Logan Paul stepped out of his heel persona to express admiration for John Cena during RAW’s historic Netflix premiere. The moment occurred in recently released behind-the-scenes footage from WWE’s YouTube channel.
Paul, who watched from the front row as Cena began his farewell tour, shared his perspective on the 16-time world champion’s impact. The United States Champion spoke about the universal respect Cena commands among those who meet him.
John Cena is the best guy in the world actually. He’s a guy who everyone meets and says, ‘That guy is the best guy in the world’.
Paul added a light-hearted comment about Cena’s character, suggesting he envisions meeting him in heaven with open arms, welcoming him to “the club.”
In a revealing interview with Collider.com, Cena addressed one of the most discussed aspects of his WWE tenure – his lengthy winning streak. The veteran performer offered insight into the strategic purpose behind his dominant run.
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.’
Cena explained how his consistent victories served a larger purpose, creating opportunities to elevate emerging talent through meaningful losses later in his career.
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.