{"id":1134,"date":"2015-10-20T21:51:56","date_gmt":"2015-10-21T02:51:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/?p=1134"},"modified":"2015-10-20T23:48:04","modified_gmt":"2015-10-21T04:48:04","slug":"1020-wwe-on-sportscenter-john-cena-interview-nxt-hype-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2015\/10\/20\/1020-wwe-on-sportscenter-john-cena-interview-nxt-hype-more\/","title":{"rendered":"10\/20 WWE on ESPNews &#8211; Cena interview, NXT"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3050018435\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>WWE was featured in the 9:00 p.m. EST hour of SportsCenter Tuesday night on ESPNews. This week, John Cena joined The Coach\u00a0for a promotional interview and NXT discussion.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">WWE on SportsCenter Week 2<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Airdate: Tuesday, October 20<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Host: Jonathan Coachman<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">WWE Guest: John Cena<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>John Cena (listed graphically as Jon Cena) joined Coachman on-location from a WWE arena with a Raw background for a basic p.r. interview.<\/p>\n<p>Cena was in a jokey mood deflecting sports-related questions, then acted serious discussing Make-a-Wish and breast cancer awareness.<\/p>\n<p>Coach then asked Cena about NXT as the lifeblood of WWE&#8217;s future. Cena endorsed the NXT roster\u00a0and the audience as the most intense audience he&#8217;s been part of. As Cena commented, ESPN showed NXT-related clips, focusing on Apollo Crews, Finn Balor, Bayley, Sasha Banks, and Tyler Breeze.<\/p>\n<p>Asked if the &#8220;next John Cena&#8221; is currently at NXT, Cena said he doesn&#8217;t want to answer that because everyone has to be their own person and not try to emulate someone else. That wrapped the interview.<\/p>\n<p>To start the segment in the middle of the hour, Jonathan Coachman ran through highlights from last night&#8217;s Raw. The focus was on the legends who returned to Raw &#8211; &#8220;Stone Cold&#8221; Steve Austin, Shawn Michaels, and The Undertaker. Not shown were Brock Lesnar and Ric Flair.<\/p>\n<p>Coach&#8217;s Raw Break Down included:<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-4138223569\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>&#8211; Top One-Liner: New Day&#8217;s (weekly) run-down of the local sports team, this time the Dallas Cowboys.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Top Move: Cesaro&#8217;s series of running uppercuts on Sheamus.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Top Post-Match: Chaos between the Wyatts and Dean Ambrose &amp; Roman Reigns after the TV main event.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, the SportsCenter segment continues to feel\u00a0like a &#8220;paid ad placement,&#8221; like an insert in a\u00a0newspaper promoting a company&#8217;s message or service that is not part\u00a0of the actual news. 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