Vince McMahon noted in a recent interview with the Boston Herald that he held a talent meeting a few years ago urging his performers to "reach for the brass ring" regardless of whom they have to step over. He particularly recalled John Cena approaching him at the end of the meeting to say, 'I'm your man.'
The interview caught the attention of an anonymous wrestler who attended the meeting. He said there were actually five wrestlers who came over to McMahon following the meeting to say they were the right man for the job.
"The only difference is that Cena did his 'stepping over guys' in the locker room more than the ring," said the wrestler.
The anonymous wrestler feels McMahon was looking for a "backstabbing asshole/stooge" to serve as his top WWE Superstar.
"It has zero to do with in-ring talent," the wrestler said. "Cena stepped on guys like the Spirit Squad and others who were only there for less than six months."
