With a helping hand from John Cena, 40-year-old heavyweight boxer Monte Barrett participated in a week long training camp with WWE’s developmental league Florida Championship Wrestling in late October/early November. As a close friend of Cena’s, Barrett has personal insight on the WWE Superstar. He commented on the hostile reaction Cena receives from grappling fans on a weekly basis to Power Slam.
“We talked about that on [November 14, 2011] and I asked him. A lot of the fans say, “John’s not great, and he’s only got a certain amount of moves,” Barrett says.
“The Rock [left WWE] and John took over. He just told me, “I don’t take it personally, so you don’t either. It’s a job.” Me, I was bothered because the people booed him to death [on Raw]. Rock got a standing ovation. Who knows? John might take a back seat for a while.
“People got tired of Michael Jordan always winning, the Green Bay Packers too. They want different champions, like Lennox Lewis in boxing. It’s our nature to want a changing of the guard. Maybe [Cena] needs to take a back seat, then rise up again in a year or two.”
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WWE RAW Notes: Jacob Fatu vs. Roman Reigns in Tribal Combat for WWE World Title Set for Clash In Italy, Sol Ruca vs. Becky Lynch and WWE Women’s Tag Titles Matches Set for 5/23 WWE SNME, LA Knight Appears, Brock Lesnar Surprise Return & Sets Challenge to Oba Femi for Clash In Italy
AEW Dynamite & Collision Notes: Willow Nightingale Says She Suffered Shoulder & Pulled From Women’s Owen Hart Cup and Vacates TBS Title, Women’s Owen Hart Cup Match Change and Kyle O’Reilly vs. Jon Moxley in No Time Limit for AEW Continental Title Set for Double or Nothing 2026
Various: Jeff Cobb on “I Used To Do Fun Stuff In An Alternative Universe”, Bayley on Her Interest in Wrestling in TNA, Tiffany Nieves Wins NWA World Women’s Title at 5/16 NWA Powerrr Show, NWA’s Claim for 5/2 NWA Powerrr Show Numbers on Comet TV Reportedly Disputed
