John Cena Rejects the Idea That He Carried WWE

John Cena sat down with Den of Geek this week to discuss a variety of topics, including the [...]

By Connor Casey

John Cena sat down with Den of Geek this week to discuss a variety of topics, including the Firefly Fun House match from WrestleMania 36 last year and what he wants out of his next WWE run whenever that happens. But the 16-time world champion also took the opportunity to push back against the idea that he "carried" the company during his decade-plus run as WWE's top draw.

"I really want audiences to get back to WWE. Heck I'm with everybody I think around the world saying I just want the world to get back to normal, but these are interesting times and I have a lot of interesting opportunities at my feet, and I really do appreciate the WWE universe understanding that after so many years of..." Cena said before the interviewer finished the sentence by saying, "carrying the company on your back for a while there." He promptly rejected that notion.

"No, no, that's not true. That's not true," Cena said. "If you think so, watch any wrestling match or WWE performance with one individual. So I don't believe in that term. It's an absolute team effort. And I hate when people say that because it takes the credit away from a lot of talented individuals. But I think one thing is for certain that if WWE ever asked me to do anything, be it a phone interview or go to a smaller city to promote or go to a larger stage or fly across the world or et cetera, et cetera. For 15 years my life was a blur that had not much else in it except light blue canvas and ropes. And I love it for that. And I think now the audience is very understanding that I developed a similar sort of passion towards this. And you can't be both places at once because one place will suffer or if not, both places will suffer."

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WWE returns to pay-per-view this Sunday with the WrestleMania Backlash event inside the WWE ThunderDome. Check out the full card below:

  • WWE Championship: Bobby Lashley vs. Drew McIntyre vs. Braun Strowman
  • WWE Universal Championship: Roman Reigns vs. Cesaro
  • SmackDown Women's Championship: Bianca Belair vs. Bayley
  • Raw Women's Championship: Rhea Ripley vs. Charlotte Flair vs. Asuka
  • SmackDown Tag Team Championships: The Dirty Dawgs vs. Rey Mysterio & Dominik Mysterio
  • Damian Priest vs. The Miz (Lumberjack Match)

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