OVW or Ohio Valley Wrestling was WWE’s developmental territory before NXT. The wrestling company was known for several of its dark room matches. John Cena also served his due time in OVW. After his WWE debut, he starred in an interview with Dave Meltzer. While talking to the journalist, Cena revealed his honest thoughts about Brock Lesnar and a few other wrestlers.

In the resurfaced interview, we can hear The Prototype in a 2001 interview. In one section of the audio clip, he is mainly appreciating two of the OVW alumni. He also praised his rival Brock Lesnar in the spirit of a sportsman.

John Cena spoke highly of Brock Lesnar in his OVW days

At the time of this 2001 interview, Cena had already gotten done with one of the WWE tapings. The match was a tag team match against Lesnar and Shelton Benjamin. But this didn’t stop Cena from appreciating their talents. When Meltzer asked what it’s like to work with the ‘big men’, he appreciated how Benjamin is so shredded. Contrary to his fit physique, Shelton would drink Mountain Dew and eat Pringles anytime he liked and still be able to do whatever you ask of him in the ring. Then, Cena also moved on to talk about Brock Lesnar.

John Cena said, “You know what, I called it ‘The Matrix’ out here, the third day I was out here.” Then, after praising Shelton for his amazing physique and ability to perform in the ring in spite of what he munches on, he moved on to Brock Lesnar. “We got Brock who’s 6’6″, 275 [lbs], who can do a shooting star press to perfection,” Cena revealed.

Although he admitted that the moves Lesnar performs look lethal, he also added that The Beast Incarnate is soft on the inside: “He’s soft as a slipper full of baby cr*p.”

While Cena had to go back to OVW the same year this happened, Brock Lesnar had pressurized his way out of the developmental territory long before that could happen.

John Cena didn’t play the same cards as Brock Lesnar

Appearing on a podcast, Paul Heyman shared Brock Lesnar’s early experience dealing with the WWE management. The Wise Man talked about Lesnar’s days during OVW. Despite the talent that Lesnar was portraying, Heyman said there was a delay that wasn’t letting him star in WWE already. So, fed up with waiting, the former WWE Champion left OVW’s institute to return home.

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This is because the wrestler felt like he had learned all that he could. So, he asked the management to call him back when they were ready to give him a shot at his WWE debut. In the end, they had to accept Lesnar’s will and let him show his talent on a bigger stage.

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