John Cena not surprised by fan reaction to him saying he loves Vince McMahon

John Cena isn’t surprised by fan reaction regarding his love for Vince McMahon.

At Amazon’s upfront presentation, a reporter from Us Weekly asked Cena if he was surprised by WWE fans’ reaction to him saying that he still loves Vince McMahon, who is currently facing a lawsuit accusing him of sexual assault and trafficking.

“No, because everyone’s entitled to their opinion,” he responded. “Just like I am entitled to have an emotional connection to somebody. I don’t hold anybody to how they feel or what they view as permissible or things that make them happy, angry, excited, sad. That’s their right as a human being, I’m not surprised by any of that.”

John Cena gets asked if he was surprised by the reaction of some fans when he said he still loves Vince McMahon

“Everybody’s entitled to their opinion. Just like I’m entitled to have an emotional connection to somebody.”

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After initially saying he loves McMahon in an interview with Howard Stern shortly after the suit was filed in January of 2024, Cena doubled down on his comments during an interview with The New York Times that came out during WrestleMania week. 

“I don’t care who hears it: I love Vince,” Cena told them. “I’m not downplaying anything that needs to be decided or allegations of any kind, but when I love somebody, I love them wholeheartedly. I know people are going to be angry about that, but they can’t put their value on my relationship with somebody I love.”

McMahon resigned from WWE and TKO shortly after the suit was filed. Cena is currently the WWE Champion, defeating Randy Orton in his most recent match at Backlash this past Saturday.