John Cena recently sat down with USA Today to promote his part in the Flintstones/WWE crossover, and apparently, the dude just assumed only kids would be reading because he outright admitted WWE programming is baby entertainment even he wouldn’t watch. Here’s Cena’s response to a question about older fans not liking garishly colored heroic personas.
“I totally get it. 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.”
Hey, Cena, buddy, you do realize 6 to 10-year-olds have no money, and your big houses and cars were paid for by adult fans, right? Just checking.
Cena also spoke about his face turn and subsequent kid pandering, and how it was totally all his idea…
“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.”
So, does Cena have an issue with being the star of a show he wouldn’t want to watch? No, of course not. Because darnit, being a real-life superhero warms his big ol’ mushy heart…
“I actually really enjoy being able to be a real-life superhero and an aspirational 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.”
Yup, be like aspirational John Cena, kids. He’s affecting lives! Uh, by almost ending them?
via USA Today
