John Cena: Stephanie McMahon’s Been A Fantastic Mentor To Me And Kept Me In Check

John Cena comments on Stephanie McMahon being a fantastic mentor to him and how she has kept him in check over the years.

As part of the 2026 class of the Hall Of Fame, Stephanie McMahon would go into it having had a long time influence in WWE and presence on WWE programming. On the red carpet for the event, one of WWE’s most legendary superstars in the history of the company addressed her influence on his career.

While speaking to Denise Salcedo in a new interview, John Cena was asked about McMahon’s induction into the WWE Hall Of Fame.

“Without Steph, legit, I’m fired. I tell the story of someone from creative was sitting in the front of the bus. It was her, and she asked me to rap for her, and I did, and she gave me another chance. Not only that, that wasn’t the end of our relationship. Stephanie’s been a fantastic mentor to me and kept me in check. She’s like the bumpers that keep the ball from going in the gutter, and she can stop by with a word of wisdom, and it’s right when I need to hear it and right when it needs to be said, and, man, I’m forever grateful for that.”

Elsewhere in the same interview, Cena spoke about Oba Femi and Brock Lesnar’s upcoming WrestleMania match.  You can read more about that here.

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