Nic Nemeth narrates unique story of his favorite John Cena match, for which Vince McMahon paid him half a million dollars

Overview

• John Cena and Nic Nemeth wrestled overtime in one of their Hell in a Cell matches at Madison Square Garden
• The former WWE Superstar claimed that Vince McMahon paid him half a million dollars more to break the curfew
• Nemeth said the former WWE boss wanted to make fans feel worth their money for showing up to watch the live event

John Cena and Nic Nemeth wrestled overtime in one of their Hell in a Cell matches at Madison Square Garden. The former WWE Superstar claimed that Vince McMahon paid him half a million dollars more to break the curfew. Nemeth said the former WWE boss wanted to make fans feel worth their money for showing up to watch the live event.

Nemeth appeared in a show with KVIA ABC-7, where he was asked about his favorite match with John Cena. The TNA wrestler then narrated the context of the event, given how the curfew in New York played a role in him getting paid half a million dollars more.

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"One of my absolute favorite matches I ever had with him was at Madison Square Garden in a Steel Cage, not televised, and here’s the best part. There is a curfew at MSG, and if you don’t hit that curfew, the bill becomes half a million dollars more," Nemeth said to KVIA ABC-7.

"Everyone at MSG gets excited, and we're excited to be there, and we're down to the main event in a Steel Cage, and we're about to go out, and there's eight minutes till 'hey after this there’s half a million dollars on Vince’s tab'," the former WWE Superstar added in his statement.

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"I'm like, what are we doing? We can't shortchange these guys? He goes 'Absolutely not, we're talking to the boss.' The boss goes 'give them their money's worth'.  We went out there for 30 minutes," Nemeth revealed that it was his favorite match against Cena.