John Cena Reveals Thoughts On Dave Meltzer's Star Ratings
Cena gives his take on Meltzer's controversial star rating system.
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Mar 11, 2024
John Cena is one of the biggest stars in professional wrestling history. A sure-fire future WWE Hall of Famer, the former 16-time world champion has headlined countless major shows, including multiple WrestleManias.
According to Dave Meltzer of The Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Cena has been involved in just one five-star match (his WWE Title loss to CM Punk at Money in the Bank 2011).
During an appearance on 92NY, Cena was asked by an audience member whether he wanted a chance to re-do a match with AJ Styles that received 4.5 stars in an attempt to get the full five, to which he responded:
"So...how do I put this? I am much more concerned when I perform for WWE in how the audience as a whole feels about my performance, rather than one individual trying to grade me in a level of stars. Not that it doesn't matter, because that is a great way for those to try and get equity and try to get noticed. It's a great ranking system and I really do appreciate it. I'm not knocking critics. I'm just saying my process is to make sure that everybody who paid a [for] ticket had a good night. And if that gets me a zero-star match, I still know in my heart of hearts that I entertained my audience that night".
Cena recently teased that he might make an appearance at WrestleMania 40.
While Big Match John has one Meltzer-rated five-star bout to his name, WWE Hall of Famer Kurt Angle has zero, something that Meltzer himself addressed last year.
