Cena also told McAfee he wasn’t the biggest fan of “WWE Unreal” on Netflix, and he told the producers the same, but also admitted he’s seen every episode and is excited for season two. He said he realized that WWE is providing what the consumer wants, which is more, and that the current era is going through sustained, “incredible growth” through all platforms. “The Never Seen 17” admitted he doesn’t understand when others admit they are “old school” about the business.

“I was always taught in the business, especially when I started gaining traction: ‘Swing big. Do not be afraid to swing big,'” he said. “Just because I personally don’t get a lot of the swings, when I hear a comment like, ‘I’m old school,’ what I hear is, ‘I don’t want to adapt.’ That’s all I hear. ‘I like the way it was and I don’t want to adapt.’ If you want to look deeper into that, ‘Okay, really, what I’m saying is like, I like discipline and I like coaching this way,’ or ‘I’m not accustomed to this way of how we’re doing it.'”

He said despite there never being a better time to be in the business, the biggest challenge now is on the business itself and the men and women performing in WWE. He said they have some big shoes to fill and the industry has to keep growing and prospering. Cena noted that the talents today are lucky, as many of them haven’t seen hard times, like a house only being 12 percent full.

“It’s their lottery ticket,” he said. “Their lottery ticket is like, ‘Best time ever! Work hard and keep it up!’ I’m interested to see where it goes. I mean, consumer chatter is at an all time high, engagement’s at an all time high. I’m excited for the future.”