John Cena has been the face of the WWE for over a decade, and even though he isn't universally loved by the WWE Universe, he understands it.
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Cena spoke with USA Today to promote the WWE's Flintstones Stone Age SmackDown movie and he discussed understanding the mixed reaction he gets while he also said he enjoyed his role in the cartoon.
"I totally get it," Cena said of his mixed reactions. "I don't necessarily spend my time watching programs that 6- to 10-year-old kids enjoy, so I get the need for different racy comedy and story lines. But at the same time I don't want to offend anyone in our audience so I do what I do to the best of my ability, and I actually really enjoy being able to be a real-life superhero and an [inspirational] character both in live entertainment and animation films like Flintstones. It gives you a feeling of self-worth at the end of the day. It becomes more than just a job - you feel as if you're affecting lives and that truly is pretty important."
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Cena also touched on his WWE character evolving over the years as he started out with a rapper gimmick in 2003 and slowly became the top babyface in the company.
"I looked around and saw who was sitting in the audience and said, 'You know what, I proactively need to change.' And it was for the greater good," Cena told the site.
Cena also said it's important for him to stay connected to the fans.
"I know what they're thinking," he said. "A lot of our performers become too cool for school where they can't show that sort of happiness and humility at times, that emotion, and that's when our audience doesn't necessarily attach to them. You've got to be able to go out there and just lose yourself."
Cena's next high-profile match will see him battle the mighty Russian Rusev in a Fastlane rematch at the WWE's marquee event, WrestleMania 31, on March 29 at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif.
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