Kemo
09-16-2017, 11:15 AM
John Cena appeared on ESPN’s Michael Kay Show this week. The show is co-hosted by Peter Rosenberg of ESPN, Hot 97 and WWE fame.
Cena spoke about a number of topics, including the projects he’s currently working on outside of WWE, being an inspiration to fans around the world, working with Roman Reigns and which hypothetical sports rivalry he thinks best compares to his feud with Reigns.
Cena said he’s currently finishing voiceover work for the animated film Ferdinand, which hits theaters on December 15th. Cena portrays a “giant but gentle bull” who must find a way to break free from his captors and return home to his family. He’s currently out on the west coast starting to film Bumble Bee, the upcoming Transformer movie spinoff. Next, he’s headed to China with WWE.
When asked if it’s difficult to be an inspiration to so many young fans, Cena said he has great perspective of what he does. Every day, he realizes it’s a gift to be in his position and being a WWE Superstar is an amazing opportunity to reach people.
Regarding his feud with Roman Reigns, Rosenberg said he feels Cena vs. Reigns is like a modern day Hulk Hogan vs. Ultimate Warrior. It’s the company’s two top babyfaces colliding and fans are split on who they’re supporting. Cena said he prefers to equate the Reigns feud to famous sports rivalries like New York vs. Boston. He thinks the most accurate comparison is Michael Jordan vs. LeBron games in a game of one-on-one. Like Michael Jordan, he considers himself very competitive and wants to make sure WWE’s future is in good hands with Reigns positioned as the top babyface for this next era.
Rosenberg asked Cena if it was weird getting cheered lately after a certain segment of the audience has been so outspoken against him for years. Cena said it’s weird, but the WWE audience and WWE live events are always unpredictable. Every week is exciting.
They got into some talk about sports, with Cena saying he’s a huge fan of college football. The college football fans are passionate like wrestling fans and he loves ‘reading’ the crowd. They discussed the Boston Red Socks’ recent scandal and using Apple watches to cheat against the New York Yankees. Cena said baseball has to evolve and has always been slow to adopt modern technology, since the game is so rooted in tradition. Cena said a downside of this conservative approach is that human error is part of the game and doesn’t understand why MLB has umpires monitoring the strike zone for pitchers instead of using laser technology .
When asked which sports figure he was most impressed by, Cena named 2-time Super Bowl winner Peyton Manning.
ICYMI: @JohnCena calls in talking everything from the #RedSox watch scandal to the athlete he was most impressed by
?https://t.co/HzymwqyF1H
— The Michael Kay Show (@TMKSESPN) September 14, 2017
Cena spoke about a number of topics, including the projects he’s currently working on outside of WWE, being an inspiration to fans around the world, working with Roman Reigns and which hypothetical sports rivalry he thinks best compares to his feud with Reigns.
Cena said he’s currently finishing voiceover work for the animated film Ferdinand, which hits theaters on December 15th. Cena portrays a “giant but gentle bull” who must find a way to break free from his captors and return home to his family. He’s currently out on the west coast starting to film Bumble Bee, the upcoming Transformer movie spinoff. Next, he’s headed to China with WWE.
When asked if it’s difficult to be an inspiration to so many young fans, Cena said he has great perspective of what he does. Every day, he realizes it’s a gift to be in his position and being a WWE Superstar is an amazing opportunity to reach people.
Regarding his feud with Roman Reigns, Rosenberg said he feels Cena vs. Reigns is like a modern day Hulk Hogan vs. Ultimate Warrior. It’s the company’s two top babyfaces colliding and fans are split on who they’re supporting. Cena said he prefers to equate the Reigns feud to famous sports rivalries like New York vs. Boston. He thinks the most accurate comparison is Michael Jordan vs. LeBron games in a game of one-on-one. Like Michael Jordan, he considers himself very competitive and wants to make sure WWE’s future is in good hands with Reigns positioned as the top babyface for this next era.
Rosenberg asked Cena if it was weird getting cheered lately after a certain segment of the audience has been so outspoken against him for years. Cena said it’s weird, but the WWE audience and WWE live events are always unpredictable. Every week is exciting.
They got into some talk about sports, with Cena saying he’s a huge fan of college football. The college football fans are passionate like wrestling fans and he loves ‘reading’ the crowd. They discussed the Boston Red Socks’ recent scandal and using Apple watches to cheat against the New York Yankees. Cena said baseball has to evolve and has always been slow to adopt modern technology, since the game is so rooted in tradition. Cena said a downside of this conservative approach is that human error is part of the game and doesn’t understand why MLB has umpires monitoring the strike zone for pitchers instead of using laser technology .
When asked which sports figure he was most impressed by, Cena named 2-time Super Bowl winner Peyton Manning.
ICYMI: @JohnCena calls in talking everything from the #RedSox watch scandal to the athlete he was most impressed by
?https://t.co/HzymwqyF1H
— The Michael Kay Show (@TMKSESPN) September 14, 2017