It’s the ultimate week of John Cena’s wrestling profession, which suggests the WWE star has been anywhere and in all places. Last week alone, Cena made several appearances on big platforms, including “Jimmy Kimmel Live” and “The Joe Rogan Show,” where he discussed every part from his wrestling profession to his retirement to his original idea for his retirement show to his relationship with disgraced former WWE Chairman Vince McMahon.
Then there was Cena’s appearance on “The Bill Simmons Podcast,” where he received perhaps his hardest query of all; who were the three best wrestlers he ever shared the ring with? Cena managed to call two wrestlers pretty easily, but when it got here to naming a 3rd and final name, he admitted that was a bit too difficult.
“The three best people I’ve ever wrestled are…Shawn Michaels, Seth Rollins…and it is rather tough to narrow all the way down to a 3rd,” Cena said. “I’ve had incredible chemistry with people. It’s tough. He [Michaels] could make this [picks up a book] a champion. He would take a look at that and go ‘Okay, I’ve got to bump around for that book, then I’ll superkick the book, after which beautifully all on top of it at the identical time.’
“He just…his performance. And Seth is of the identical vein. His performance is…Randy falls into this category. But nonetheless, there’s guys I’ve had crazy chemistry with. AJ Styles, CM Punk, Kevin Owens, Dwayne [The Rock], Edge. But like, I’ve had those 23 years. I feel those are the 2, because…they will just work with anyone, anyone. And I have been lucky enough that I used to be anyone a number of nights, you understand?”
Cena Names WWE Star He Believes Jumped Higher From Where He Began
Simmons followed up that query by asking Cena which WWE talent had done probably the most to take the leap from where that they had originally been placed on the cardboard. Unlike the previous query, Cena did not have any hesitation in his answer, naming one among his more moderen rivals.
“Cody, Cody Rhodes,” Cena said. “He asked for his release from the corporate and left…I felt he had, man, the primary time I heard that child speak was on the Hall of Fame in Chicago, when he and his brother inducted his dad. And I’m like front row going ‘I’m out of a job…This kid is coming for me. I higher return and practice.’ And, you understand, generational talents have big shoes to fill. And gosh, he did the most effective he could with what he had, but he realized when you begin here and watch the stock go down.
“And essentially the corporate dissolves, of like ‘I’ve got to go.’ And I’m like ‘Man, what is happening with this guy?’ And back he comes, and he’s in a…he’s our guy now. I do not think there’s any arc higher than that. Like, to be kicked out to be out of the club, after which not only earn your way back in, but earn your way back in and prove you could compete and perform, every single day, at the highest level. Not a top level, just like the top level.”
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