John Cena Absolutely Wrecked Jon Stewart on Monday Night Raw

Via WWE

Of the thousand or so think-pieces generated by Jon Stewart’s departure from The Daily Show after 16 years, speculating what lay ahead for the comedian/talk show host/public intellectual/ombudsman of the American Left, it’s doubtful anyone’s predictions included “WWE stint.”

Stewart turned up at a sold-out Barclays Center in Brooklyn for Summerslam, where he interrupted a match between United States Champion (and West Newbury, Mass. native) John Cena and World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins. You see, Stewart and Rollins have a bit of a history. In February, Rollins interrupted Stewart’s signature “Moment of Zen.” The following Monday Night Raw, Stewart kicked Rollins in the gonads.

Flash-forward to Summerslam, and Stewart emerges with a steel chair. But instead of hammering away at Rollins, Stewart delivered a shot to Cena’s gut, costing him the match—and his U.S. title.

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Monday night, Cena got his revenge on Stewart, delivering his signature finisher, the Attitude Adjustment (Remember when it was called the FU? Also, they dug up Ric Flair for this?).

#DownGoesStewart! #DownGoesStewart! @JohnCena just did what he HAD to do on Monday Night #Raw… @RicFlairNatrBoy http://t.co/dQNfzDrybx

— WWE (@WWE) August 25, 2015

What strange times we live in.