WWE Hall of Famer Kurt Angle released a statement on Instagram to wish former 16-time world champion John Cena a belated happy birthday. In his post, Angle calls Cena the greatest superstar of all time, recalling the first time they set foot in the ring as opponents, and claiming that Cena earned his respect in that moment.

17 years ago, I recall when a young John Cena took WWE by storm. Even then, John pushed me to my limit. I absolutely Loved stepping into the ring with him. John has been able to stay healthy (for the most part) and dominate WWE for 17 years, which is unheard of, and nearly impossible. For that reason, He will go down in history as the most consistent, and the Greatest WWE Superstar of all time. Happy belated birthday John. You earned my respect the first time we locked horns.

Check out Angle’s post below.

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