WWE Hall of Famer comes to John Cena’s defense after Cena receives negative publicity

As previously noted, John Cena became a trending topic on Twitter after a video was published of him issuing a public apology in Mandarin to the country of China. While promoting his film Fast & Furious 9, Cena referred to Taiwan as a country and he received backlash from people in China.

Cena’s apology to China was met with negative feedback from fans on Twitter and it was covered by the New York Post publication…

John Cena called 'pathetic' for apologizing to China over Taiwan remark https://t.co/fGpbcR63Ei pic.twitter.com/ZkvLsQt2OE

— New York Post (@nypost) May 25, 2021

CM Punk poked fun at the situation…

CM Punk throwing shade at John Cena, this rivalry will never die. 😂 pic.twitter.com/4TfrDAyjoU

— Fiending For Followers ‼️ (@Fiend4FolIows) May 25, 2021

WWE Hall of Famer JBL came to the defense of Cena…

And I’ve been with John many times on so many trips to Iran and Afghanistan in support of our soldiers. https://t.co/cW51wllGmV

— John Layfield (@JCLayfield) May 25, 2021