John Cena Talks About Learning From Vince McMahon, Addresses Those Who Say WWE Is ‘Fake’
John Cena is a little bit of everywhere, and that certainly was the case last week, as he did the media rounds ahead of his ESPY hosting gig.
The 15-time World Champion spoke to Billboard.com about his wrestling career, rap career and more. The outlet asked about Cena’s close relationship with Vince McMahon, as the two have worked together for well over 14 years. Cena says that he still learns from the WWE Chairman.
“From Vince McMahon, no one piece of advice because he is filled with advice, like, every single thing. He doesn’t just give you Buddhist quotes. It’s his actions. The best protocol with him is to ask ‘why’ because his perception of what we’re all supposed to be doing, like, he’s at the lead of it. He’s at the front of it. If I can understand his perception, then maybe I can take my creativity and work with his perception and we can come up with something that is going to be positive. And that not only goes to the abstract art of what we do, but also goes into furthering the business as well. I learn from Vince everyday and it’s just a matter of how he perceives where we’re going and how I can use the tools that I have to fit in that mix,” Cena said.
Cena also addressed those who call a company which proclaims to be sports entertainment, as ‘fake.’
“When the company’s name is World Wrestling Entertainment, we openly say in the name of the company that it is entertainment, ” Cena said. “You are buying a ticket, you are clicking on the WWE Network, you are watching USA Network to be entertained through sport. It is scripted. We say it in the title, so for somebody to come out and say, ‘ah, it’s fake!’, it’s like saying Game Of Thrones is fake.” Cena reflected, “I don’t mind if someone says, ‘well, that type of entertainment isn’t for me’ because we’re not for everyone. When they say, ‘oh, wrestling’s fake!’, that is ignorant. That is no idea of what we do. That is a cop out. That’s a short answer and that is like, ‘well, I haven’t even taken the time to give it a second thought’. That’s not right and I don’t even pay that any mind.”
By Fightful Staff
h/t Wrestling Inc for the transcript
