John Cena’s last run in WWE was very gratifying for him.
The 16-time WWE Champion joined The Pat McAfee Show this morning to talk about a variety of subjects. When asked about the reaction he got during the Summer of Cena leading up to SummerSlam, Cena admitted the reactions all caught him by surprise.
“Summer of Cena to me, I was caught by surprise every single arena I went to because it’s usually a lot more, as Michael Cole would say, polarizing than that,” John Cena admitted. “So that was kind of my first experience where I would say a majority of the audience appreciated my presence there because normally it’s weird. You try to go out and play a character of virtue, a character with the virtuous foundation, and people tell you to f**k off. And that’s, and I mean, they really would tell me that, and that’s a that’s an interesting combination. I think that’s what makes WWE beautiful in the live audience so special is because they decide how they feel about characters.”
John Cena thanks the WWE Universe for always keeping him at his best
Overall, Cena was very happy about the reaction he got during the Summer of Cena because it wasn’t always like that when he was full-time with the company. Cena believes that the WWE Universe always went out of their way to keep him at his best, and that’s something he’s very thankful for.
“So I’m glad you actually got to see that reaction but being out there for more than just that period of time, I need to let you know that it certainly wasn’t always like that,” John Cena said. “And I was actually really grateful for the fact that it wasn’t because it challenged me every single night if I’m going to play this virtuous character, I better do a damn good job because not only did they want to tell me to eff off, but they were waiting for me to slip up and the audience themselves always kept me at my best, and I’m very thankful for that.”
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