WWE star John Cena started a feud in 2011 with Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, after the latter returned to wrestling, following a decade long hiatus to pursue an acting career
WWE legend John Cena started a feud in 2011 with Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, when the latter returned to wrestling
WWE star John Cena says he feels “short-sighted and selfish” for starting a feud with fellow wrestler Dwayne Johnson.
The wrestling icon turned Hollywood actor opened up on his beef on a recent episode of the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast.
Talking on the podcast, Cena said the pair had “always have been good, except for one little patch where I really messed up.”
Cena was referring to the pair’s falling out in 2011, when Johnson, aka The Rock, returned to the ring after a decade away from the sport, to pursue an acting career in Hollywood.
John used Dwayne’s return to wrestling as an opportunity to challenge him to a fight
At the time Cena took it as a provocation and opportunity to “call him out” for coming back, and challenge him to fight.
The Trainwreck actor explained he “got selfish, and me living WWE at the point and not having any concept of growth or someone else’s perspective” caused him to start the feud.
“My view was, if you love something, be there every day,” Cena said.
Dwayne had spent a decade away from wrestling pursuing an acting career
“What a hypocrite I am, because I still love WWE and I can’t go all the time. And I just didn’t see that, I was so selfish.”
Cena and Johnson went head-to-head at WrestleMania 29, with Cena saying he had pushed for the “main event marquee match” because he thought it would bring in more money for the business.
“I wanted a main event marquee match because it would (be) better (for) what I thought was the business. And that’s so shortsighted and selfish,” Cena said.
John says his friendship with Dwayne is in a good place now
