Eva Marie Shares John Cena's Private Reaction to Her WWE Wardrobe Malfunction
Eva Marie shares what John Cena told her following her infamous 2016 SmackDown Live wardrobe malfunction before her scheduled match with Becky Lynch.
Behind every WWE television mishap lies a story, and one former superstar has finally pulled back the curtain on a memorable SmackDown moment that never resulted in an actual match. The backstage reaction from one of wrestling’s biggest names makes this tale even more fascinating.
Eva Marie recently sat down with Ring The Belle to discuss her viral 2016 SmackDown Live incident where she nearly experienced a complete wardrobe malfunction while warming up for her scheduled bout against Becky Lynch. The match never took place as Eva’s ring gear unexpectedly popped open moments before they were set to lock up, creating an instant crisis situation on live television.
Dude, this was wild. This one was so crazy,” Eva Marie recalled during the interview. “Yeah, that’s when I was like ‘What the—?’ As soon as we went live… and we went to PG, right, we all got told—because there had been previous like, you know, little nip slips from the girls. Like how could there not be? You’re literally wrestling in a damn bikini.
Eva Marie explained WWE’s preventative measures for such situations, noting:
You’re supposed to wear little pasties and then you’re supposed to tape like literally everything. Thank goodness because in this specific one, I’m all taped up. So even if worst-case scenario, we would have still been all good.” The most surprising element came afterward when John Cena approached her backstage with unexpected praise: “I remember when I came back, John Cena happened to be there that day and he was like, ‘Way to go, kid.’ Like way to basically not f**k up and flash the whole entire stadium.
