My old friend Cannon.

Up until that point in Marvel Comics, Cannonball had never gotten a major spotlight for how powerful he truly is. Sam was always a major asset to whichever X-Team he was a part of, but never really stood out on his own. After his tangle with Gladiator, Cannonball proved the massive extent of his power and quickly became a stand-out member of the X-Men in the eyes of fans, unable to believe that the kid from New Mutants was able to take down one of the most powerful characters in the Marvel Universe. X-Men’s Cannonball once destroyed Marvel’s Superman which stands as one of the most epic moments in X-Men comic history.

It is true he did destroy me, but like a good man you can't keep him down for long.

And anyway it was only wee, I know it wasn't that. It was the disrespect.

From:

https://screenrant.com/xmen-cannonball-superman-gladiator-marvel-new-mutants/