'Michael Jordan Of Wrestling': WWE Hall Of Famer Kurt Angle Showers Praise On John Cena
Angle, who was Cena's first major opponent on the main roster during his debut in 2002, lauded Cena's commitment towards wrestling and noted that the 47-year-old's achievements in the sports entertainment business was on par with Jordan's legendary streak in basketball.
WWE superstar John Cena earned a great compliment from his ex-rival and Hall Of Famer Kurt Angle, who called the giant “Michael Jordan" of the wrestling world. Widely renowned for his stylish and flamboyant nature in the ring, Cena earned a comparison with the basketball legend in an interview given by Kurt Angle.
Just as Jordan is famous for his greatness on the basketball field, Cena’s name reverberates in the wrestling world for his talent and consistency of performance over a long career.
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Recently in an interview with Timothy Bella of the New York Times, Angle found Cena a perfect fit for comparisons with Jordan and praised the wrestler’s success and legacy.
For the WWE Hall Of Famer, Cena’s commitment towards wrestling is on par with Jordan’s passion and legendary streak in basketball. Notably, Angle was Cena’s first major opponent on the main roster during his debut in 2002.
“He’s the Michael Jordan of wrestling. He committed himself to wrestling entirely — and he drowned himself in it," he said in his interview as Cena announced his WWE retirement tour decision, set to compete in his final WrestleMania against Cody Rhodes.
Cena’s fans all over the world were left shocked when the WWE legend announced his decision and explained the retirement call in his ESPN interview with UFC legend Daniel Cormier.
“What I was trying to do is state facts and me being honest with my record basically led me to be like ‘I got to retire.’ The reason I hadn’t had a lot of success in the WWE is because I’m a part-time participant. This needs to consume your life to be great," Cena said.
“Not only consume your life but like you really have to be curious, passionate, open, and humble. Man, I can only imagine that if you are not fully focused, coachable, and 100% involved in fight training. So in me trying to split time and thinking that I can do both. I just did this a lot less and less and was used accordingly."
“As you are ushered on the way out, you’re supposed to build all this energy and then give it away. That’s the cycle of life in sports entertainment. If you leave with the energy, you have robbed the business. So me saying this over and over again, I was like, ‘Man, I haven’t won a match since this. I’m going to be 48 next week.’ So I was like, ‘Oh man, it’s time to retire.’ That’s when I was like, ‘I’d like to do this farewell tour.’"
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