Cena admits name change was for kids, talks about favourite diva, stars, more

[MikeRaw]

SI.com has an interview with WWE World Heavyweight Champion John Cena that took place last night at the Gillette-EA Sports Champions of Gaming Global Finals. Cena talks about his favorite WWE Diva, watching the Super Bowl
, future WWE stars and his true favorite baseball team.

Regarding Sunday's Super Bowl, Cena said it was the first time he got to watch the whole game in a long time. He was also happy with the game's outcome and believes it over-delivered.

When asked about his favorite Diva in the company, Cena said: "My No. 1 has always been Candice Michelle. She understands what we do in our business. She's an unbelievable athlete, works very hard and is unbelievably gorgeous."

Cena also admits that his finisher's name was changed due to WWE attracting so many children now. Cena said: "It was totally my call. It's actually Attitude Adjustment. I realize that our audience has changed now and when I look out past the ring now I see so many children. Originally the FU was a pun in response to Brock Lesner's move, he used to wrestle in the WWE. I never really called it that. It's something I said once and the announcers picked it up. I know that kids are watching my every move and there are a lot of parents know their kids look up to me and I know a lot of people watch our program with closed eyes and I kind of live by the motto -- "Hustle Loyalty Respect." If someone is out of line, I think instead of giving them an FU, it's better to give them an attitude adjustment."

Cena names Cody Rhodes. Ted DiBiase and Harry ("DH") Smith as stars people will be talking about in five years.

While Cena was spotted wearing a Tampa Bay Rays hat late last season, his true allegiance is with his hometown Boston Red Sox. "I was just trying to stir up a division rivalry that was dead in the water," Cena said. "I actually went to Fenway Park in a Rays jersey and hat and I was sitting in the middle of Red Sox nation and I was answering Red Sox trivia all night long so my fandom is not in jeopardy," Cena said.


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Hate to say I told you so, but ffor anyone saying he didn't change it because of kids, hopefully that's the end of it.

 

[Kizza]

Wasn't it obvious it was for the kids?

 

[btman]

Wasn't it obvious it was for the kids?

Yes it was very obvious, yet I'm quite sure I too read on here people trying to say different.

 

[MikeRaw]

To Kizza: Clearly. You don't have to be a smartass here all he time to be known, ya know? But some people (CMS, Travis) refused to believe it was for kids.

 

[Quintastic One]

So much for that debate. lol. That pretty much confirms that WWE is going kid friendly. Not saying its good or bad, but any naysayers who says its all just speculation will have to accept it now.

 

[This Guy]

so in John Cena's opinion, Candice is a great athlete & understands the buisness....for the love of God I hope he doesn't mean that he thinks she's the best athlete and understands the buisness better then anyone, because thats just laughable.

 

[Soulpower]

"My No. 1 has always been Candice Michelle. She understands what we do in our business.

Botch every single move and break half of the bones in your body, all while getting no reaction from the fans?

 

[Airfixx]

^^^LOL... Yeah, that's a bit of a double-take moment in temrs of Cena's credibility, don't ya think? ...Just when he's finally winning over the older crowd again too. hahahaha.

 

[PeepShow]

Cena said: "My No. 1 has always been Candice Michelle. unbelievably gorgeous."

lmao.

 

[The Rated R CMStar]

But some people (CMS, Travis) refused to believe it was for kids.

I did believe it, I even said it was obvious, but I just didn't want to jump to ship and go on giving something as a given when nobody had confirmed it.


And if you want to be very textual, the name change wasn't because of WWE going kid friendly or being PG, but a personal decision of John Cena

 

[Millzy Pt. 2]

Cena said: "My No. 1 has always been Candice Michelle. She understands what we do in our business. She's an unbelievable athlete, works very hard and is unbelievably gorgeous."

:rotflmao_1:
Bullshit, but hey this coming from Cena who can't wrestle worth shit to save his life.

 

[Enigma22]

i hate that he changed the name of his finisher but i understand why atleast. it makes sense even though the attitude adjuster sounds dumb. i wouldnt care if he changed it to something that sounded decent but the attitude adjuster is just to PG imo. it sounds like something a mother would like their kids to see. and its not like its gonna change anyones attitude.

 

[Travis40]

To Kizza: Clearly. You don't have to be a smartass here all he time to be known, ya know? But some people (CMS, Travis) refused to believe it was for kids.

This isn't WWE changing the name of the FU, it's John Cena asking for the name to be changed. I never said it wasn't aimed for kids, I just said that there's a possibility they just wanted to change the name of the move. I was sure it was aimed for kids, but I didn't think WWE was behind it.

 

[Axis]

:rotflmao_1:
Bullshit, but hey this coming from Cena who can't wrestle worth shit to save his life.

What the fuck are you talking about? I thought that by now people were willing to accept that Cena was not only a good wrestler, but one of the best in world. A wrestler's job is to draw fans, and Cena does that better than anybody else right now.