It’s always an exciting occasion when you’re making your US television debut — something we’ve seen several Aussie musicians do this year — but without a double homegrown pop star and YouTube sensation Troye Sivan’s is and always will be the best.

Sure, Courtney Barnett got to make an appearance on Ellen alongside the First Lady, but did she get the honour of having the one and only John Cena lay the smack-down on her in front of millions of Jimmy Fallon viewers?

As readers can see below, in addition to putting on a powerhouse performance of his own, Sivan participated in a skit involving Cena in which the WWE superstar “kills” his inner child (played by Sivan) after singing Adele’s ‘Hello’.

While Cena’s vocal chops may not exactly be up to scratch, he got a helping hand from Sivan before the two link up in a loving embrace and Cena finally kills his inner child once and for all.

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