Last year Vince McMahon stepped down from his role as Chairman and CEO of WWE after it was revealed that he used hush money payments to suppress allegations of sexual misconduct. Vince later retired completely a few months later, but he has since return to WWE to pursue a sale of the company.
John Cena has had a close relationship with Vince McMahon for years now, and when APNews asked him about the allegations he showed love for McMahon.
“No. I mean, everyone has the right to have their perspective. I have the right to have mine. When you love somebody, you take them as imperfectly perfect as they are. We all make mistakes, we all have poor decisions. Lord knows I’ve made my collection of poor choices. That doesn’t mean I’m not going to love somebody. There’s no way I can go on record and say I don’t love Vince McMahon.”
Cena was also asked about the potential of WWE being sold and he said that conversations like that are above his paygrade when he added, T”hat’s way above my paygrade. I just don’t know what’s going on with that. I love Vince McMahon. He’s everything you could want in a great friend, business partner, father, mentor. I love the man. But his business dealings are his business and what he shares with me, that’s between us. But I don’t know what’s going on with the corporate structure in the WWE or the creative direction of the WWE. But when I’m there as a performer, it’s (WWE champion) Roman Reigns’ show. In my mind, he needs to be in the conversation, and in my mind, he’s the greatest of all time.”
John Cena will return to the ring next month when he challenges Austin Theory for the United States Championship at WrestleMania 39. Stay tuned for more updates as they become available.
