John Cena may had been the face of WWE for a long time, he has been a 16 times World Champion in WWE which is more than anyone in the promotion. Ric Flair is also recognized as a 16 times World Champion but he won these titles from different promotion. The only wrestlers who come close to Cena are Randy Orton and Triple H with 14 World title reigns.
But with great success comes big criticism as well. Much like most of the faces of WWE, Cena had also been criticized for being overpushed. Vince McMahon has always overpushed his prime faces, Cena was not only name who received such criticism, Hulk Hogan and Roman Reigns also had to meet backlash for being overpushed.
John Cena Responded to The Criticism of Being Overpushed and Constant Wins During His Prime
There was a point when fans started to feel bored with the repetitive product of Cena where he conquered almost every opponent he faced. He may have put over some names during his latter days but the criticism of being overpushed never left him. Speaking with Collider recently, the 16 times World Champion discussed to this criticism;
John Cena is a 16 times WWE World Champion
“One of the biggest hang-ups in the middle portion of my career was that, spoiler alert, John wins. What people don’t understand is, I think now, maybe, as we begin to reflect back here on this last run of like, ‘Hey, man, I was in it for the long haul. The way you make those losses impactful is sometimes you’ve got to win, and sometimes you’ve got to win a lot.
John Cena recently announced his participation in Royal Rumble 2025
“Any time you can pass energy on to somebody, that’s kind of the life cycle of the business. You come in an unknown and, hopefully, you get the flywheel spinning, you create all this energy on your way out, you pay it forward, you pass it off.” Concluded The Champ.
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John Cena has started his retirement tour on the Netflix RAW Premiere and he also announced his participation in the upcoming men’s Royal Rumble match at the Royal Rumble event. There are strong rumors that he may go on to win the Rumble match and feature on the main event of WrestleMania 41. This has also been a matter of discussion for his critics.
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