That PWInsider report about John Cena reportedly being medically cleared "any time now" certainly had some truth to it.
In a candid Q&A interview with Complex posted Friday, the WWE veteran superstar confirmed that he has indeed been medically cleared and is more than ready to return to action. Whether that means he'll have some sort of role in WrestleMania 32 this Sunday night remains to be seen, but Cena has been itching to come back.
"If you ask me today, I should've been back two weeks ago," Cena, who's coming off shoulder surgery in January, told Complex as part of the lengthy interview. "I've logged almost 400 hours of physical therapy. I got 111 visits in 12 weeks' time. I go every single second I can. People say I have a Wolverine-like style of recovery. I was given a nine-month quota to come back, and after three months I can tell you that I am ready to do anything asked of me possible. It's a matter of when they call me."
If they call him, there's a great chance that the expected 100,000-plus fans at AT&T Stadium will get to see Cena on the "Grandest Stage of Them All."
Why? Well, because part of the interview has Cena saying he's "a company guy."
"I believe in our brand and I believe that my success has come from believing in our brand," Cena said. "Entertainment is often a medium in which you can put yourself front and center. But just as we're doing a photo shoot now, there will probably be someone else in here an hour after me and an hour after that and an hour after that. We are easily replaced. The spotlight shines quick and then it shifts. My theory is if you can contribute and the brand can do well, then you will reap the benefits of a good brand rather than forcing the spotlight to shine on yourself."
Heading into this Sunday night, Cena has wrestled in 12 consecutive WrestleManias. While it remains to be seen if he will impact the event in some sort of way, if he doesn't, he has a match that he's looking forward to watching like everyone else.
"Shane-Undertaker because of what's at stake — the stakes are what determines how important a match is," Cena said. "Yes, we all want to be champion, but Shane returning after a seven-year absence to only have one match and if he loses, he's gone. If he wins, things change drastically. If he beats the Undertaker I can confidently say that's probably the last time we are going to see the Undertaker because if the Undertaker is as good as he says he is, for him to lose to someone coming off a seven-year sabbatical, maybe you've lost a step, kid. Maybe its time to move aside."
Hmm ... all of a sudden, we wouldn't be surprised to see Cena have a role in the outcome of that match.
