Vince McMahon has high praises for currently-injured former WWE World Heavyweight Champion John Cena. In an interview with Brian Fritz of the Orlando Sentinel, McMahon talked about Cena missing this year’s WrestleMania, saying he’s a “real warrior.”
“John is Babe Ruth, he’s everything to us. And a real warrior,” McMahon said after Tuesday’s WrestleMania 33 press conference. “I don’t know how long he’s going to pursue this … I don’t know if it’s going to be 70 like me, but he’ll try.
It’s just in him and he loves it so much, even when he was a little kid. I don’t know if you’ve seen some of the videos where he’d have a mini-championship belt made out of cardboard and all that kind of stuff. And on top of it, he’s a hell of a guy.”
Cena, who underwent shoulder surgery back in January, confirmed this week that he will not be competing at WrestleMania 32.