John Cena reveals why WWE almost fired him just few months after successful 2002 debut

On June 24, 2002, WWE CEO Vince McMahon entered in WWE RAW ring and ordered WWE superstars to find some ruthless aggression from within mselves. He said he had been looking for a wrestler who can stand out from rest of pack. Three days later, Kurt Angle entered WWE SmackDown ring, challenging WWE roster to show ir ruthless aggression.

John Cena made his WWE debut and accepted Kurt Angle’s challenge. Though he lost match, he displayed incredible skills and impressed everyone. Even n WWE World Heavyweight Champion, Undertaker shook John Cena’s hand after match.

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However, John Cena’s incredible debut was t able to attract fans months after his debut. In recently released documentary series, Ruthless Aggression, John Cena stated that he was served with an opportunity and he ruined everything. He said that he was t able to create a character and that’s why people started hating him. He said people get attached to a persona or a character, but he was t able to do anything.

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When WWE decided to fire John Cena

Because of his decreasing fan base, WWE officials called John Cena and said that y have to let him go. y told him that in late vember2002  he will be playing his last WWE match. John Cena was t happy with talk, but he decided t to talk. He said he was t in a place to talk because it was his mistake, t WWE’s.

“I was told that I would be getting my release at Christmas cuts because it just wasn’t working, and re was argument re, it wasn’t,” said John Cena.

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However, during his ‘so-called’ last road trip, John Cena found his person. While sitting on front seat and thinking of his future, John Cena heard Rikishi and Rey Mysterio freestyle in back. He joined two superstars and started freestyling with m. His lines were so impressive that WWE CBO and Vince McMahon’s daughter Stephanie McMahon got impressed. Stephanie McMahon asked John Cena wher he could freestyle in ring, to which John Cena responded saying ‘Yes’.

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In Halloween special of WWE RAW, John Cena dressed up as 'Vanilla Ice', impressing many with his freestyle. Before his contract could expire, he appeared on ar WWE episode, where he was seen rapping and called himself ‘ Doctor of Thugamics’. persona resonated with hip-hop generation of 2000s and attracted a huge fan base. Later, John Cena signed an extension deal with WWE, saving his career.

As Doctor of Thugamics, Cena used to often rap to introduce himself before a match. This is also when he started wearing hats and sports jerseys as part of his ring gear. As character evolved, Cena started introducing new moves for his iconic slogan - 'Word Life'.

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