Within hours of the new Wrestlemania 36, the company's biggest star (and leukemia survivor), Roman Reigns, would drop out of the show, while big angles for The Undertaker, John Cena, and Rob Gronkowski were reworked outside of the ring entirely.Īt the end of the day, the decisions would work out in the end: The Cena/Fiend match displayed WWE at their creative best while Roman Reigns' absence would fuel a stellar heel turn that revitalized his career at Summerslam 2020. Yet like the rest of the world, March 2020 would force WWE to flip its script, scrapping its intended major arena venue in favor of their secluded Performance Center location and reshaping a number of bouts, now in front of an audience of zero, on the fly.
In early 2020, Wrestlemania 36 seemed to be one of their biggest cards ever: Drew McIntyre would bring his comeback story to life with a headlining match against Brock Lesnar, Roman Reigns would go face to face with WWE Hall of Famer Goldberg, and the Undertaker would return to wrestle fan favorite AJ Styles, among many other bouts. No matter who uses it next, its home will always be on the white WWE canvas with The Champ hovering over another unfortunate victim on his way to victory.For the WWE, the show must go on, no matter the circumstances. Across the rest of the sports spectrum, it has become a celebration for a home run, touchdown, and countless other athletic endeavors. The NBA’s most high profile star has been seen mimicking John Cena after draining a key bucket. I’m on another level.”Īlso on another level than most of his peers is LeBron James. “It works from a camouflage, invisibility aspect but ‘You Can’t See Me’ in general is telling someone they are not where I’m at competitively.
His rivals revel in it, and also have a tendency to take “You Can’t See Me” just a tad too literally, making the obvious quip that anyone can see a man his size wearing a bright t-shirt.Ĭenation members pay little heed to these snarky comments, and most WWE fans understand the dual meaning. John Cena does not enjoy seeing such a big part of his identity used in a not-so-positive light. On the flip side, when things are not going The Champ’s way, his words are thrown back in his face.
He proclaimed he would do the goofy dance on Velocity. For John Cena, that meant taking his family clownery and trying to get it aired on TV. His older brother had yet to surpass ham-and-egger status in the eyes of the WWE brass, giving him the freedom to experiment with his character on an ancillary program called Velocity. Sean’s goofy dance quickly became the subject of a dare. “This stupid song came on, we started dancing around and my brother Sean did this dance from a video where he moves his head around his hands.” “My family is a bunch of idiots,” jokes Cena. The Cena siblings were testing out some fresh hip-hop beats for John’s upcoming album when, as usual, hilarity ensued. Now a common axiom woven into the fiber of mainstream sports, The Champ reveals the brotherly buffoonery that started the phenomenon. For a long time, people wondered about the origins of his famous diss. “The ‘You Can’t See Me’ thing was a joke from my little brother,” John Cena explains. “It’s a gift and a curse because people who like me do it and so do people who don’t.” The following is an excerpt from the new book, " Hustle, Loyalty & Respect: The World of John Cena." The book, available now, dives into facts about The Cenation leader's career, championships and life, such as how Cena's famous "You Can't See Me" taunt originated.