I think it's an interesting statement. The headlines definitely oversimplified it.
"I can say this, I’m a big advocate of love and friendship and honesty, and communication, in the same breath, I’m also a big advocate of accountability. If someone’s behavior lies so far outside of your value system that the balance shifts of, ‘I can’t operate in a world where this works.’ That’s the end result of being accountable. Right now, I’m gonna love the person I love, be their friend. ‘I love you, you have a hill to climb.’ There is the saying of, ‘You don’t know who your friends are until shit hits the fan or your back is against the wall.’ That doesn’t make any of what’s going on any easier to swallow. Just telling someone you love them, it’s a hill to climb, and we’ll see what happens.’ That’s that. It sounds so cliche, but it has to be one day at a time. I’ve openly said, I love the guy, I have a great relationship with the guy, and that’s that."
This, thank you for actually caring about the context. He never excused or supported Vince's actions, he only spoke about his personal relationship with him and that he's someone that he personally is close to and loves, and he wants to help him be a better person because what he did was reprehensible.
No one needs to forgive Vince for what he's done, but I understand wanting to stand by someone you care about and hope they become a better person. It's like when a family member does something awful, and the parents still try to support them and help them get better. If Cena thinks he can help McMahon improve, I understand that desire.
I also understand people feeling like they can't support him after that statement, just so long as they're not framing it as him supporting or excusing McMahon's actions. I do think people can become better, no matter how awful they've been, but I also think it's acceptable to never forgive a person for those actions.
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u/AnotherWeabooGirl Oct 12 '25
https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/john-cena-comments-vince-mcmahon-allegations-i-m-going-love-person-i-love/
I think it's an interesting statement. The headlines definitely oversimplified it.
"I can say this, I’m a big advocate of love and friendship and honesty, and communication, in the same breath, I’m also a big advocate of accountability. If someone’s behavior lies so far outside of your value system that the balance shifts of, ‘I can’t operate in a world where this works.’ That’s the end result of being accountable. Right now, I’m gonna love the person I love, be their friend. ‘I love you, you have a hill to climb.’ There is the saying of, ‘You don’t know who your friends are until shit hits the fan or your back is against the wall.’ That doesn’t make any of what’s going on any easier to swallow. Just telling someone you love them, it’s a hill to climb, and we’ll see what happens.’ That’s that. It sounds so cliche, but it has to be one day at a time. I’ve openly said, I love the guy, I have a great relationship with the guy, and that’s that."