John Cena gave Kelani Jordan some valuable advice.
With John Cena’s retirement fast approaching, the record-setting seventeen-time former world champion has made several visits to the WWE Performance Center in recent weeks to thank those training there and to hear their perspectives on the business.
In an interview with Denise Salcedo of Instinct Culture, TNA Knockouts World Champion Kelani Jordan was asked about Cena’s visit and revealed that she received valuable advice from him.
“He is so intellectual and incredible. He gave us so much insight. He kept reminding us that wrestling is a journey and it is not always going to be the mountain top, and there are times when you’ll be n the valley. He kept reinforcing, ‘Believe in yourself, dare to be different.’ I asked him a few questions and he told me, ‘Keep doing what you’re doing. Stay the course. Sometimes on social media, people love you, sometimes they boo you. That’s okay.’ He was a babyface for so long and there were times when the crowd turned on him, but he’s still John Cena and they are still buying tickets to come see him. He just reminded us there will be valleys, there will be hill, but believe in yourself, keep at it, and you’re destined for greatness,”
-Kelani Jordan
John Cena’s retirement match is scheduled for WWE’s Saturday Night’s Main Event on December 13 at the Capital One Arena in Washington D.C., with a tournament currently underway to decide his final opponent.
The event will also showcase talent from NXT, an idea reportedly proposed by Cena himself as he aims to leave the business in a better state than when he entered it. You can read more about that here.
As always, we’ll aim to provide any further updates on John Cena’s retirement tour, as well as future plans for Kelani Jordan as soon as we hear more.
H/T to Fightful for the transcription.
