He was Wades errand boy for a month and took a loss at Hell in a Cell. There is so much more to the nexus not getting over than simply to Cena at SummerSlam. Also it's not like Nexus got dominated. It was down to Cena and Barrett. Cena more than got the shield over so Nexus is such old news. Daniel Bryan got over no matter what. The other members should have put in more effort.
Ive always been a big cena fan, he was pretty much my entire childhood, but him saying he doesnt write the show is very disingenuous, he very clearly used backstage politics to get over in certain situations, the nexus being the obvious one, just because he didnt write it doesnt mean he didnt have a big say in what happened, and for the record i have no issue with him doing that, he only done what a lot of guys before him done and what guys like roman reigns are doing now, its part of it but lets not pretend he couldnt manoeuvre backstage to get his way
I get what you're saying but Vince had complete creative control. The WWE was not a democracy. Vince was a King who had absolute control over everyone who he hired.
@justinb7494If you believe the dirt sheets Roman has thrown his weight around. He has had "that's not going to work for me brother" moments. I've never seen one shoot interview where a wrestler has said that though. Who knows?
@@perceivedvelocity9914 yes vince had control but the top guy always has a big say and can manoeuvre the script to a certain extent and again im not criticising john for doing that, im criticising him for acting like it didnt happen
Hottest act at the time and Cena squashed it. Save the retcon jobber bs. His Theory angle still is baffling. You suck Theory and even if you beat me you still suck. Wth?
Cena saying he doesn't care about winning or losing and just accepts everything given to him is high cap. That's likely true nowadays, but in the past? Fuck outta here lmao
Yea we're just supposed to pretend now that John Cena didn't politic his way into victories even though it's well known that he did. Cena burying the Nexus was a Cena decision, it is well known. The retcon of Cena's golden shovel is crazy
Cena is full of shit. always has been. people can say whatever they want about him. I have, unfortunately, watched his whole career. I have heard stories about him over they years. from credible sources. the best one being that Nexus BS he did that was confirmed by Jericho and Edge of all people. so screw Cena and his "I dont care. I dont write the show"
Nexus was never "buried." Stop living in delusions. Stop making BS excuses. Stop acting like Cena had all this political pull when he was actually just a cog in the machine
Nexus wouldn't have gotten over even if they would have beaten Cenas team at SummerSlam. If all it takes is one loss to end your momentum then there wasn't much going on in the first place. Cena hasn't won a singles match since 2018. Could you say the same thing if that were an Austin, Hogan, Reigns, Rock? Cena has been plenty giving. Looking only at the nexus and willfully ignoring everything else is biased as fuck.
An actor doesn’t always write the script. It doesn’t change the fact he can use his influence to make the script fit his will. That’s a pretty good answer to not throw anybody under the bus, including him. But saying it as if he had nothing to do with anything? Come on.
@@NateDoesYTThere are absolutely times where John Cena threw his weight around to get finishes to matches changed, put the brakes on other peoples careers, etc. From the way the stories get told, it does seem like his motivation is more about what he thinks is "right" for the business as opposed to himself (or even safety, in regards to some finishes he had changed), whether he is right or not. But when he throws his creative control around he can't just say "Oh I just do the best with what they tell me to do." because if he thought something they asked him to do was a wrong call, or thought an opponent wasn't ready or championship material, he went to Vince about it. He wasn't a Hogan or a Shawn Micheals trying to bury anyone who might be a threat to their position but he absolutely had a say and was in a position where he could voice his input without consequences (and being their top earner, his input was rarely going to be refused) The most famous example is his win over Nexus, but that is admittedly debatable as to whether he had Vince change who was going over, or Vince changed his mind on his own at the last second and Cena only changed how the finish played out because he didn't want to take a DDT to the concrete floor and risk injury.
@@NateDoesYT my point is saying that @jaybou007 saying he himself( jabou) has more power at his own job then his boss to tell him what to do, he think Cena has a lot of influence to do what he wants because he hates Cena and think he used his power to bury everyone and take the spot light from everyone.
I like John cena but I gotta call 🧢. He’s killed the momentum of nexus and other wrestlers because he didn’t want to put them over. Same deal with Shawn Michaels except he doesn’t deny it
You guys forget the US title open challenge...how many names he brought up as potential draws. He put over Rusev, that sucked and took it back to try and make more stars but that was done too You're hell bent on talking about a stable that had one potential star, booking failed Wade Barrett not Cena.
That might be the only example though, and both Edge and Jericho also said that he owned up to it and admitted his mistake. He is no Hogan or Flair, for sure.
@@lancethefilmguy9392 Jericho has also said on video that he and Edge tried talking Cena out of it. So what he’s said on video and what he wrote in the book contradicts itself.
The sub heading caught me off guard and then the content in the video spoke to me in volumes, that there's a lot that these megastars or main eventers do to delay the young and upcoming superstars which is backstage politics,look at Nexus storyline, Wade Barret never winning the WWE Championship
I’ve been a fan of Cena for years, but him acting like he doesn’t have any backstage pull is crazy. To my understanding, it was John Cena who lobbied to bury The Nexus at Summerslam 2010. Both Edge and Chris Jericho, who were on Cena’s team, thought that they should put The Nexus over in that match, even going as far as to talk with Cena about it. Apparently he ignored them and said he didn’t think it was a good idea. This comes straight from the mouth of Edge and Jericho themselves. Wade Barrett has also said that he thought that he and the Nexus should’ve won that match. And supposedly The Nexus was originally gonna win that match and it was changed last minute.
@@lancethefilmguy9392 Yeah Nexus was originally going to win but Vince changed it last minute because he thought Summerslam should have a “happy ending.” But you can’t tell me that if Cena, his top guy, came to him to talk about it and weigh the options that he wouldn’t have considered letting the Nexus win. I mean, literally every other guy in that match thought that the Nexus should win, even the guys on Cena’s own team. But Cena didn’t even consider it, he flat out said he thought it was a bad idea.
@docproc144 No doubt, but my point is that what Edge, Jericho, and Cena were discussing was HOW the Nexus were going to lose. That is why Cena apologized because he was referring to the concrete DDT spot, which was a bad decision
I was about to mention that, and Wade Barrett probably would have had a much better career if he went over Cena, but to be fair, Barrett might be one of the few examples where he politicked and changed the story narrative. Also, he seemed to have learned from it, because both Edge and Jericho also mentioned how he owned up to it and admitted his mistake. Plus, most performers has said he is very generous.
You only have the nexus to hold against him. Nothing more Anybody else was a Vince decision and it was best for business, because I ain't tryna see a nobody beat the biggest box office draw at the time. Sob why don't you.
@@TheStraightedgesuperstar the problem is that Cena fans outright deny that he played backstage politics and that he didn’t have any influence on his booking. The Nexus, refusing to drop the title to Swagger, him and Orton getting Mr. Kennedy fired, his backstage drama with Kenny Dykstra and Alex Riley. Whether you think these decisions were right or not doesn’t change the fact that he did indeed play politics like almost every big star and he did have pull backstage. Cena is no saint.
@@BadAssMacmillan you didn't wanna see Jack Swagger become champ anyway dude. Mr Kennedy may have ACTUALLY hurt Orton, Cena being Orton's friend and all, he backed him, like we all would. Alex Riley's story has been backed by Ryback...we all know his track record of outright burying WWE and it's stars. The Nexus was Cena's fault... absolutely. But it had a single star going for it; Wade Barret, Who still could have recovered by good booking by WWE like many people that lose to top stars even today. I'm not saying John is a saint. But to say that be buried lots of talent...is wild and false. He made more stars than he allegedly buried.
This is why the fans started to turn on Cena. Because they tried to sell this story that he was the greatest and absolutely unstoppable. In 05 and 06 I can't think of a match were he was beaten cleanly.
The only 1 we can agree on is he did the right thing stopping Jack Swagger cashing in on him for the WWE title & calling him out to tell him "hes not World Champion material"
@@Rockleelives777 Yup, called him out after Jack cashed in for the World Heavyweight Title & its true. Jack has the Worst World Title reign in WWE History
Cena's not being 100% truthful here. Today he can put anyone over because he isn't on tv all the time and it won't matter when he comes back. When the Rock comes out, do people remember he lost the title to Cena a decade ago? Nope, they don't care because Rock is a made man just like Cena is today. But back when he was active, how many times did he really go to Vince and say "i don't know boss, maybe I should be losing here and help get this guy over" instead of just winning and not saying anything? Vince listened to his top guys, Cena may not have written the shows but he did have influence and could have said no if he wanted to. Plus we know he had control, Edge and Jericho have discussed repeatedly about their match with Cena vs the Nexus and now Cena planned it out.
John Cena today is nice but winning against him doesn't elevate much anymore unlike Cena late 2010s. John Cena early 2010s is a scary thing to be. Nexus. Damien Sandow. Wyatt Family. Rusev. Zack Ryder. Those names really got buried after done having feud with Cena.
The only way he would lose is when someone interferes with his matches. The only time he lost clean was against The Rock, Kevin owens, undertaker, brock lesnar and bray wyatt firefly funhouse match.
@@cliffbot638Indeed. Since his first run as the Top guy in 2005. He only lost to Shawn Michaels on the Raw before Backlash 2007 clean. HHH at Night of Champions 2008, Batista Summerslam 2008. HHH again Raw 2009, The Rock WM 28 and Bryan at Summerslam 2013. Out of Eight straight Years as full on Top Guy, he lost only about Six Times as clean as possible.. crazy to think about and kinda makes it hard to tell a story of a wrestler improving and getting better if he constantly wins and never loses at all.
John's not a perfect person and I'm sure that there are things that he has done that he should be accountable for but winning is not one of them. IMO people criticize Cena for things that were out of his control. Vince chose who was the top guy. Vince guided the story and constantly rewrote the script. People hate Cena for the choices that Vince made.
I hope this gets on Jim Cornette’s desk because this man is full of shyt😂 He knows damn well he was on his Hulk Hogan “Not going to work for me brother” attitude for a while when he turned into Mr. Fruity Pebbles
@@lancethefilmguy9392its true... however people passionately hate Cena for some reason... he's done more elevating than Burying. HE made Punk, he made Ziggler, HE made Miz, HE stepped aside so Roman could be the guy...when he could've easily said it don't work for him. Tell me about something major Cena killed. Not the mid card at best group called the Nexus
I never questioned if Cena used his political skills. My question is, how OFTEN did he use it? Honestly, I think people only feel that way because of the Internet telling them that's how it is. Everyone forgets that Vince McMahon has the final say in everything. No matter how much say you have, Vince will have the last word. Cool interview as always, Chris. 😎
@@TheStraightedgesuperstar the problem I have is that they just left it there after Wrestlemania, they could've done more with it and give Theory's character more depth but even 1 year later he's still the same 1-dimensional heel that now is out there to just get jobbed to the more established stars.
It's all about creative and the steps after a booking decision. Austin Theory and Solo Sikoa beat Cena and they haven't followed up with anything. You can give an 18 year old a winning lottery ticket but if he doesn't know how to handle his earnings he'll just blow it all off and be in the exact place he was before, or worse.
Why people act like only Cena used his influence to get wins? Rock, Stone Cold, Taker, Triple H, HBK, Hogan did the same, but people pretend it isn't the case or something.
@@Rockleelives777 I think Cena was referring to that period between 2005-7 where he basically never lost, and I don't think he had that much influence backstage then
Rock actually lost a lot during his run as the top guy and his booking was pretty weak. He most likely played backstage politics but not as much as the other top guys. He should’ve used his backstage pull more to be honest, to give himself a stronger booking. But yeah, every top guy has played politics at one point. Some more than others.
@TJ-fe7rr WHat DiD RoCK EVeR Do? Look what he did to CM Punk in 2013 and nearly did to Cody this year. Rock played politics too. I love Rock. But I'm getting sick of people bashing Cena and not bashing Austin, HHH, and Hogan
@@djtheboss9691 what the hell you on about? Rock didn't do anything to Punk. Punk was champion for over 400 days, he's gotta lose at some point. And as for Cody headlining Wrestlemania? That was always going to be the plan. The cody crybabies want to believe they had a hand in it.
@TJ-fe7rr Yes, Punk eventually had to lose. BUT not to a man who was a part time actor. While Punk was carrying that fucking company for nearly 2 years as champion. Are you forgetting that Punk made WWE watchable and cool in 2011 and 2012. Then Rock comes in and fucks it up. Rock didn't need the championship. Also I can tell by you just saying Cody crybabies that you are going to defend Rock no matter what. So this conversation is over. Have a good day.
@@djtheboss9691 and I can tell you're gonna hate Rock no matter what. "The Rock comes in and fucks it up". Nah mate, I don't think so. You probably can't understand why people love Rock so much, I wouldn't expect you to. But I honestly don't understand why people like Punk so much? The dude is his own worst enemy. He's done nothing but run WWE down into the ground. It's called bitterness.
He politicked to never lose in his prime. So BS John. We have heard stories of John himself not wanting to lose. Now he thinks because he is losing it makes up for everything. No way liar. You just cared about John. Just like Hogan.
Cena is a massive liar and hypocrite. Speaks like a politician, denies politicking when folks like Jericho, Edge, Barrett etc states the contrary and that it was Cena.
I like cena, I grew up watching him, but this is such b*llshit. He's humble, yes, but he's known for a long time that he has the power to make sure things go the way he wants it. Example: the nexus
Cena has a lot of insight and wisdom to give which is to his credit. This short is him drinking his own kool aid just that bit too much - he career is not one of him being this magnanimous and he’s become so big it’s not in anyone’s interest to correct him
Wade Barrett, Jack Swagger, Alex Riley. The last two I completely understand why he wouldn't want to put over, but for him to sit here with this fake humbleness and act as if he's this perfect human that never had a selfish thought is so enraging.
HAHAHAHHAA "you are okay with putting solo over in the first match" GTFO!!!! yeah NOW that he is irrelevant and a part timer that keeps coming back and retiring every 6 months. idk who is more full of sht, chris for pretending to be naive or cena pretending he never had a say. there's Mutiple wrestlers that talk about this. He literally buried 95% of the people for over a decade
Ask Edge or Jericho what Mr fake hypocrite here did to nexus and wade barret! Politicking and demanding to win burying over nexus when they were red hot. Even edge & Jericho opposed against his decision
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It's crazy that Wrestlemania 29 was the last Wrestlemania he main evented. It was the end of an era and we didn't even know it.
Rip Akira Toriyama 😢
It’s crazy because of the thumbnail, I was looking for this comment
God bleed you my friend 🙏🏾💯
A real heartbreaker
@@millionairesburner24 honestly bro , my whole childhood fr man what a legend
Chris is The Legit first interviewer I actually really liked
Not the first for me personally, but my list is still *really* short and he is on it.
John Cena is like Kobe Bryant “Fans buy tickets to see you perform at your highest level” that’s why he’s respected
"I don't write the show, I never have." John Cena, as I stare coldly at my Nexus armband.
he didn't write it, it was Vince! As he said, he goes with what he is given. Cheers!
@@kaujee Cena does have influence though and can sometimes decide if he wins or loses. Like when he refused to drop the title to Jack Swagger.
He was Wades errand boy for a month and took a loss at Hell in a Cell. There is so much more to the nexus not getting over than simply to Cena at SummerSlam. Also it's not like Nexus got dominated. It was down to Cena and Barrett. Cena more than got the shield over so Nexus is such old news. Daniel Bryan got over no matter what. The other members should have put in more effort.
@@kaujee He changed the ending so he could beat the Nexus all by himself.
@@jkyle1018. An y’all shut up about the nexus cena needed that win at summerslam it was his only win.
Cena should be a politcian.
His ability to look into a camera and excuse the inexcusable with a straight face is magnificent.
The way he sticks to Vince McMahon after the allegations right now.... better not.
That's a lot of ignorance crammed into a small space.
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@@alphanerd7221he's not lying
@@michaelpeasah8690 I didn't say he was lying. I said he was ignorant, like you.
Ive always been a big cena fan, he was pretty much my entire childhood, but him saying he doesnt write the show is very disingenuous, he very clearly used backstage politics to get over in certain situations, the nexus being the obvious one, just because he didnt write it doesnt mean he didnt have a big say in what happened, and for the record i have no issue with him doing that, he only done what a lot of guys before him done and what guys like roman reigns are doing now, its part of it but lets not pretend he couldnt manoeuvre backstage to get his way
Every top guy has manipulate their way around with backstage politics. If any one of them told you they didn't, then they lied.
I get what you're saying but Vince had complete creative control. The WWE was not a democracy. Vince was a King who had absolute control over everyone who he hired.
@justinb7494If you believe the dirt sheets Roman has thrown his weight around. He has had "that's not going to work for me brother" moments. I've never seen one shoot interview where a wrestler has said that though. Who knows?
@@perceivedvelocity9914 yes vince had control but the top guy always has a big say and can manoeuvre the script to a certain extent and again im not criticising john for doing that, im criticising him for acting like it didnt happen
Cena was always going over, what he changed was how he went over. He made a mistake no doubt, but he's not being disingenuous here.
The Super Saiyan John Cena! 🔥
No matter where WWE puts Cena he makes that moment cool.
Cenas stock will never go down whether he wins or loses. He appeals both to the haters and fans
John Cena saying “I don’t write the show” is like Dwayne saying “I’m only one board member.” Stop it😂.
well ask edge,jericho and wade barret about that summer slam match. but he learned from that
Rip Akira toriyama
Nexus. There I said it 😂😂😂
A bunch of jobbers. There i said it 🤣🤣🤣
@@Rengokuo4o6 Not Wade Barrett though, he had massive potential
Nexus Conspiracy Theory
@@sirnetflix7162 other than wade, that group was filled with jobbers lol
Hottest act at the time and Cena squashed it. Save the retcon jobber bs. His Theory angle still is baffling. You suck Theory and even if you beat me you still suck. Wth?
Cena saying he doesn't care about winning or losing and just accepts everything given to him is high cap. That's likely true nowadays, but in the past? Fuck outta here lmao
Yea we're just supposed to pretend now that John Cena didn't politic his way into victories even though it's well known that he did.
Cena burying the Nexus was a Cena decision, it is well known.
The retcon of Cena's golden shovel is crazy
Cena is full of shit. always has been. people can say whatever they want about him. I have, unfortunately, watched his whole career. I have heard stories about him over they years. from credible sources. the best one being that Nexus BS he did that was confirmed by Jericho and Edge of all people. so screw Cena and his "I dont care. I dont write the show"
@kurtismorris9101 thats 1 example which he apologised for😂
Nexus was never "buried." Stop living in delusions. Stop making BS excuses. Stop acting like Cena had all this political pull when he was actually just a cog in the machine
@@HardcorePuckhead yep they were all Jobbers at the end. It makes no sense Cena would put them over only for them to not be used again for anything.
Nexus wouldn't have gotten over even if they would have beaten Cenas team at SummerSlam. If all it takes is one loss to end your momentum then there wasn't much going on in the first place. Cena hasn't won a singles match since 2018. Could you say the same thing if that were an Austin, Hogan, Reigns, Rock? Cena has been plenty giving. Looking only at the nexus and willfully ignoring everything else is biased as fuck.
John seems like a pretty genuine guy. A guy that you can sit with, and actually enjoy being around.
1:30 he have some plans for WrestleMania 32?
An actor doesn’t always write the script. It doesn’t change the fact he can use his influence to make the script fit his will. That’s a pretty good answer to not throw anybody under the bus, including him. But saying it as if he had nothing to do with anything? Come on.
in the same way you have that influence at your own job
@@sourwolfbane Exactly. Precisely my point.
I'm confused, by this quote what do you mean?
@@NateDoesYTThere are absolutely times where John Cena threw his weight around to get finishes to matches changed, put the brakes on other peoples careers, etc. From the way the stories get told, it does seem like his motivation is more about what he thinks is "right" for the business as opposed to himself (or even safety, in regards to some finishes he had changed), whether he is right or not. But when he throws his creative control around he can't just say "Oh I just do the best with what they tell me to do." because if he thought something they asked him to do was a wrong call, or thought an opponent wasn't ready or championship material, he went to Vince about it.
He wasn't a Hogan or a Shawn Micheals trying to bury anyone who might be a threat to their position but he absolutely had a say and was in a position where he could voice his input without consequences (and being their top earner, his input was rarely going to be refused)
The most famous example is his win over Nexus, but that is admittedly debatable as to whether he had Vince change who was going over, or Vince changed his mind on his own at the last second and Cena only changed how the finish played out because he didn't want to take a DDT to the concrete floor and risk injury.
@@NateDoesYT my point is saying that @jaybou007 saying he himself( jabou) has more power at his own job then his boss to tell him what to do, he think Cena has a lot of influence to do what he wants because he hates Cena and think he used his power to bury everyone and take the spot light from everyone.
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I like John cena but I gotta call 🧢. He’s killed the momentum of nexus and other wrestlers because he didn’t want to put them over. Same deal with Shawn Michaels except he doesn’t deny it
Nexus were the Alliance 2.0
They went from participating in silly obstacle courses to throwing temper tantrums on everyone around. What momentum?
I disagree hbk refused the belt after 02
From never losing matches to never winning matches
Going over the Nexus????
Yup. Multiple other wrestlers have said that he insisted on going over and beating all of them single handed.
I know right
Cena as a personality is just plain awful.
@@vortex_1336Not according to Jericho
You guys forget the US title open challenge...how many names he brought up as potential draws. He put over Rusev, that sucked and took it back to try and make more stars but that was done too
You're hell bent on talking about a stable that had one potential star, booking failed Wade Barrett not Cena.
Him and Randy gets it, they really do.
That is such bullshit. Never forget the nexus angle. They were supposed to go over and then on the day of the PPV, they weren’t.
Yup. Both Edge and Jericho both said they tried to talk him out of it and he insisted on beating them all by himself.
@@vortex_1336That's evil. I always disliked Cena. Dislike is a very light word I use here.
That might be the only example though, and both Edge and Jericho also said that he owned up to it and admitted his mistake. He is no Hogan or Flair, for sure.
@@vortex_1336Apparently you haven't read Jericho's book where he debunks this
@@lancethefilmguy9392 Jericho has also said on video that he and Edge tried talking Cena out of it. So what he’s said on video and what he wrote in the book contradicts itself.
Supercena was a time to remember
worst decade of WWE ever
Dark times for sure
It's crazy that people on social media would hate on Cena because they actually believed that he refused to lose. I wonder what they believe now.
The sub heading caught me off guard and then the content in the video spoke to me in volumes, that there's a lot that these megastars or main eventers do to delay the young and upcoming superstars which is backstage politics,look at Nexus storyline, Wade Barret never winning the WWE Championship
Next level capping going on in this clip
Cope
I’ve been a fan of Cena for years, but him acting like he doesn’t have any backstage pull is crazy. To my understanding, it was John Cena who lobbied to bury The Nexus at Summerslam 2010. Both Edge and Chris Jericho, who were on Cena’s team, thought that they should put The Nexus over in that match, even going as far as to talk with Cena about it. Apparently he ignored them and said he didn’t think it was a good idea. This comes straight from the mouth of Edge and Jericho themselves. Wade Barrett has also said that he thought that he and the Nexus should’ve won that match. And supposedly The Nexus was originally gonna win that match and it was changed last minute.
According to Jericho third book it was Vince McMahon idea
@@lancethefilmguy9392 Yeah Nexus was originally going to win but Vince changed it last minute because he thought Summerslam should have a “happy ending.” But you can’t tell me that if Cena, his top guy, came to him to talk about it and weigh the options that he wouldn’t have considered letting the Nexus win. I mean, literally every other guy in that match thought that the Nexus should win, even the guys on Cena’s own team. But Cena didn’t even consider it, he flat out said he thought it was a bad idea.
@docproc144 No doubt, but my point is that what Edge, Jericho, and Cena were discussing was HOW the Nexus were going to lose. That is why Cena apologized because he was referring to the concrete DDT spot, which was a bad decision
Who's nexus? Evolution?? Judgement day? Or...
He also refused to drop the title to Jack Swagger which proves that he does indeed have backstage pull and can influence the outcome of his matches.
Respect Cena.... but.... the nexus burial was very much his push
I was about to mention that, and Wade Barrett probably would have had a much better career if he went over Cena, but to be fair, Barrett might be one of the few examples where he politicked and changed the story narrative. Also, he seemed to have learned from it, because both Edge and Jericho also mentioned how he owned up to it and admitted his mistake. Plus, most performers has said he is very generous.
@user-zv5jd6yg7z Oh, I agree, but to say he doesn't write the story is a tad farfetched.
@@user-zv5jd6yg7zAccording to Jericho the Nexus were booked to lose
Yup just asked Jericho or edge, they even tried to opposed his idea
They weren't buried. They were lucky to be in the ring with him.
He chose to go over the Nexus in their Summerslam main event. He isn't the worst politicker but he's had his moments
"I don't write the show."
No, but you politic to get what you want just like every other big name.
You only have the nexus to hold against him. Nothing more
Anybody else was a Vince decision and it was best for business, because I ain't tryna see a nobody beat the biggest box office draw at the time. Sob why don't you.
@@TheStraightedgesuperstar the problem is that Cena fans outright deny that he played backstage politics and that he didn’t have any influence on his booking. The Nexus, refusing to drop the title to Swagger, him and Orton getting Mr. Kennedy fired, his backstage drama with Kenny Dykstra and Alex Riley. Whether you think these decisions were right or not doesn’t change the fact that he did indeed play politics like almost every big star and he did have pull backstage. Cena is no saint.
@@BadAssMacmillan you didn't wanna see Jack Swagger become champ anyway dude. Mr Kennedy may have ACTUALLY hurt Orton, Cena being Orton's friend and all, he backed him, like we all would. Alex Riley's story has been backed by Ryback...we all know his track record of outright burying WWE and it's stars. The Nexus was Cena's fault... absolutely. But it had a single star going for it; Wade Barret, Who still could have recovered by good booking by WWE like many people that lose to top stars even today. I'm not saying John is a saint. But to say that be buried lots of talent...is wild and false. He made more stars than he allegedly buried.
This is why the fans started to turn on Cena. Because they tried to sell this story that he was the greatest and absolutely unstoppable. In 05 and 06 I can't think of a match were he was beaten cleanly.
Cena needs give lashley that rematch from 07 💯🔥
Is John Bena running for president or what?! 😂 these answers are like yo people don’t normally talk like this man.
Apart from Nexus. Cena didn’t mind beating them.
Just don't tell The Nexus that Cena doesn't care about doing any JOBS!
"I've never cared about any of that", tell that to Wade Barrett and the Nexus
The only 1 we can agree on is he did the right thing stopping Jack Swagger cashing in on him for the WWE title & calling him out to tell him "hes not World Champion material"
Dang he did that? Didn’t know
He wasn't though...so he was right
@@Rockleelives777 Yup, called him out after Jack cashed in for the World Heavyweight Title & its true. Jack has the Worst World Title reign in WWE History
Everybody thinks Cena says Im not gonna lose no thats done by he who shall not be named he says that
What?
Cena said 2012 but 2013 is actually the last Wrestlemania main event he was in.
Summer Slam 2014 Brock Lesnar?
John Cena..
Cena single handedly buried the entire Nexus, wasting months of story building
He certainly wrote the show when he beat The Nexus
Nexwho??
#Cenation
Wade Barrett would like to have a word about that.
Didn't Wade get a huge push in his solo career afterwards, he even won the IC belt. Of all the guys on the nexus he was Vince's favorite.
Cena's not being 100% truthful here. Today he can put anyone over because he isn't on tv all the time and it won't matter when he comes back. When the Rock comes out, do people remember he lost the title to Cena a decade ago? Nope, they don't care because Rock is a made man just like Cena is today. But back when he was active, how many times did he really go to Vince and say "i don't know boss, maybe I should be losing here and help get this guy over" instead of just winning and not saying anything? Vince listened to his top guys, Cena may not have written the shows but he did have influence and could have said no if he wanted to. Plus we know he had control, Edge and Jericho have discussed repeatedly about their match with Cena vs the Nexus and now Cena planned it out.
Always the politician ….
Just like everyone else
"Nexus winning over me at summerslam? that doesnt work for m-- i mean for the fans brother. summerslam needs to end on a happy note"
John Cena was awsome!
The Nexus had entered the chat.
Good Old Ricky Barbara Stanicky…
Alex Riley turned down his advances..
John cena always been my idol and my hero I always carry that never give up in me
John Cena today is nice but winning against him doesn't elevate much anymore unlike Cena late 2010s.
John Cena early 2010s is a scary thing to be.
Nexus. Damien Sandow. Wyatt Family. Rusev. Zack Ryder.
Those names really got buried after done having feud with Cena.
Thought I was watching kiss my ass club on this 1 lol
You can not convince me he did not politic, like many other talents.
He doesn’t write the show, but he can get guys fired.
Alex Riley
The only way he would lose is when someone interferes with his matches. The only time he lost clean was against The Rock, Kevin owens, undertaker, brock lesnar and bray wyatt firefly funhouse match.
Don't forget Batista back in 08
@@cliffbot638Indeed. Since his first run as the Top guy in 2005. He only lost to Shawn Michaels on the Raw before Backlash 2007 clean. HHH at Night of Champions 2008, Batista Summerslam 2008. HHH again Raw 2009, The Rock WM 28 and Bryan at Summerslam 2013. Out of Eight straight Years as full on Top Guy, he lost only about Six Times as clean as possible.. crazy to think about and kinda makes it hard to tell a story of a wrestler improving and getting better if he constantly wins and never loses at all.
And Roman, and Danielson, and Punk and many more. Quit capping mam
"Money doesn't matter" Rich people
"Looks don't matter" Attractive people
"I've never cared about titles or main events" John Cena
Cena never seems genuine in interviews. I get it. Everything sounds rehearsed to never insult big conglomerates like China ever again lol
Stop talking about the Nexus, THEY WEREN'T GOING ANYWHERE, EVEN IF THEY WON
Most members had decent career
Cena was the reason I quit watching WWE from 2006 to 2012
Ask Nexus if he cared whether he won or not 💀
Good morning
Good morning
What! @@CVVCLIPS
John's not a perfect person and I'm sure that there are things that he has done that he should be accountable for but winning is not one of them. IMO people criticize Cena for things that were out of his control. Vince chose who was the top guy. Vince guided the story and constantly rewrote the script. People hate Cena for the choices that Vince made.
Same thing I said. Many Smarks don't want to admit that they were wrong about something.
Cena stopped the nexus momentum and he admitted he was wrong but that’s nothing compared to triple h w
He was booked to win way too much but he’s still one of the best regardless
Sandow cash in failure was stupid anyway
oh yeah Solo is doing great.
he didn´t put over miz, alex riley, r truth, nexus, ...
I would like someone to ask him what happened with Alex Riley
Like anything would've happened if he did lol
You mean the guy that got into a heated debate with Solomonster ten years ago? Lol
I hope this gets on Jim Cornette’s desk because this man is full of shyt😂 He knows damn well he was on his Hulk Hogan “Not going to work for me brother” attitude for a while when he turned into Mr. Fruity Pebbles
Any evidence?
@@lancethefilmguy9392 Nexus.
@@docproc144 You still believe that?
@@lancethefilmguy9392its true... however people passionately hate Cena for some reason... he's done more elevating than Burying. HE made Punk, he made Ziggler, HE made Miz, HE stepped aside so Roman could be the guy...when he could've easily said it don't work for him. Tell me about something major Cena killed. Not the mid card at best group called the Nexus
@@lancethefilmguy9392 Alex Riley and Zach Ryder.
But what about Nexus?
who is chris talking to?
Super Saiyan Cena should he a thing
I never questioned if Cena used his political skills. My question is, how OFTEN did he use it? Honestly, I think people only feel that way because of the Internet telling them that's how it is. Everyone forgets that Vince McMahon has the final say in everything. No matter how much say you have, Vince will have the last word.
Cool interview as always, Chris. 😎
John's not wrong about Austin Theory, he's already getting lost in the shuffle to guys with a better handle on their booking
Exactly. Cena could've beat Theory and the world would've gone "BURIED" But Theory beat him...ask him how that helped
@@TheStraightedgesuperstar the problem I have is that they just left it there after Wrestlemania, they could've done more with it and give Theory's character more depth but even 1 year later he's still the same 1-dimensional heel that now is out there to just get jobbed to the more established stars.
Hes not a mark for himself unlike some others.
Yes Cena faced rookies in WM30 and WM31. But he really should have let Bray and Rusev go over. Those wins did nothing for Cena but hurt Bray and Rusev
It's all about creative and the steps after a booking decision. Austin Theory and Solo Sikoa beat Cena and they haven't followed up with anything. You can give an 18 year old a winning lottery ticket but if he doesn't know how to handle his earnings he'll just blow it all off and be in the exact place he was before, or worse.
I want to get Dicky with Ricky Stanicky!
Why people act like only Cena used his influence to get wins? Rock, Stone Cold, Taker, Triple H, HBK, Hogan did the same, but people pretend it isn't the case or something.
No one said they didn’t, but John is trying to make it seem like he has no creative control and never tried to influence the product.
@@Rockleelives777 I think Cena was referring to that period between 2005-7 where he basically never lost, and I don't think he had that much influence backstage then
Rock actually lost a lot during his run as the top guy and his booking was pretty weak. He most likely played backstage politics but not as much as the other top guys. He should’ve used his backstage pull more to be honest, to give himself a stronger booking. But yeah, every top guy has played politics at one point. Some more than others.
The Rock lost so many matches in the attitude era. He became the people's champion because of his great mic skills.
@@TJ-fe7rr that’s also because his prime was during HhH’s reign of terror and he was jockeying with Austin to be top guy.
A lot of people give Cena shit for "playing politics" when nearly every top star played politics. Hogan, Austin, Rock, Triple H. The list goes on.
What did Rock ever do?
@TJ-fe7rr WHat DiD RoCK EVeR Do? Look what he did to CM Punk in 2013 and nearly did to Cody this year. Rock played politics too. I love Rock. But I'm getting sick of people bashing Cena and not bashing Austin, HHH, and Hogan
@@djtheboss9691 what the hell you on about? Rock didn't do anything to Punk. Punk was champion for over 400 days, he's gotta lose at some point. And as for Cody headlining Wrestlemania? That was always going to be the plan. The cody crybabies want to believe they had a hand in it.
@TJ-fe7rr Yes, Punk eventually had to lose. BUT not to a man who was a part time actor. While Punk was carrying that fucking company for nearly 2 years as champion. Are you forgetting that Punk made WWE watchable and cool in 2011 and 2012. Then Rock comes in and fucks it up. Rock didn't need the championship. Also I can tell by you just saying Cody crybabies that you are going to defend Rock no matter what. So this conversation is over. Have a good day.
@@djtheboss9691 and I can tell you're gonna hate Rock no matter what. "The Rock comes in and fucks it up". Nah mate, I don't think so. You probably can't understand why people love Rock so much, I wouldn't expect you to. But I honestly don't understand why people like Punk so much? The dude is his own worst enemy. He's done nothing but run WWE down into the ground. It's called bitterness.
He politicked to never lose in his prime. So BS John. We have heard stories of John himself not wanting to lose. Now he thinks because he is losing it makes up for everything. No way liar. You just cared about John. Just like Hogan.
Exactly
Got a strange feeling about Cena these days
Yeah Cena just like what you did with Nexus yeah John 😏
Explain what happened with the Nexus then lol
Cena is a massive liar and hypocrite. Speaks like a politician, denies politicking when folks like Jericho, Edge, Barrett etc states the contrary and that it was Cena.
yeah John you didn't write the show but it's well known that you were gonna leave and go right to Hollywood if WWE didn't keep you as the top guy
I'm so fucking sick of hearing people talk about the Nexus.
Sure all the one that comments here badly are writers of the WWE because it seems like you all know it more than cena HAHA
LOLCenaWins.....
And then why he single handily buried the entire nexus? Going for business himself
I like cena, I grew up watching him, but this is such b*llshit. He's humble, yes, but he's known for a long time that he has the power to make sure things go the way he wants it. Example: the nexus
Yeah he never cared about winning, but he didn't want to put over Jack Swagger or Alex Riley. This is pretend humbleness.
Cena has a lot of insight and wisdom to give which is to his credit. This short is him drinking his own kool aid just that bit too much - he career is not one of him being this magnanimous and he’s become so big it’s not in anyone’s interest to correct him
BS John, you play politics when you feel you might lose your spotlight. Remember Wade Barrett?
Wade Barrett, Jack Swagger, Alex Riley. The last two I completely understand why he wouldn't want to put over, but for him to sit here with this fake humbleness and act as if he's this perfect human that never had a selfish thought is so enraging.
John cena lost plenty of matchs
HAHAHAHHAA "you are okay with putting solo over in the first match" GTFO!!!! yeah NOW that he is irrelevant and a part timer that keeps coming back and retiring every 6 months. idk who is more full of sht, chris for pretending to be naive or cena pretending he never had a say. there's Mutiple wrestlers that talk about this. He literally buried 95% of the people for over a decade
You still believe that Conspiracy Theory 😅
@@lancethefilmguy9392 wrestlers who have worked with him have mentioned that, use your brain and think please
@@kashaustayol5948 So he booked himself to win, even though Vince has the final say? 🤔
Ask Edge or Jericho what Mr fake hypocrite here did to nexus and wade barret! Politicking and demanding to win burying over nexus when they were red hot. Even edge & Jericho opposed against his decision