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I think the Mania the year before was the real start because that is when Cena started his rise to eventual champion and star of the WWE a year later. The whole rapper character with custom title belts and very popular with the crowd had its origins with his US title reign and carried over the next year against JBL.
It is similar to Stone Cold's rise actually starting a year earlier with Stone Cold vs Bret Hart than the more famous HBK vs Stone Cold title match the following year.
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