John Cena mentioned during his appearance on Chris Jericho’s podcast this past Monday night that he was close enough to turning heel during his feud with The Rock that he recorded new theme music and had new ring gear made.
Cena spent approximately $5,000 to have new gear made, however he ultimately cancelled the order before it was officially made. Cena told the seamstress, Sue Kotulski, to use the money he spent on new attire for the WWE talents in developmental instead of giving him a refund.
Eventually, Cena went to WWE developmental, which was in Tampa at the time, and told the same story in what ended up being referred to as “The Cena Scholarship.” Each month, coaches in WWE’s developmental system voted on who the most outstanding talents of the month were. Whoever received the most votes would get a $500 credit towards having new gear made by Kotulski.
(Credit: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)