“My pops is killing the business,” Current WWE champion recalls hilarious story involving John Cena and his father at independent show
Raw Superstar reveals an interesting story involving John Cena's father working as a manager in professional wrestling.
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Ivar recalls hilarious story of John Cena and his father (via WWE)
John Cena is widely regarded as one of the greatest microphone workers of all time. He is very compelling on the stick, tells a great story, and knows how to go off on his opponents when he has to. It appears that the Hollywood superstar gets his charisma from his father, who also used to work in the professional wrestling industry.
Speaking with Chris Van Vliet, Ivar narrated a story about John Cena Sr., who used to work as a manager in a wrestling promotion. He cut a promo in front of 2500 people and openly said that he was a heel. However, for that night, he was a babyface.
‘Heel’ and ‘face’ are wrestling terminologies for bad guys and good guys at a wrestling show. Such insider terminologies are rarely used in front of fans at public events. When John Cena heard his father using these terms on the monitor, he said out loud that his father was killing the business.
My pops is killing the business.
Ivar via Chris Van Vliet
In the modern wrestling world, the use of such terms has become much more normalized, albeit still not on TV. Kayfabe has been considered dead for a long time. Furthermore, social media and news reports have given fans huge insights into the behind-the-scenes of the wrestling world.
WWE EVP Chris Legentil comments on John Cena’s retirement tour
At Money in the Bank 2024, John Cena shocked the world by announcing his retirement from professional wrestling. Later in the year, he commented that he was booked for 36 dates throughout his retirement tour. He will also reportedly take part in the Royal Rumble and is a favorite to win it.
Speaking on The Sports Media Podcast, WWE EVP Chris Legentil confirmed that Cena was going out on his own terms, and there was no pressure from the company. Furthermore, he said that he was going to do a year-long tour with the company. This would involve worldwide venues alongside the United States. Legentil believed that the opportunity to see the 16x World Champion in action one last time was quite powerful.
We think that the opportunity for the people to see John Cena one last time all around the world is going to be quite powerful.
Chris Legentil on The Sports Media Podcast
Fans need not worry, as this retirement tour will not be the last time they see Cena in WWE. While he would likely not wrestle again, he will continue to be a part of the promotion going forward. In fact, he has already signed an extension with the company that goes beyond 2025.
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