John Cena recently spoke to Zap2It.com about his decision to take extended time off from WWE to film American Grit, a military-themed reality competition that will air on the Fox network in 2016.
Cena says his time away from WWE gives today's up and coming stars a chance to grab the brass ring:
“I’ve been a cornerstone of WWE programming since 2002. That’s a long time, it’s more than 10 years. So much so that a portion of our audience has direct complacency with me. ‘Man, Cena holds everybody down. He doesn’t give the new guys a chance.'”
“From a company perspective, as you know I hold it very near and dear to my heart, the dance floor is open, boys,” he explains. “I’m gone, let’s see who steps up. And I like that. As much as I want to try to distance myself or as much as someone who views me would try to distance myself from WWE, I’m never going to go.”
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