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John Cena Steals Tyrese Haliburton’s Crutches To Beat Cody Rhodes After He Gets Booed At SummerSlam

Indiana Pacers' star Tyrese Haliburton indirectly assists John Cena in beating Cody Rhodes at SummerSlam just shortly after the WWE fans booed him.

Chaitanya Dadhwal
Aug 4, 2025
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Tyrese Haliburton suffered an Achilles injury in the NBA Finals that ended his dream of winning a championship this summer. Haliburton left the arena on crutches in despair after Game 7 ended in Oklahoma. No one could have predicted that his crutches would now, weeks later, be used to help John Cena smack Cody Rhodes at the WWE Summerslam. 

The Pacers’ star is a major WWE fan, and he is often seen ringside at their events. He was attending the SummerSlam event in New Jersey, which is close to New York, and we know New Yorkers, especially Knicks fans, don’t like Haliburton. Therefore, he was welcomed with boos by the crowd when he was shown on the big screen at the MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford. 

Just shortly after this happened, the main event of the SummerSlam began, which was a fight between the WWE legends John Cena and Cody Rhodes. During the fight, Cena went over to Haliburton in the front row of the crowd, did his famous ‘You Can’t See Me’ taunt on him, and stole his crutches to beat up Rhodes. 

Tyrese Haliburton with the indirect assist! 😅 pic.twitter.com/OYPBBs8UdB

— WWE (@WWE) August 4, 2025

Haliburton just seemed to be in awe that his favorite wrestler of all time is using his iconic taunt on him. The crutches, however, seem like a prop that had been kept there from before in a planned move, as Haliburton can be seen walking into the arena with a different set of crutches than what Cena took from him at the fight. 

Nonetheless, this moment was iconic for WWE fans in New York and New Jersey. Considering how close New Jersey is to New York, it is assumed that the crowd was full of New Yorkers as well. 

Tyrese Haliburton receives boos. 👀

pic.twitter.com/jEocnXCWI9 https://t.co/FJLbfA6kAO

— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) August 3, 2025

Since Haliburton averaged 21.0 points, 10.5 assists, and 6.0 rebounds in the series against the Knicks, to end their championship hopes, this is no surprise that the local NBA fans of that region do not like him.

Unfortunately for Haliburton, his favorite wrestler, John Cena, ended up losing via pinfall against Cody Rhodes in the street fight. 


Tyrese Haliburton’s History With WWE

Haliburton is close friends with Pat McAfee, the renowned WWE commentator, and often appears on the set of “The Pat McAfee Show.” There, Haliburton has admitted how much he loves watching WWE.    

During the offseason last year, Haliburton and Jalen Brunson also appeared on WWE, where they had their moment of hype in the spotlight. This day gave us the iconic staredown moment between the duo that went viral on social media.

Jalen Brunson stared down Tyrese Haliburton at WWE SmackDown 😭 pic.twitter.com/T5WjLohmDs

— Knicks Videos (@sny_knicks) June 29, 2024

When Haliburton tried to hand Logan Paul a gold brass knuckle, Jalen Brunson did not let him intervene. Then, Brunson proceeded to get a metal chair into the ring when Haliburton did not budge. 

JALEN BRUNSON VS. TYRESE HALIBURTON. 👀

(via @BWAMatt)

pic.twitter.com/Yis0Nl08sR

— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) June 29, 2024

Brunson later, in a press conference hilariously also admitted that he should’ve hit him with the chair when he had the chance. Haliburton has now found himself to become a prominent figure in the WWE world. 

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ByChaitanya Dadhwal
Chaitanya Dadhwal is an NBA Analyst and Columnist at Fadeaway World from New Delhi, India. He fell in love with basketball in 2018 after seeing James Harden in his prime. He joined the sports journalism world in 2021, one year before finishing his law school in 2022. He attended Jindal Global Law School in Sonipat, India, where his favorite subject was also Sports Law.He transitioned from law to journalism after realizing his true passion for sports and basketball in particular. Even though his journalism is driven by his desire to understand both sides of an argument and give a neutral perspective, he openly admits he is biased towards the Houston Rockets and Arsenal. But that intersection of in-depth analysis and passion helps him simplify the fine print and complex language for his readers.His goal in life is to open his own sports management agency one day and represent athletes. He wants to ensure he can help bridge the gap in equal opportunity for athletes across various sports and different genders playing the same sport.
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