WWE stars share best advice John Cena has ever given them
Ahead of John Cena’s retirement match, WWE produced a video with some of the company’s top stars sharing the best advice Cena has ever given them.
The four-minute video was uploaded to YouTube today and includes comments from nine of Cena’s peers sharing wisdom they learned from him:
- AJ Styles: Don’t wait to do what you want to do or say what you want to say. Do it then, do it now, if given the opportunity.
- CM Punk: Stick to your guns, be yourself. Stay true to yourself.
- Cody Rhodes: Listen to the audience. And if you do, you’ll never go wrong.
- R-Truth: Climb one hill at a time and one mountain at a time. There are so many things we try to do — we’re like an octopus trying to handle so many things in life and we overcomplicate things. Take things one at a time.
- Drew McIntyre: You should be able to sum up who you are in one sentence.
- Damian Priest: You can have a plan for a segment and enjoy what the audience is doing, but that doesn’t mean you have to stick to it. Do what’s right and know your purpose. Know your role, and then go with that. Because your role for the show is always the most important thing. When you get rid of your ego, you’re able to humble yourself into doing the job the right way.
- The Miz: If you want to be in the top spot, you have to work harder than everyone else. Do the things that no one else wants to do. Anything Cena puts his mind to, he can do.
- Natalya: Through good times, bad times, and the in-between times, the best thing to do is be grateful. Be grateful for every little thing. And when you’re grateful, you’ll never go wrong.
- Becky Lynch: If you and your opponent are both physically fine after a match and the crowd reacts, there’s no problem. There’s always another opportunity tomorrow if you don’t think you delivered your best. Nothing is ever permanent in this business. Everything can turn around in one match or promo.
WWE also put together a video this week of the roster and some behind-the-scenes personnel bidding farewell to Cena.
We are now only one day away from Cena’s last match. At Saturday Night’s Main Event tomorrow (December 13), he’ll step into the ring as an active competitor for the final time when he faces off against Gunther. The show streams live on Peacock starting at 8 p.m. Eastern.
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