Love him or hate him, John Cena is one of the biggest names in WWE history.
The wrestler turned Hollywood star has crossed over to the mainstream over the past few years, and he’s generally regarded as one of the best to step into a ring.
However, for many years WWE fans loved to boo him as they grew tired of his clean-cut, babyface character and yearned for something different.
The company never really took the plunge by turning him to the dark side, but Cena himself has admitted he always loved being able to get such a divisive reaction from the live crowds.
Speaking in new WWE Network series Untold, he said: ‘Every time you see me come out, it’s like I’m shot out of a cannon.
‘It’s because I’m ready, I’m ready to go, and that’s whether you’re telling me I suck or whether you’re telling me that I’m great. It’s why I orchestrate you to continue to make noise because as a performer, this makes me feel 10-feet tall.
‘Just audible reaction. I love it when a group of people has so much energy that it’s viscerally negative towards me.’
That said, the 16-time world champion admitted he’s also a big fan when the crowd is completely behind him, which has become a more common sight with his appearances few and far between in recent years.
He added: ‘I also love it when the energy is so overwhelmingly positive, it does lift you up. It’s like it’s all so f***ing wonderful.’
Cena – who hasn’t been seen on WWE television after “losing” to “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt in the bizarre Firefly Fun House match at WrestleMania 36 in April – is making waves across all forms of entertainment.
Earlier this month, he was announced as the new host of the US version of Wipeout as he sported a fetching new goatee to reveal the news in a Twitter video.
He captioned the clip: ‘This is going to be wild! The new host of @Wipeout on @tbsnetwork is…’
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