Logan Paul has some harsh words for his SummerSlam opponent, John Cena, calling his recent return to his babyface persona a “midlife crisis” and questioning his authenticity.
Logan Paul Calls John Cena’s Turn A ‘Midlife Crisis’
Speaking on his Impaulsive podcast in an episode recorded just two days after SummerSlam, Paul reacted to Cena’s abrupt face turn on the go-home episode of SmackDown. Paul said he was “disappointed” in the 17-time World Champion’s decision.
“I’m a little disappointed in Cena, personally like as a fan and as a guy who knows him,” Paul said. “I saw the heel turn and I was like, ‘Alright, welcome to the bright side. You can just be yourself and people will accept you for that.’ But then the switch up back to trying to be a babyface makes me feel like he’s seeking outside validation and he’s being guided by the audience instead of himself. It feels like to me, we’re watching a midlife crisis happen live. I’m serious.”
Logan Paul Questions John Cena’s Authenticity
Paul continued, suggesting that Cena should be more like him and “just be himself.” He questioned whether Cena was being “puppeteered by the powers that be” and urged him to “pick a lane and stay in it.”
“I wish he would be more like me and just be himself. I’m serious,” Paul stated. “I think he needs to just like find yourself and stop trying to like please the crowd for your own personal validation… Are you just doing it because the final boss says it or Triple H says it? Are you being puppeteered by the powers that be? Why don’t you just be yourself and be The GOAT John Cena?”
Paul’s comments come just days before he is scheduled to face John Cena at the Clash in Paris premium live event on August 31.
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