John Cena on NEVER Main Eventing Wrestlemania After THE ROCK!

John Cena on NEVER Main Eventing Wrestlemania After THE ROCK! Discover the shocking truth about one FACT after John Cena's epic battle with The Rock at WrestleMania 29!
In this engaging interview on the NotSam Wrestling podcast, Cena shares a jaw-dropping fact that you won't believe. He also provides valuable advice and insights on how wrestlers can make the most of their opportunities, no matter where they stand on the card. Join us for this exciting episode as Cena opens up about his experiences and offers a fresh perspective on the world of wrestling. Don't miss out on this eye-opening conversation that goes beyond the realm of sports entertainment!
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[@Kevin.berger]

John Cena: You don't need to be the last match. Phil Brooks: *(breathing heavily)*

[@conor-_C]

U can say that after u got 10 main events already

[@Kevin.berger]

@@conor-_C Did he? The last I checked, Cena only closed out WrestleManias 22, 23, 27, 28, and 29. Of course, maybe you're not talking about Mania, specifically, in which case, I'd imagine that Punk also closed out 10 total events.

[@MrTambourineMan.]

@@Kevin.berger5 is still a lot more than 0

[@Kevin.berger]

@@MrTambourineMan. I did some checking, and Phil closed out the following 17 PPVs. From this, I conclude 1) Phil didn't get the memo about being able to say you don't need to be the last match after you've done it 10 times, and 2) I have no idea what your point was. Extreme Rules '09 Night of Champions '09 SummerSlam '09 Breaking Point '09 Elimination Chamber '10 Elimination Chamber '11 Money in the Bank '11 SummerSlam '11 Night of Champions '11 Hell in a Cell '11 TLC '11 Night if Champions '12 Hell in a Cell '12 Survivor Series '12 Royal Rumble '13 Elimination Chamber '13 Money in the Bank '13

[@conor-_C]

@@Kevin.berger did he main event 22 twice thats impressive

[@adultishgambino1]

Cena was the biggest star and McMahon did a terrible job establishing new stars so he relied heavily on Cena and Cena paid the price for it with the fans.

[@_TravellLynch]

I don’t think so. They were trying to build new stars, RVD for example. RVD messed up his own push just like several others did.

[@iamthewalruscuckookachoo1372]

You're way off. So Batista, Orton and Edge weren't given opportunities?

[@KAMENRAIDAWINK]

@@_TravellLynch rvd was well established.

[@_TravellLynch]

@@KAMENRAIDAWINK not John Cena established

[@MrTambourineMan.]

@@_TravellLynchdid they really though? How did RVd beat Cena in his big moment at ECW one night stand? It was via interference. They didn’t do that for guys like Cena. When they won: they won decisively.

[@Hunterese123]

John Cena only main evented 5 Manias, which is crazy WM 22 Vs HHH, WM 23 Vs HBK, WM 27 Vs The Miz, WM 28 Vs The Rock, WM 29 Vs The Rock

[@akajshhshbob4005]

only???? Thats the 4th most in history his peak was 2006 to 2012 its no suprise he didn't main event more

[@OMAR-vk9pi]

@@akajshhshbob4005 yes only his peak lasted longer than most

[@KelticTim]

Cena had plenty of main events, he was letting the next guy get his. He’s a damn good dude, he didn’t start out that way, but he ended that way and that’s what is most important.

[@Juicepluggedin]

Yeah after he buried every new talent especially nexus but I understand why, cena was on the verge of getting fired before the whole dr thugonomics

[@KelticTim]

@@Juicepluggedin that’s why I said he didn’t start out that way, and he didn’t bury anyone himself, the writers did that building him into the role as the top dog. Hogan, Stone Cold, HHH, Roman, everyone who becomes the clear top dog squashes everyone the writers think are beneath them. The great ones do what Cena did and step aside once they are “made” and start letting the next guy start to build up. It’s way too rare tho

[@OMAR-vk9pi]

@@Juicepluggedin literally every top star did what he did you weirdos like to be selective guys like Jeff and rvd were pushed hard they ruined their own pushes I guess Cena did that too?

[@frappexd_2959]

@@Juicepluggedin he buried nexus and thats it? Wow dude tell me buddy did u critique austin walking out on brock in 2002? If not be quiet. Johns done more good then bad

[@jeggy6221]

@@KelticTim is that why he completely ruined alex riley's push to get his own stuff in? and the booking of the nexus was cena's idea

[@Turo602]

As long as fans are invested in you, it doesn't matter what position you're in. A John Cena fan will watch a John Cena segment, match, promo, or whatever. They've already bought in on Cena. Title, no title, main event or not, just as long as you're on TV, relevant, and delivering on a consistent basis, fans will be satisfied. Seth Rollins just went years without holding the belt and still remained a highlight of the show all throughout.

[@michaela2870]

So true. As long as Brett or The Rock were on I don’t care I’m watching. It was like Michael Jackson is on tv back then.

[@michaela2870]

I like John Cena as a human being. Proof that you become even more successful with humility. U can’t 👀 him but we 🦻u.

[@festo512]

Why didn't he have humility and put Nexus over?

[@stephen2597]

I remember watching wrestlemania 24 as my first wrestlemania and thinking undertaker v edge was the best match to be last because that story was the most intense imo. Always thought the story matters most for main event

[@Juicepluggedin]

Yeah that’s true for most cases but when you have 2 mega stars on the card it’s a whole different ball game

[@stephen2597]

@@Juicepluggedin yeah can’t fault you there

[@HongKongEclectic]

I was there in the stadium for that one. Incredible

[@dabellwrites6888]

Then that would be the main event.

[@HongKongEclectic]

John Cena has to be in the conversation for WWE Mount Rushmore.

[@briantep458]

sure why not Hogan Rock Austin Cena

[@khaleddriouch4758]

Cena is greatness dude, absolute don.

[@cameo1013]

The main event isn't the last match, is the most promoted match.

[@NickGregorio]

Cena was after my time as a die hard fan. I liked his hip hop gimmick but eventually thought he was whack. Now as an adult male and back in love with wrestling, Cena is a true wrestler, through and through. This guy carried the business to where it’s at now. Mad respect.

[@brocksells197]

The okay wrestlers complain and do nothing when they arent given the main event. The great wrestlers go out there and prove to the boss that they should have been the main even

[@heyiamnick4144]

People will always make comparisons between Cena and Hogan, but it’s safe to say that Cena is everything hogan should’ve been. He was the top guy for a long time and then it was his time to put others over and establish the next generation, Cena did that Hogan used his power to stay on top for as long as possible

[@Notoriouswrestlingfan12314]

I know people are gonna be up the nexus thing but let’s be honest any none of them would have been too stars

[@Okkkkkkskskssj]

Cena is the hulk hogan character in real life

[@Okkkkkkskskssj]

@@Notoriouswrestlingfan12314I feel wade Barrett would had been, and that’s the only thing I feel cena got wrong, rest of the guys ppl complain about like Damien sandow and Alex Riley were not gonna do shit lol😂

[@adilejaz9227]

Who's cena lol hogan is still famous ask any grown ups around the world who don't even watch wwe they know who hulk hogan is do remember hulk hogan at wm18 look at the pop he was getting when the rocks popularity was very high at that time he was in movies and everywhere but still hulk outdrawn the rock

[@heyiamnick4144]

@@adilejaz9227 who ever questioned Hogan’s popularity? I certainly didn’t. So idk why you’re going on about how popular hogan was because it doesn’t affect nor matter in this conversation. I pointed out how Hogan was a selfish egomaniac who abused his backstage influence to stay on top.

[@leifjohnson2081]

You know everyone has given John so much crap over the years for burying his opponents or being out for himself…some true some I think jealousy he was so over. But this is like the second interview hearing from him and I think he is absolutely amazing guy and he has a mind for the business and he’s not always about himself.

[@sskmanentsa5326]

What does it mean to bury someone in wrestling?

[@everythingisawesome2903]

​@@sskmanentsa5326When someone favourite wrestler is not winning, they say Cena is "bUrYiNg" them, and that's far from the truth, considering Cena has helped a lot of guys throughout his career when he has lost against them and making them look good, but you won't see these people ever mention that to suit their anti-Cena narrative.

[@sskmanentsa5326]

@@everythingisawesome2903 I've always seen him after knowing the business as the main cash cow of the WWE, so no matter what he was going to be at the top. Usually those type of dudes are not built to lose and if you are in a match with them, you should expect to lose. Bret was similar, but Bret's feel for the psychology of the ring was next level to the point that he'd build a wrestler even in a loss. Cena entered the game at 24 latest, and I don't expect him to know it like that and Vince after the failure attempt of heel Stone Cold (coupled with Rock making sporadic appearance at the same time) was never going to change Cena. Cena is not excused from the mistakes he did but some of these guys he was up against seem to be primarily focused on wins and losses which are important but are not the be all end all in wrestling.

[@gnikulodeon1999]

Personally, I wish he did main-event WrestleMania 33 with AJ Styles for the WWE Championship, but that's fine.

[@1craley878]

I remember watching that event, telling my son that "well it's John Cena, he's not wrestling early", and then he was the first match. That's just not how you treat people that had helped make your company so much better than before.

[@jaysco5257]

Cena King of Spin lol ultimate Spin Artist at work once again

[@csw3287]

Booker T: Hold My Spinaroonie

[@KingPriyom]

how did you get cena on for this?!

[@MillyBitchell]

Cena made the US title the most important belt.

[@sammyderrick8658]

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[@unlimited2379]

See but that’s easy for Cena to say cause he was a main eventer before. He’s been built and had the company revolve the entire brand around him. When you’re a proven main event star you automatically become the main event at whatever slot they slot you in. For someone who’s coming up or been there for a while that main even slot is the difference between another guy on the roster and “yo he’s finally getting a push”

[@AlibucketsBeats]

Like Cena said all interview: it’s all perspective

[@kuyt20]

Did Cena complain when his title match against JBL was not the Main Event of WM21? No. Have you ever hear of Cena complaining when he is not the main event match of any of the PPVs he is in? No. So why are you pretending like Cena and Punk are the same in attitude and ego?

[@KanineLive]

@@kuyt20Lol cena is a different breed.

[@speranza9415]

Only now I came to realize it's been 10 years Cena main evented his last Mania...

[@CraigCFlynn]

Oddly enough Cena is wrong here. Austin won the tags titles with HHH right after he won the WWF title in Houston. It's easy for Cena to say all of this given his career and wealth.

[@WhitePeopleAreAnnoying]

Lmao he won that while holding the WWF title, with hhh, while hhh was holding the IC title. He didn’t go to the mid card

[@CraigCFlynn]

@@WhitePeopleAreAnnoying so?

[@KanineLive]

⁠​⁠@@CraigCFlynnThe point is would he have gone for the tag titles had he not won or had the WWF title. 🤦🏿‍♂️ That’s what being a mid carder is bud.

[@greghuffman3061]

AJ's graveyard match + firefly funhouse match = grave of the fireflies match

[@jonathancohoon]

He didn't main event any PPVs because Vince wanted Reigns as the new Cena whether he was ready or not. Ever since WM31 Reigns has been the main event in all but 2 WrestleMania's, and one of those he was away with the company because of Rona.

[@frappexd_2959]

Wow even when the man does great u still find a way to knock him down

[@MrTambourineMan.]

@@frappexd_2959i dont read it as a knock on Cena. That’s just how WWE is. They focus on one guy. That guy main events every PPV mo matter what. Champion. Not champion. And he usually wins every match. The rest of the roster just exist to prop the tol guy up. Cena was that for many years. Then they started pushing Roman and Cena started losing matches left-and-right. Credit to John Cena for putting others over at the end of his run as the top guy.

[@qweasdzxcname]

the main event used to be hte most important match, when shows and ppv were 3 hours tops. and there wasnt internet and streaming. these days most people just watch the match they want to watch and skip the boring shit. being last in a long show is bad because people might leave in the middle and not see you.

[@dabellwrites6888]

Good point, I never thought about this before.

[@deveshkapoor6552]

Wait, wasn't Firefly Funhouse the Main Event?

[@adelpvptv7630]

John Cena: You don't need to be the last match cm punk the next day: Working with John Cena sucks

[@dabellwrites6888]

Never. CM Punk has said his best matches were with John Cena.

[@adelpvptv7630]

@@dabellwrites6888 Haha I know but CM Punk is still mad about not getting the main event match at WrestleMania Jericho and other wrestlers told him that your match with undertaker was a main event Punk told them I'm not a little kid The main event is in the last Which is true but..

[@Pick6Nick]

First off I’m not no Cena hater. I was the biggest Cena fan when I was little and still am. But how you gonna brag about not main eventing wrestlemania when you already did it 5 times and tell guys they don’t NEED to go on last. Guys that have an issue with not going on last are guys that have never done it. So all that “I haven’t main evented in years” is dumb cause a lot of guys haven’t main evented they whole life. And again I’m not even hating on Cena I fw Cena but when he say that I’m just like… huh 😂

[@jordannewsom3606]

Because WWE put him in those main events. They will put the matches they think mean the most last. Cena saying you don't need to be last doesn't really reflect the company's view on main events

[@KanineLive]

@@jordannewsom3606Its so simple yet people choose to blindly disregard that fact.

[@briantep458]

not everyone will have a ric flair/hbk moment. How many people remember last matches for austin, rock, hogan, undertaker

[@88smjls]

Cena had been the top guy for 7-8 years lol when he worked with Rock.

[@yazr1712]

I remember Punk not main eventing. I remember Rock/Hogan not main eventing. Ppl remember.

[@jordannewsom3606]

Taker and Michaels didn't main event 25

[@sams-hx7hm]

@@jordannewsom3606 HHH v Orton could've been great if the stipulation was different

[@jordannewsom3606]

@@sams-hx7hm True

[@tcsbaseball1]

Speaking out of both sides of his face here, it’s easy to say make the most of your opportunities and don’t worry about being In the main event when you’ve been in several main events and are in the back half of your career. If they would have told him before WrestleMania 22 or 23 that he wasn’t the main event, he would have had NONE of it

[@aldairreynoso2564]

Thing is he beat 2 of the biggest egomaniacs at mania 22 and 23 being HHH and shawn who did the EXACT same thing, hell even worse than he was, when they were in his position. They only did their job and when his time came he did it gracefully.

[@kuyt20]

"He would have none of it" Yeah sure. Because you know him inside out, do you? LMAO! Just because you think something would happen does not make it fact.

[@nevg21]

You are a hater and a fool! Cena has always been a class-act! You know nothing!

[@NoMoneyAfterTipping]

My favorite wrestler was always Eddie Guerrero. To this day he’s my favorite. My second favorite was John Cena so this is 2004 and John Cena was huge in wwe then and was pretty much the mascot character. Of course i have many favorites, but seeing where cena is now, seeing batista, rock, lesnar, undertaker- it really does establish the difference between john cena being from the later generation. Older wrestlers get way more respect and they deserve it. It’s sad seeing wwe change and think of all those matches that can never happen again because the “regulation changes”…making it safe….my stepdad and grandfather saw some wild wrestling moments and when we all grow up they will be legendary and luckily we have videos. WWE was a huge part of my childhood sadly i stopped watching around 2012. It’s sad to see all the wrestlers make it in hall of fame and hear “thank you”. Man, they really kept us entertained all this time…there is NOTHING like wwe i know it’s fake, but that business really was booming growing up aint no doubt about how entertaining them slams, intros, slap chops, bloody faces, dirty red tricks, interferences, etc were. R.I.P Eddie Guerrero and the rest of the late greats. They’re normal people now and in these days celebrities are 1 billion times more reachable. Send some flowers.

[@Hanzothagod]

Unfortunately Cena wasn’t appreciated until he became a part timer. Glad It’s not happening to Roman and Romans gettin ng the respect he deserves during his run not after.

[@jmgueeve9159]

Bro does this so much he definitely did all that shit out of boredom and breaking the repetition of entertaining these annoying fans every damn day or weekend or whatever 😂

[@greghuffman3061]

from rock to rock bottom

[@kaeso101]

Cena needs a run for the intercontinental title at least once

[@everythingisawesome2903]

Same man, that would make him the Grand Slam Champion.

[@vaibhavroy79]

@@everythingisawesome2903 the guy needs a World championship run, like a proper run. Give him the 17th and let me cross Ric Flair. But not against Regins, may be someone else. Like a heel Austin T or Drew Mac

[@mkdisciple]

Cena was never the victim. Him portraying him self as such makes me hate him more than when we was wrestling.

[@jordannewsom3606]

Never heard him say he was a victim

[@KanineLive]

Lol delusional bots who choose or cant comprehend such simplicity for what it is. I think your hate blinds you.

[@kanamoodaley6761]

Stupid questions... Cena main evented enough ppvs. After he and Rock, Wwe shifted towards the shield.

[@johncen3530]

Tell this to punk

[@rubio9478]

CM Punk doesn't give a shit.

[@MrTambourineMan.]

Probably not the guy to take this wisdom from. Imagine someone who had good parents telling you that good parents aren’t everything in life. Cena got to be the man in WWE. He main evented plenty of WrestleMania’s. Even CM Punk’s big Money in the Bank moment beating John Cena was weakened by the distraction from Vince McMahon. Punk never beat Cena clean and they were big rivals for a while.

[@jasontibbetts9981]

Biggest missed opportunity was a Cena heel turn. WWE and John both needed it

[@vaibhavroy79]

yes, for some it would have been good, but cena's fan base would become disinterested and losses would occur on merchandise sales, which is highest for Cena.

[@imsljr420]

If only cm punk had cena's attitude.

[@rubio9478]

They're polar opposites

[@rubio9478]

@Sub zero I was talking about Punk and Cena.

[@rubio9478]

@Sub zero a homophobic joke. Like I haven't heard that one before. Not very original.

[@rubio9478]

@Sub zero you sound like a pinhead

[@MrTambourineMan.]

He probably would if he main evented six Wrestlemanias and a hundred other PPV’s like Cena

[@noirknight9770]

i did not realize this, holy shit..it still doesn't feel true

[@danielletemple4364]

A John cena on ppv is a main event in its own right tbf

[@derrickrose5933]

​@@danielletemple4364not this last year with Austin theory. That was dog shit

[@nojozol1816]

This guy really gargles cena sack

[@docproc144]

They really brought the Make A Wish kids out just to have Cena lose to Austin Theory and his stupid little earring 💀

[@georgem6093]

listening to this 2 minute video clip help me realise why wwe backed cena more than cm punk. as Jim ross would say - reliability.

[@timslee0618]

This sounds like a player on a sports team who says "put me in coach"

[@markrobinson9394]

That’s easy to say, John, but you were a made man in WWE history by the time you beat The Rock at WrestleMania 29. Guys like Randy, Batista, Edge, Punk and Bryan were absolutely good enough for that role, but they never received the same push that you did, no matter how well they performed or how much support they had from the fans. Vince made it clear that you were the guy, and even when others held the title, he still built the show around you. So when it came time for the big shows, you were on the top of the card, while the others were getting squashed by Sheamus in 12 seconds or losing to the Shield in a thrown-together six-man tag.

[@cameo1013]

Orton and Batista faced The Rock back in WrestleMania XX Orton faced Hogan back in SummerSlam 2005

[@AdamantMindset]

yea, ask all those people who sold the most merch? that actually tells you what fans love. not the likes and comments on social media. it's a business in the end.

[@OMAR-vk9pi]

They have every opportunity to take that top spot just stop embarrassing yourself it’s old

[@TrideepNagg]

@@OMAR-vk9pithey can that bitch boy Cena keeps hogging the spot light like a freaking con man

[@markrobinson9394]

@@cameo1013 Both matches were placed in the midcard and received nowhere near the same level of attention from the creative team. Rock was a passenger for the Mick-Randy feud, while Hogan-Randy was rushed, had a terrible buildup creatively (fake Hogan’s on Orton Knows Best) and made a terrible decision in having a 26-year-old Randy lose. You have to look at the context for each situation, not just the card. Rock-Cena had two years of build, was listed as the main event of WrestleMania a whole year in advance and was pushed as the most important match in history, even when it wasn’t for the title. I’m sorry, but Vince wasn’t ever going to allow that sort of booking for anyone else other than maybe Roman Reigns.

[@mustafaniazi2917]

Hahaha wrestle mania should have been once in a lifetime or atleast punk should have been in the next match... Punk was way over.. he needed that rub from cena and rock in the mania main event

[@Ching.A]

Wad a hypocrite. Prior to his later years in his career, he was main eventing as the last match for who knows how long. The diff was he was thrown the opprtunity and kept the young down. But when he became generous was when he alrdy decided nah im heading elsewhere alrdy. How can ppl nbe so naive

[@KanineLive]

You are soo right, HOW can you be that naive to think this?

[@Ching.A]

@@KanineLive you are SOO right im right to think you are naive. Go on, cry

[@watersandblue6001]

Roman Reigns came along😅

[@sasukehickson3390]

John beat Roman multiple times. John is at his point in his career that he can put talent over. If Cena want to win every match again. He could but he chose not too. He's just letting the new faces and old legends like taker to shine. It's all acting! In reality Cena ain't scared of nobody lol I seen Cena snap in person on AJ Styles. Cena can become satanic again if he wants.

[@watersandblue6001]

@@sasukehickson3390 when did he beat reigns?

[@sasukehickson3390]

@@watersandblue6001 Way back when he was wearing the shield jacket. Lol not recent because vince want Cena to help talent. Not buried them! Cena just explain that! Well he did win once not that long ago in a tag match against Roman.

[@datboyjeff]

You don’t need to Main Event…after Main Eventing for YEARS…this exact thing is one of the reasons folks have an issue with John…he thinks he’s saying something profound and meanwhile is shitting on people who bust their asses just to get told “you’re not good enough” to Main Event Wrestlemania….FOH

[@simenzewedlamini360]

What he is saying is nothing wrong if u were main eventing countless time u would want a break from it and give it to somebody else what’s so wrong with that U just another toxic hater up I here saying bs stuff

[@KanineLive]

Sucks my G. Cena’s worked hard too.

[@IAmAHeater]

The main event is the last match of the show🙄

[@jimherridgejr.586]

Cena must've come to Jesus after presiding over the funeral of Nexus.

[@WalkingRoscoe]

Lost any respect for Cena, after he publicly GROVELLED to the CHICOM government.

[@KanineLive]

Did your respect for him ever even matter in the first place?

[@farajicouncil4496]

So much for the golden shovel theory they always claimed

[@rubio9478]

Triple H is still using it just fine.

[@vijayabalajir1903]

The Rock did exactly that before John Cena... He said ok to anything Vince asked him to do...

[@noname-wz5ww]

100% inaccurate. Rock and stone cold were NOTORIOUS for going off script, not putting people over and forcing rewrites to their character. They were anything but company men...

[@vijayabalajir1903]

@@noname-wz5ww stone cold was... But not the Rock... You'd know if you grew up during the attitude Era... He was on top of the wrestling world when Austin was out injured... But he kept dropping the title to triple h... He put all sorts of people over... From Jericho to Lesnar...

[@OMAR-vk9pi]

@@noname-wz5ww they got the top spot because they were company men stop lying to yourself rock only put people over when he realized he wanted to go to Hollywood he’s a Hollywood diva for a reason

[@noname-wz5ww]

@Vijayabalaji R son, I've been watching wrestling for over 40 years, but thanks for the inaccurate history lesson. Stone cold was never a company man, if he was, he wouldn't have left, refused to put guys over. And the rock is a poster child for someone using the business as a stepping stone to hollywood. Even when he came back, he was supposed to lose and put guys over, but him and his people refused...because of his star power.

[@life0093]

Rock put plenty of people over. The company sucks today because Cena had to go over every up and coming talent.

[@Laid2Sleep]

Sounds like the rock never forgave him for the wrist promo and vince was forced to adhere in order for the rock to even consider coming back.

[@brolly2612]

mister cena wins lol yer dont need to be the main event ok...

[@simenzewedlamini360]

Crybaby keep crying

[@LegendJ0e4]

cena forced himself and randy orton to beat the entire nexus lol

[@Okkkkkkskskssj]

He admitted he was wrong pal get over it

[@simenzewedlamini360]

@@Okkkkkkskskssjpeople up in here on the comment section are crybabies really grow up !