WWE legend and 16-time World Champion John Cena spoke withย Collider about several topics, including his biggest career losses.
Cena said, โThere were times when I won a lot, and there were times when I lost a lot. I donโt necessarily think that is as impactful as it may seem. Whatever is best for the business and for the fans is exactly what Iโll doโฆ Some of the ones that come to mind are certainly The Rock in Miami (at WrestleMania 28) was a fantastic loss; Kevin Owensโ debut (at Elimination Chamber 2015) was another great one that I thought was a really fun one; Rob Van Dam at Hammerstein Ballroom (at ECW One Night Stand in 2006). Anytime you can surprise people.โ
On criticism of his constant wins:
โOne of the biggest hang-ups in the middle portion of my career was that, spoiler alert, John wins. What people donโt understand is, I think now, maybe, as we begin to reflect back here on this last run of like, โHey, man, I was in it for the long haul. The way you make those losses impactful is sometimes youโve got to win, and sometimes youโve got to win a lot. Any time you can pass energy on to somebody, thatโs 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.โ