John Cena Hopes Fans Forget About Him & Focus On WWE’s Current Stars

John Cena has a different take on his legacy than most, saying that he hopes fans forget about him in favor of WWE’s current stars. Cena’s in-ring career of course ended in December at Saturday Night’s Main Event.

While he is still part of the company, Cena’s days as a performer are done and he told Good Housekeeping that he wants his legacy to be one where people forget him, and instead focus on WWE’s current and future stars that he helped pave the way for. You can see highlights from the discussion below:

On His WWE Legacy:

“My goal for my stay in the business is to leave it better than I found it -— and my résumé is a byproduct of that. I know none of us live forever. Nobody remembers anything. People forget about me. So, my hope for the future is that people forget about me.”

On Wanting Fans to Focus On the Current and Future Stars:

“If [the new WWE] stars have enough gravity, have enough relevance, they should be the ones influencing the audience, the people, in the arena. That is my hope, amazingly—that people forget.”

On His Continued Involvement With WWE:

“I’m always a fan first, and I’m finding new ways to become involved in the WWE, through fandom and through organizational purposes. I’ve been lucky enough to be a mentor, to continue to be a mentor. So, there’s a lot of irons in the fire. As far as what the future holds for me in wrestling, it’s my family. I’ll never get away.”