John Cena is no stranger to praising WWE and its audience, and recently opened up about a big lesson that he learned from fans.
Speaking to GQ as part of a new profile, Cena was asked about his years in WWE. Specifically, how it prepared him for his acting career, and in the world of superheroes. Cena said what he’s learned from WWE audiences “stretches far beyond professional capacity,” but did touch on very important thing.
“I guess the core message that I can strip away to answer this question is good work begets opportunity. Do good work. Put your heart and soul into good work,” said Cena. “Now, a critic’s job is to be critical. There will always be something to criticize. Always.
“Even if it’s like, ‘I don’t like the gait of his stride.’ There’s always something to criticize. But if you do good work, even those who are the most critical, I think, appreciate the fact that, ‘Man, I think he gave it his all, but this is where I think it fell short.’”
Cena believes doing the best work possible is the best thing to do
Cena went on to touch on the different kinds of “fans” that can be found in WWE. He noted that WWE exists as an “action story-based variety show” because of them all. The star also said that the best thing most can do is just focus on the thing they’re doing and make it the best.
“But I think at the end of the day, just focusing on the work, trying not to use it as a springboard to do anything else or like, ‘Man, this is an opportunity and I can maybe do this’ or whatever.” Cena said. “I see a lot of that happen in every aspect of professionalism that I’ve been in close calls with.
“I think for me, just focusing on the work, me giving you the 37 minutes and 20 seconds we have right now to not be elsewhere. To focus on the work and try to answer your questions in the best frame of mind that I can. I’m not thinking about what’s next. I’m thinking about what’s now.
“And I believe that that is the lesson, from a professional standpoint, that WWE and its audiences have helped me with so much. Because you can over-prepare, which I try to pride myself in, but when you get out on the canvas, it is live and you cannot control one very important element of the performance and that is the audience.
“And if you are not present, then you’re a liar. But if you are present, they accept that even if you work isn’t the best, they can still walk away from the experience being like, ‘Damn, you put your heart on a plate and you gave us a great time.’”
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