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John Cena may have been considered one of the biggest names in the history of professional wrestling, but he also had to swallow a lot of Criticism throughout his wrestling career. One of the biggest criticisms he faced was being selfish and not showcasing other talents. He mostly faced these allegations during the WWE PG Era.
When the wrestling fans started criticizing him, they did not stop going further, and they even shouted out loud that John Cena could not wrestle. During his matches, the fans kept on chanting "you can't wrestle" even when he was on top of them all, and he was the biggest name in the world of professional wrestling.
John Cena discusses receiving negative reactions
Cena recently discussed the negative reactions he used to receive during his matches and also shared his feelings when he heard such chants. He said that he felt really hurt, and it was really difficult to digest it. Recentl,y he spoke with Tom Rinaldi, where he discussed the following;
John Cena had been active in the wrestling world for more than 25 years
“Yeah, man. The audience, their feedback. And the cool thing is, you don’t have go fishing around to get someone to pull this out of you. The ‘You can’t wrestle’ chants, because I would do the same five moves every time and win all the time. And what I hear from the audience is, ‘I’m seeing other performers do these fantastic things. And at the end of the night, I see you do five moves and win.’ Because in the throughline of the story, I’m setting up a dynasty.
He wrestled his last ever match last Saturday
"And if it ain’t your guy, dynasties are tough. So I’ve learned that. And that was the biggest criticism from the audience of, ‘If you’re my guy.’ Like ‘No dude, this guy gets his ass kicked. He never stops, like he gets thrashed out there. And somehow manages to find another way.’ ‘Yeah, but I see this performer and this performer, and this performer. And their moves are better, and they look better.’"
With time, John Cena's haters turned into believers, and when he closed in on his retirement, the fans finally understood his worth. At the end of his career, he only received positive reactions and even his biggest haters cheered for him. He provided some excellent matches during his retirement tour, but probably the match that stood out was against AJ Styles from Crown Jewel. He will always be remembered as one of the biggest names in the history of professional wrestling.
