Professional wrestling legend and WWE Hall of Famer JBL John Bradshaw Layfield who is a former WWE World champion recently talked about his friendship with WWE Legend John Cena and also discussed about the career of “The Champ.”
John Cena is indeed one of the biggest legends not only of WWE but in the world of professional wrestling. He was the face of WWE for a long period of time. He was introduced to the WWE fans in 2002 during an episode of Friday Night Smackdown. Since then he kept on rising the pillar of success quite fast.
JBL Discusses His Friendship With John Cena
WWE gave him the perfect push possible. He rose through a mid card status to the main events slowly. At first focus on the WWE United States Championship which was the mid card championship of Friday Night Smackdown back then. Then he started feuding for the WWE championship and at WrestleMania 21, he won his first WWE Championship after he defeated none other than JBL.
He went on to wind a total number of 16 world championships in WWE which is more than any other wrestler in the promotion. Ric Flair is considered as a 16 times world champion but that is on multiple promotions. There is no doubt in the fact that John Cena is the most successful wrestler in WWE history. Recently he celebrated his 20th anniversary in WWE on Monday Night RAW.
JBL John Bradshaw Layfield who is a former WWE World champion recently spoke on Busted Open where he talked about his friendship with WWE Legend John Cena and also discussed about the career of “The Champ.” He said;
“If you say, ‘Is he the G.O.A.T?’, he certainly is in the debate of the G.O.A.T. You know, it’s hard to compare eras. How do you compare Cena with Sammartino who owned the Garden for 10 years. But to me, he’s the best representative our business has ever seen.
“I don’t think there’s any doubt about that. 650 Make-A-Wishes. He gave a million dollars of his own money to social inequity to help solve the problems of society. He’s just one of the best, most respectful guys I’ve ever been around. He is the best representative of this business that I’ve ever seen.
“John’s a good guy. Since he first came in, he’s been a good guy. Everybody’s always liked him. He’s always been the guy that people go to. He’s very calm. He’s very even headed. As far as I know, we’ve always had a great relationship. I’ve certainly liked him.”
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