John Cena's promo made Triple H rethink his booking decisions, feels WWE veteran (Exclusive)

Former WWE head writer Vince Russo shared his thoughts on John Cena's "pipebomb" promo this week. The star was in action on SmackDown this past Friday.

After putting CM Punk through a table, Cena mocked the Straight Edge Superstar, rehashing lines from his infamous promo fourteen years ago. The Franchise Player went on to berate Punk, claiming that he was the Best in the World just seven minutes back in 2011 and has been irrelevant ever since.

This week on BroDown with host Mac Davis, Russo mentioned that the fans were part of the show and enjoying the action. He noted that the mood changed when John Cena got on the mic and cut his scathing promo. The veteran writer felt Triple H could take cues from the final segment and book more realistic angles that make the fans respect the show.

"Bro, these marks are playing along like this is a parody of a wrestling show. They don't have any respect for the wrestling show. We're singing, 'What! What! What!' Then all of a sudden, a guy cuts a shoot promo, and we get a totally, totally different audience. I gotta tell you, Triple H, read the room. I don't know what to tell you. Read the room, man." [From 18:33 onwards]

John Cena's promo shocked the WWE Universe and sent ripples across the wrestling world. It will be interesting to see if he can back up his words with a stellar performance against Punk at Night of Champions next Saturday.

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