John Cena on Use of Springboard Stunner, US Open Challenge

WWE United States Champion John Cena was recently interviewed by the Corpus Christi Caller Times in preparation for the May 31 “Elimination Chamber” event, which emanates from Corpus Christi. Within the interview, Cena talked about a number of prevalent WWE topics.

Cena hit on his weekly United States Championship Open Challenge, and what that and building up the US title has done for WWE:

“I want to give (the opportunity to) those new Superstars. Maybe those Superstars who feel they’ve been shackled down without a chance. I use Daniel Bryan as a fantastic example. The stuff that kid had to overcome to get to the main stage. I think there’s a lot of those individuals out there; and I want to use the United States Championship platform to, at least, give those guys a chance to step up to the plate.”

“I don’t think the United States Championship has been given the respect it deserves. It truly is the trophy of our country.”

Continuing, Cena discussed the use of the springboard stunner, a new move he has begun to use in the past month:

“I’ve been watching a young man for a long time named Steve Austin. It’s something similar to (the Stone Cold Stunner). And I knew I was going to have to bring something a little special for Rusev. Believe it or not, with all my in-ring experience, I actually took back to the canvas, and practiced a little bit, had some fun; and that’s what I came up with.”

Check out the interview in its entirety, here.