Prichard reiterated that Cena hated when “everybody just bragged” about his Make-A-Wish grants, as he felt the PR initiatives shone the spotlight on him rather than focusing on the plight of the children he was determined to uplift. As such, Prichard revealed that many of Cena’s philanthropic endeavors were never documented, adding that Cena insisted on them never being made public.

Unlike those early years of granting wishes under the WWE umbrella, Cena — now a marquee Hollywood actor — continues to travel across the world to put smiles on the faces of children diagnosed with critical illnesses. Marveling at the same, Prichard gave a shout to Cena for taking time away from his busy schedule. 

“It’s a big deal when somebody from Hollywood goes and, you know, makes a wish come true,” Prichard admitted. “As many as John’s done, as many times as John has looked at his schedule and said, ‘Hey, I’ve got 12 hours. I can make a flight, you know, four hours someplace, to go meet a child, spend a few hours with them, and then fly back four hours and do what I needed to do.’ Instead of saying, ‘I’m gonna sleep in, train, and go eat at this restaurant or whatever.’ It’s like, ‘No, ‘I’ll make that work.'”

“You don’t hear about that stuff, and again, that’s the thing that makes John Cena the human being, the great human being he is that then makes him the huge megastar that he has become,” Prichard concluded.