John Cena reveals why the FU turned into the AA.
John Cena has defeated many opponents with his iconic Attitude Adjustment over the years. The move was first named FU as a pun related to Brock Lesnar‘s F5.
However, WWE changed the FU into the Attitude Adjustment. During his recent interview with The Ringer’s Bill Simmons, John Cena revealed that the company “turning PG” in 2008 was the reason behind the name change.
“Brock Lesnar’s move was the F5,” Cena recalled. “I had a similar move where we both pick guys up…I didn’t try to make Brock look bad, but I was abrasive with my trash talk and was like, ‘You have the F5, I have the FU.’ That’s where the name of the move happened. So, I kept using it and then as we evolved into PG, I was told, ‘We can’t use that anymore.’
“And then switching it to the Attitude Adjustment has been incredible because, it’s so weird that art imitates life,” Cena said. I’m always trying to change people’s perspective or offer them a new perspective. I’m leaning into the fact that you can adjust your attitude no matter what at any moment. That really changes the dynamic. It evolved because it had to,” John Cena said. [H/T SI.com]
It’s also interesting to note that John Cena revealed in an interview with SI.com back in 2009 that renaming his finishing move was totally his call. WWE Hall of Famer Rikishi was the first recipient of the newly-renamed “AA.”
John Cena is set to compete in his retirement match against Gunther at Saturday Night’s Main Event on December 13. It will be interesting to see if the AA will help Cena score one last victory.
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