A chance meeting at a Tampa steakhouse turned into a fantastic friendship between wrestler/actor John Cena and San Diego Padres pitching prospect Logan Allen.

And after his performance on Tuesday night, it also turned into an extra $1 in Allen's pocket.

As the 22-year-old left-hander made his major league debut against the Milwaukee Brewers, Cena was on hand to pay off a $1 bet he made with Allen that night in Tampa.

"To face him with the concept of failure, I bet him that night a dollar he wouldn't make the major leagues," Cena recalled in a video posted to the Padres' official Twitter account. "If I lose, when you make it to the major leagues, I will come and personally pay you one dollar on the mound at a San Diego Padres game."

Cena said the idea at the time was to get the highly touted pitcher to recognize that success wasn't guaranteed and to make sure he continued to work hard.

All that work paid off as Allen tossed seven shutout innings Tuesday night in a 4-1 Padres win, a game which Cena attended.

It also paid off in that $1, which Cena delivered — as promised — on the mound before Wednesday's game.

It was signed: "To Logan, I was wrong. John Cena."

After Tuesday night's game, Allen texted Cena about the bet.

"I just said, 'you owe me a dollar,' and he just said, 'see you there,'" Allen said.

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