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John Cena Weighs In On Criticism Of ‘LOL Cena Wins’ Era

John Cena’s unstoppable era in the 2000s to 2010s led to the “LOL Cena Wins” meme, and Cena recently weighed in on the criticism. Cena spoke with Collider for a new interview and during the conversation, he was asked about his constant winning and how fans pushed back against it. You can see a couple highlights below:
John Cena on his big losses in his career: “There were times when I won a lot, and there were times when I lost a lot. I don’t necessarily think that is as impactful as it may seem. Whatever is best for the business and for the fans is exactly what I’ll do… Some of the ones that come to mind are certainly The Rock in Miami (at WrestleMania 28) was a fantastic loss; Kevin Owens’ 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.”
On criticism of his constant wins: “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. 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.”