John Cena and Vince McMahon always maintained a close relationship with each other. A few years back, Vince got blackballed from WWE, and many stars publicly distanced themselves from him. Even then, Cena spent time with him on his 80th birthday and always spoke highly of him publicly. This earned him a lot of heat from wrestling fans, but Cena has still maintained his stance on this.
In a recent interview with Bill Simmons, John Cena discussed various things from his WWE run. Vince McMahon was also part of this discussion, and at one point, Simmons asked Cena if he thought WWE could function without Vince in the office. Here’s what he said.
John Cena Says He Never Wanted Vince McMahon To Leave WWE
John Cena started by saying yes, WWE would work without Vince McMahon in charge. He loves Vince and never wanted him to leave, but he was always taught by him that nobody is irreplaceable.
“Bill Simmons: Did you ever think the WWE could survive and thrive without Vince after seeing all the things that he did?
John Cena: So, of all the things he did and of all the things he taught me, one piece that was very important is that no one is irreplaceable, and that’s the truth. The one thing that needs to stand firm is the consumer’s belief in what we do, and Vince has so much knowledge.
I think what’s happened is unfortunate because you have this individual with so much depth of field who can still offer things, and we no longer can pull from that well, but it doesn’t mean we don’t have able bodied folks who can’t put on creative programming.
I never wanted Vince to go because I love him and I know how much he loves the business, but he taught me, ‘We’re all going to go. All of us.’ And he taught me that not through saying, [but] through his actions. I was there the day he fired Stone Cold. Missed a date, gotta go. His biggest attraction. [Quoting Vince] ‘I gotta let people know this isn’t okay.’ Things happen, we gotta let people know this isn’t okay. ‘It’s time for you to go.’ Everybody goes. So because of his words… yeah.”
Fans can check out the full interview below:
This year, John Cena turned heel, and it didn’t exactly work out the way he wanted it to. However, Cena said that he doesn’t have any regrets and that he tried his best.
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