John Cena turned a new leaf by being more kids-friendly. But, not everyone seemed to like the character change. During his early years in WWE, Cena's personality was a thug with a lot of attitude. He raps and wears a a chain-link necklace with a padlock.
At that time, more children were becoming interested in wrestling and watching the show. "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," he says in an interview with USA Today.
Now, kids consider him as a hero and a champion of "hustle, loyalty and respect." However, not everybody is happy with Cena's change of persona because a lot of older male fans booing the wrestling superstar.
"I totally get it," he says. "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 aspirational character both in live entertainment and animation films like Flintstones," said Cena.
The interview was part of the promotion for The Flintstones and WWE: Stone Age SmackDown!" film, a collaboration between WWE and "Flintstones." Cena voiced John Cenastone, Fred's co-workers at the quarry.
In the film Stone Age Smackdown, Fred Flintstone, Wilma, Barney, Betty, Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm are back in the movie that continues the long-running animated franchise from the 1960s. This time, Fred and Barney want to take their families to Rockapulco. To get more clams for the trip, Fred gets into wrestling. John Cenastone (played by Cena) helped Fred in the scheme and came to the Fred and Barney's rescue they were ganged Marble Henry and CM Punkrock who is voiced by former WWE star CM Punk.
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