While most people are concerning themselves with March Madness, we here at Smark Out Moment present to you the 2025 SMARK MADNESS tournament instead!
For the ninth edition, and with John Cena's heel turn fresh in our minds and the focal point of WrestleMania 41, this year's question posed is Who is John Cena's greatest rival of all time?
Your finals came down to a Triple Threat between CM Punk, Randy Orton, and The Rock. The votes are now in, so let's see who won the tournament!
MATCHES IN ROUND 5
Randy Orton vs. CM Punk vs. The Rock
+ bonus questions
As the results indicate, Randy Orton defeated CM Punk and The Rock in a rather easy contest, overall.
Orton received 62.5% of the votes, with 31.3% going to CM Punk and a measly 6.3% going to The Rock.
Furthermore, to reiterate this gold, silver, and bronze medal situation, the tiebreaker had Randy Orton being most people's first choice, CM Punk being their second choice, and The Rock overwhelmingly being the third choice for most people.
When asked about the potential of Cody Rhodes usurping these three and being the eventual best rival for John Cena with his ongoing storyline, the majority (half in total) voted "Most likely no, but I can't judge yet." The smallest margin was for "Definitely yes", and "Possibly yes, but I can't judge yet", meaning more people are banking on Rhodes either definitely not or most likely not becoming an even bigger archenemy when all things are said than done.
We'll have to find out, but at least for now, Randy Orton is John Cena's greatest rival, as determined by you.
Thank you for participating in this year's tournament! If you have any suggestions of what you'd like to see for the 2026 Smark Madness tournament, drop them below or send a feedback email or tweet!
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