Maxxine Dupri Reveals Advice That John Cena Gave Her, Discusses Sharing a Locker Room With Her Total Divas Idols

During a recent interview with The Wrestling Classic, WWE Women’s Intercontinental Champion Maxxine Dupri discussed recently chatting with John Cena and getting advice from the now-retired Superstar. She also discussed getting to share a locker room with many of the wrestlers who starred in Total Divas. Below are some highlights:

Maxxine Dupri on Getting Advice From John Cena

“Oh my gosh, I did actually because you know, as the two Intercontinental Champions. I saw the picture. I saw the picture. Have a little chitchat. You know, he was um extremely kind to me, and I also got to attend his seminar at Flat– no, sorry, at the Dungeon. He also went to Flatbacks for Bayley’s seminar, but I was there for the one at the dungeon, and I feel like I got such great advice from him about truly doing what we’ve seen Chelsea do. Make the most of every moment, no matter what happens. Take it and run with it. How can you be different? How can you be creative? How can you think outside the box? Um, and once you have the fundamentals, how do you grow from there? And that was a really cool conversation to have with the actual GOAT.”

On Sharing a Locker Room With Former Total Divas Cast Members and WWE Having a “Divas” Renaissance

“The Divas are up. Um, it’s amazing. I absolutely love being in the locker with locker room with them. It’s crazy because you watch people on TV, right? And sometimes you get nervous to like meet someone that you kind of idolize or that you look at as like a hero because you don’t know what you’re going to get. When I tell you, every single one of them is even better in person. The way that they are just the kindest, most hard-working, beautiful, talented women that have given so much to our business, especially during that time where they were basically working double right on the road and filming, and they’re still here giving back to us and guiding us and helping set up the next generation of superstars is unreal to me.”

Maxxine Dupri has a huge challenge ahead of her. She faces Becky Lynch in a rematch for the Women’s Intercontinental Title next week on WWE Raw. The show is scheduled for Monday, January 5 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

The first WWE Raw of 2026 will air live on Netflix starting at 8:00 pm ET.

If using any of the above quotes, please credit The Wrestling Classic, with a H/T to 411Mania.com for the transcription.