17 Things We Learned From John Cena On Chris Jericho's WWE Network Podcast

16. Being The US Champion And Out Of The Main Event

Jericho inquires what it's like to be the US champion and now that Randy Orton is now the number one contender, if it feels strange to John to be out of the main event picture.

"No, it feels great. You know I never really got caught up on like 'Oh I'm not in the main event so it's not worth it'. I truly like to lead by example and I tell everyone that every second out there is an opportunity. And if you're going to give me an opportunity to hold a championship I want to do it the best that I can. And I'm at a point where...I'm trying to do my thing and I'm constantly trying to evolve but at the same time I believe that we have such gifted guys in the locker room like Dean Ambrose, like Cody Rhodes and the list goes on from there. And if I can use that to not only, redefine what the United States championship is but maybe along the way give these guys a chance to put their business card out there in front of the WWE universe, I'm happy to do it. And it's fun for me."

Jericho follows up by asking a pointed question of if Cena thought it ever grew stale seeing him on top pay-per-view after pay-per-view, to which Cena smoothly answers that due to WWE producing so much content there's a portion of the audience that may grow complacent, but he's just happy to be doing what he's doing regardless of his spot on the card. Cena says his goal is to give the title a different meaning and create a mystique about it, and if the audience becomes interested in it, he's doing a good job.