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Every time WWE goes to Knoxville, John Cena sings ‘Rocky Top’

SOME OF Y’ALL LIKE “ROCKY TOP” AND SOME OF Y’ALL DON’T AND THAT’S A FACT, JACK.

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Bill Hanstock
Bill Hanstock is a writer, author and Emmy Award-winning producer. He began writing for SB Nation in 2011.

A thing you may not be aware of: whenever WWE “RAW” goes off the air at 11:07 or 11:13 or whatever on Monday nights, the show keeps going on for 20 minutes to an hour. Sometimes there’s an impromptu main event to send everyone home happy, sometimes it’s just the wrestlers screwing around for their own amusement. Heck, WWE recently put out a three-disc set of stuff that happens after “RAW” goes off the air.

But this is a fun one: whenever the WWE does a show in Knoxville, Tennessee, John Cena (even though some of y’all like him and some of y’all don’t and that’s okay) croons a little “Rocky Top” for everyone. It’s a thing. Check it out.

2014:

2011:

2008:

So well done, John. No one can ever say you don’t pander with the best of ‘em. No one would ever accuse you of not pandering.

And we certainly know that Peyton Manning would approve.

(h/t to Rodger Sherman)

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