17-time world champion John Cena has not been shy in the case of giving back to young talent within the wrestling industry, having publicly complimented stars in WWE’s developmental system, while occasionally visiting the corporate’s Performance Center in Orlando, Florida to supply advice to “WWE NXT” performers. Nonetheless, Cena went beyond just being a fantastic mentor during his final days as a wrestler, as “WWE Raw” star Je’Von Evans recently explained on the “Battleground Podcast” that the “Never Seen 17” still provides in-ring feedback and texts him today.
“I grew up watching Cena, which might be a crazy thing to say … it’s crazy to know now that, and I say this almost every interview, however the legends that I’ve had connections with, now I can hit them up each time, and now that I just made a reference to Cena, we have been texting and he gives me advice about wrestling, about life, all that. So, it means a lot. From being a fan to now being a colleague and learning under history. It’s insane.”
In the course of the final stages of his retirement tour last 12 months, Cena wanted to make use of Saturday Night’s Primary Event in December, where his final match would happen, to raise younger stars in the corporate. Outside of Cena’s match with GUNTHER, every other contest featured “NXT” stars, including Evans, who teamed with Leon Slater to tackle AJ Styles and Dragon Lee. Following the match, Evans was called as much as the “Raw” roster at first of the 12 months.
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