John Cena was the face of the WWE for a long time, and throughout his run with the company he did everything there is to do, including main event WrestleMania multiple times.
Recently John Cena appeared on Busted Open Radio and he was asked if he thinks Cody is doing a good job with the QB1 moniker. The former WWE Champion then explained why he thinks Cody shouldn’t be focusing on the moniker at all.
“So, I amazingly enough, I would say slang like Face That Runs the Place, and stuff like that. In the theme song, it’s like ‘I’m the franchise boy, I’m shining now.’ I’ve always looked at it as a team effort. I’ve also experienced replacement of the front person. It is not something to strive for, it is simply a byproduct of good work. Whether I admire what Cody has done, which I do, or not, my advice to him would be to get your focus off that moniker. Just do good work. Take the stress off your back.
Cena then went on to talk about CM Punk’s obsession with main eventing WrestleMania when he added, “When talent comes to me frustrated like, ‘Hey man, creative kind of has nothing for me.’ I love anecdotes, especially professional ones. I had a back-to-back main event run with The Rock at WrestleMania’s, two of the most productive events in WWE history. My next WrestleMania main event was Cody Rhodes in Las Vegas. I stayed in the middle, which no one remembers if John can do whatever he wants and gets all the great storylines. It was 13 years later, when I got back to the main event of WrestleMania as a marquee match. I wasn’t frustrated at all. I operated with absolute joy and fulfillment with my craft because I didn’t put any expectations on myself of like, ‘I want to be the champion. I want to be the face of the company.’ No, I just want to do good work.”
“Where people get caught up is like, I love Punk, and his obsession with main eventing WrestleMania, I think, is a weakness. And I think if you talk to him now, he evolves as a human being. Every time I see him, he evolves as a man. That’s only my personal preference. I think he’s carrying a weight he doesn’t need. That’s all. It’s not a weakness, it’s a weight he doesn’t need.”