After John Cena got dismantled during WWE Wrestlepalooza, an ex-AEW star sent a message and recalled some memories with Cena. The star shared a lot of throwback pictures with the Leader of the Cenation.Former AEW star Maria Kanellis sent a message to John Cena. While Maria is known for her time in WWE, she was also signed with Tony Khan's promotion for some years as an onscreen manager. She acknowledged Cena's farewell tour during the Wrestlepalooza Premium Live Event.In the opening match of the show, Cena squared off against Brock Lesnar. While everyone expected it to be a hard-fought encounter, Lesnar absolutely buried Cena with a shocking squash win after many F5s. It seems the story between the Leader of the Cenation and Lesnar is far from over.Nevertheless, Maria Kanellis took to her Instagram handle to share some throwback pictures with Cena from her time in the WWE. Maria also revealed in the caption that she was feeling nostalgic while watching Wrestlepalooza and thanked Cena for the memories before his retirement later this year:"Watching #wrestlepalooza and feeling nostalgic. Congratulations @johncena on an incredible career!! Thank you for the memories!! @wwe," Maria wrote. View this post on Instagram Instagram PostCurrent AEW star paid homage to John Cena at All OutAt the All Out 2025 pay-per-view, AEW star Adam Copeland (fka Edge) surprisingly paid tribute to John Cena. Copeland teamed with Christian Cage to take on FTR in a tag team encounter. During the bout, Copeland performed Cena's signature Five Knuckle Shuffle and Attitude Adjustment, along with the "you can't see me" taunt.A few weeks ago, Cena also paid homage to the erstwhile Edge by performing a spear during his match on SmackDown. The two have been each other's arch-rivals in the ring and carry a lot of respect for each other. Only time will tell if the two legends will share the screen ever again.