On the latest episode of “The Kurt Angle Show,” the former Olympic Gold Medalist discussed what might have happened had John Cena jumped ship to TNA alongside him in 2006.
While Cena wasn’t quite the megastar that he would go on to become over the next decade, he was already being positioned as the top babyface in the company and being thrust into the role of being the franchise player. Meanwhile, Kurt Angle helped change the face of TNA during this time, helping them evolve into a viable alternative wrestling product behind WWE.
Angle said that while Cena’s impact would have undoubtedly been a major boost to company, it would probably not have been as big a get as Angle himself. He said,
“Well, listen, John Cena, I believe, would’ve made just as much of an impact as I did for TNA. but if we both would’ve come there, that would’ve changed the face of wrestling. I really believe that. I honestly believe that John Cena coming to TNA would’ve probably changed the face. I think he was such a big name that he’d immediately have a huge impact. Oh, like I did. I don’t know if he’d have more of an impact. Maybe, maybe not, but I, but John Cena was really talented, and what he’s done in WWE is unparalleled. So, having him come to TNA, first of all, if WWE released him, or if John Cena’s contract expired, WWE has no right to say, ‘hey, you’re not allowed to do that.’ I mean, you know, if John wanted to go to TNA, he would go to TNA. But the question is, would John Cena do that? That’s the question.”
