John Cena had an away game at ECW One Night Stand 2006 as he entered the Hammerstein Ballroom against Rob Van Dam as the enemy.
Though the crowd was firmly against Cena throughout the night and during the match, they used their voices and not their actions as Cena and RVD brawled in the crowd.
"Man, it was awesome," Cena said at the Philadelphia Fan Expo when asked about the match. "I'll give you a tidbit that I haven't told anybody. There was a sign, which was actually brought to this convention today, that said, 'If Cena Wins We Riot.' It's a very famous sign that has been meme'd and knocked off. Also, the audience was pretty mad. The event started at 7 o'clock and we weren't on until last. At about 7 o'clock, they were so audibly chanting 'F You Cena,' so I knew by the time we went out at 10 o'clock it was going to be pretty gnarly. We get out there and I have a wrestling match with my t-shirt before I have a wrestling match with Rob. I look at the sign and I heard the crowd. I would never do this again, and it was the most stupid decision of my life, but I told Rob, 'Let's go out into the audience.' I just wanted to see what would happen. Thank you everyone in the Hammerstein Ballroom that night for being professional and great fans and letting me know how you feel here [points to head] but not letting me know how you feel here [makes fist]. I thought I was going to get my ass kicked but everyone was real nice. It was something where I was like, 'Hey man, let's go out and see what the audience is all about.' What a stupid choice. I should've never done that, but everyone treated me with kindness."
Cena did sign the "If Cena Wins We Riot" sign at the expo, writing, "I Lost So We R Good."
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