting to learn under his wing, from getting to hear his thoughts, and even getting to pick him up in a Tejana bomb and slap him down-that was so cool! Oh my gosh, it was so full circle for me, and I was just very, very grateful that I got to be in that situation.”

Asked about the crowd reaction, Rodriguez said, “It was amazing. Even when I came home, the crowd reaction the next day and the day after that, everyone was like, ‘You picked up John Cena!’ I was like, ‘Yeah.’ And I don’t let people forget. People who come to my meet-and-greets wearing his shirts, I remind them. I’m like, ‘Hey, you know I slammed that guy. I picked him up and I threw him right down.’”

Rodriguez is the current WWE Women’s Intercontinental Champion. She has one title defense in her 99 days as champion.

Rodriguez was in action and Cena was present on Monday’s WWE Raw. Fans can find results from the show here.