During a recent appearance on the UnSKrippted Podcast, John Cena Sr. (father of WWE’s John Cena), spoke on his disappointment of how WWE booked his son’s heel turn. he also criticized the match between his son and Brock Lesnar at Wrestlepalooza.
On how WWE booked and handled his son’s heel turn:
“Turning John Cena heel was a great idea. The shock factor was great. But I think the storyline was destroyed. And that was a very poor move in my opinion because it was a big gamble for everyone that was involved. And to see how it started and then to see the characters who were involved no longer be present, well, the heel turn almost became non-essential. That was something I really wasn’t too hyped up on.”
On the match his son had with Brock Lesnar at Wrestlepalooza, calling it a squash match.
“That was a squash match. A smart thing would have been at some point maybe we had an outside interference. Maybe we had a – I don’t like count-outs – but the outside interference setting up the next match with Cena, whomever that might have been. Wen I saw those kids crying, that is not the way you want to have business go.”
You can watch the full interview below:
Quotes are courtesy of F4WOnline.