John Cena invoked Ric Aptitude‘s identify when declaring his seventeenth World Championship throughout “Monday Night time Uncooked” this week … however the Nature Boy tells TMZ Sports activities he isn’t irked one bit by the slight — admitting he is simply pleased to be alive to listen to it!!

We caught up with the person Cena’s trying to surpass for essentially the most world titles in WWE historical past … about 24 hours after the 47-year-old informed followers he’d be previous information by the point he ends his farewell tour.

“At WrestleMania, I make historical past by successful a seventeenth Championship, and I lastly drive you to overlook the identify of the enjoyable machine jet flying woooo Ric Aptitude,” Cena stated Monday. “You’ll perpetually say the identify John Cena.”

“They have been attempting to do away with the ‘woo’ for 50 years. The ‘woo’ ain’t going away, and neither is Ric Aptitude.”

Aptitude added he is grateful he is nonetheless respiration amid the entire Cena chatter — particularly after the life he is lived … which included a well being scare again in 2019.

Regardless of catching a stray in Cena’s promo … the 76-year-old believes turning the chief of the C-Nation heel “was the best factor they may have carried out.”

In actual fact, Aptitude says he hoped Cena would have received the “Royal Rumble” earlier this 12 months … and positively appears to be on board with watching him proceed to succeed throughout his final run.