John Cena has addressed the idea that he always won during his career.
Between his first WWE title win in 2005 and his last in 2017, John Cena won a lot. The number of times he would get beaten down for 95% of the match before popping up and hitting his five moves of doom was frustrating for many viewers. This era drove off a lot of adult fans but children loved John Cena. You could hear it in the crowd as the kids shouted “Let’s go Cena”, before the lower-toned adults yelled back “Cena sucks!”.
John Cena addressed his penchant for winning matches during an interview with Collider.
The 16-time WWE Champion spoke about winning more than he lost, saying that he did whatever was best for business at the time. He also mentioned some of the biggest losses from his career, adding that it was important to surprise people, and that meant winning a lot.
“There were times when I won a lot, and there were times when I lost a lot. I don’t necessarily think that is as impactful as it may seem. Whatever is best for the business and for the fans is exactly what I’ll do.”
“Some of the ones that come to mind are certainly The Rock in Miami (at WrestleMania 28) was a fantastic loss. Kevin Owens’ debut (at Elimination Chamber 2015) was another great one that I thought was a really fun one. Rob Van Dam at Hammerstein Ballroom (at ECW One Night Stand in 2006). Anytime you can surprise people.”
“One of the biggest hang-ups in the middle portion of my career was that, spoiler alert, John wins. What people don’t understand is. I think now, maybe, as we begin to reflect back here on this last run of like, ‘Hey, man, I was in it for the long haul.’”
“The way you make those losses impactful is sometimes you’ve got to win. Sometimes you’ve got to win a lot. Any time you can pass energy on to somebody, that’s kind of the life cycle of the business. You come in an unknown. Hopefully, you get the flywheel spinning, you create all this energy on your way out. You pay it forward, you pass it off.”
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