Speed's interaction with John Cena at the WWE Royal Rumble is going viral and it's incredible

YouTube and Twitch star iShowSpeed's interaction with WWE legend John Cena at the Royal Rumble has gone viral amid his shock participation in the men's Rumble match.

Speed was a surprise replacement for Akira Tozawa when the Alpha Academy member was attacked during his entrance by fellow superstar Carmelo Hayes.

Doctors declared Tozawa could not compete, and WWE's chief content officer Triple H called on Speed - who was live-streaming backstage - to enter the match instead at number eight.

His participation was short-lived as, despite helping to eliminate Otis, the Twitch star was hit by a brutal Spear by Bron Breakker and eliminated - suffering a gruesome injury in the process.

Prior to the men's Rumble getting underway, though, Speed had memorable interactions with a number of WWE stars, including Kofi Kingston, The Miz and Bianca Belair.

He also managed to - just about - spend some time with Cena before the 47-year-old entered his final Royal Rumble before he retires at the end of 2025.

In his attempts to locate Cena, Speed walked into one of the computer rooms backstage and asked several WWE staff members where he was. As you might have expected, Cena was stood in the room the whole time.

After about 30 seconds, the 16-time world champion had just about had enough, screaming at the Cristiano Ronaldo fan and walking away.

The noise caused Speed to drop to the floor, though he still kept the act going by refusing to mention Cena's name.

John Cena had Speed shook, yelling at him, although he’s invisible 💀pic.twitter.com/g6m0mIuSsJ

— sea✰ (@destroynectar) February 2, 2025

Cena entered the match at number 23 and eliminated Logan Paul to make it to the final two, where he was then himself eliminated by Jey Uso.

After the match, he declared that he would be entering the upcoming Elimination Chamber event in Toronto next month.

As for Speed, the YouTube star declared that, after being RKO'd by Randy Orton at WrestleMania 40 last year and being Speared by Bron Breakker this year, that he is now 'done' with WWE - though we suspect that might not be the case.