SUMMARY
- John Cena visited Logan Paul's IMPAULSIVE podcast, in which he talked about his initial phase in the WWE.
- Cena never really liked his character and thought he was not ready to be ruthlessly aggressive.
John Cena never stops assuring the fans that he is a top performer in WWE, even after more than two decades in the business. Throughout his tenure, The Cenation Leader has never been out of the spotlight. He has taken part in several noteworthy WWE rivalries. He is a living example of experience and leaves an unmatched legacy.
The Leader of the Cenation made his WWE debut after his well-known altercation with Kurt Angle and his acceptance of his open challenge. John started a movement that eventually propelled him to the rank of megastar, ushering in the WWE’s Ruthless Aggression Era. Cena was surely introduced as having fierce aggression, but the character wasn’t liked by the Cenation Leader himself.
John Cena visited Logan Paul’s IMPAULSIVE podcast, in which he talked about his initial phase in the WWE. He stated how the audience wasn’t able to connect with him as he wasn’t ruthless and aggressive, which he stated to be at the time. “I wasn’t there for Vince’s Ruthless Aggression promo and I was not ruthless nor aggressive,” stated Cena.
I remember the veteran Undertaker giving the rookie John Cena an endorsement way back in 2002.
This week, I watched the veteran John Cena endorse Finn Bálor.
I feel so old. pic.twitter.com/L3fharnYN3
— Tom Broome-Jones (@slasherb0y) January 16, 2019
John Cena further revealed how he was the same as everybody else, and during a promo with The Undertaker during his initial days, he showed his character wrongly. “They filmed a little bit with The Undertaker afterwards where he shook my hand and I was in awe. Someone aggressive and ruthless would’ve kicked him in the nuts,” stated John about his character.
Cena never really liked his character and thought he was not ready to be ruthlessly aggressive. He was neither ruthlessly aggressive nor the opposite of it, which is one of the reasons why his character didn’t work out.
John Cena never liked his initial name
Before becoming well-known in the WWE, John Cena wrestled in Ohio Valley Wrestling, WWE’s developmental division. During this period, he participated in multiple independent wrestling promotions, such as ‘The Prototype’. He had a robotic rather than a human personality that made him seem like a painting.
In an interview, John Cena claimed that his character was terrible and would never make him famous. Despite the failure of his time as ‘The Prototype,’ Cena made his WWE debut and gained the respect of all. He changed into the Doctor of Thuganomics, elevating himself into the main event phase.
Are John Cena and The Undertaker friends in real life?
The Cenation Leader and Phenom have shared the ring on a few occasions and have given some good matches. When Cena entered the WWE, The Undertaker helped him develop his character behind the scenes. They were not involved in any notable rivalry during their time in the company but were on good terms in real life.
14 years ago today on #WWERAW, D-Generation X vs John Cena & The Undertaker vs Jeri-Show. pic.twitter.com/OoZkRwcsRy
— Wrestle Ops (@WrestleOps) November 16, 2023
The duo even paired up several times in various tag team matches, which showed their bonding. They also clashed at WrestleMania 34, which was sort of a dream WrestleMania match for the fans. The match wasn’t long or an instant classic, but it was a throwback to their illustrious careers and personalities.