Back when John Cena was nothing more than some muscles in little red knickers, Triple H didn't like him. In fact, Hunter reportedly wanted the now 15-time World Champion fired due to his shoddy work as a white meat babyface. This is something Cena has openly admitted over the years, even dragging Vince McMahon's name into proceedings.
"Back in 2003, 2002, when I was just wearing boots and tights and I was supposed to be the ruthless aggression young good guy, nobody in the company liked me. I know Vince McMahon won't admit this, but he wanted me fired, Triple H wanted me fired, everybody hated me. They just wouldn't give me a forum to showcase my talents. I've always been able to connect with the audience if given the ability to speak."
Hunter has stated in many WWE produced DVDs his distain for the young John Cena's body of work, and how terrible he thought the young pretender was. Maybe he spotted how much of a threat the leader of the Cenation was going to be from the get go...
