John Cena has stated he apologised to Dwayne Johnson after he beforehand criticised his profession transition from the WWE into appearing.
Throughout a press convention for WWE Fastlane on Saturday (October 7), Cena was requested concerning the hypocrisy in his feud with Johnson between 2011 and 2013 when he returned to WWE after leaving to pursue an appearing profession.
Since then, Cena has made the identical profession change, with roles within the Quick & Livid franchise and 2021’s The Suicide Squad.
“I went about it the fallacious approach,” Cena stated on the convention regarding the feud. “I violated his belief and I made allegations about his perspective that I knew nothing about.
“And deep down, I used to be a fan. I needed The Rock again [in WWE]. I needed to do something to get The Rock again, however I did it the fallacious approach.”
He added: “I didn’t do it the respectful approach, so I needed to eat just a little little bit of crow. I needed to say, ‘I’m sorry and I used to be fallacious,’ as a result of I’m sorry and I used to be fallacious, and that’s a really humbling expertise. Dwayne is a hell of a man… I grew to become who I despised.
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“I see that perspective and I perceive it. It was a terrific studying expertise from my mistake with feuding with The Rock.”
Cena determined to return to WWE for the Fastlane occasion as a result of ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike in Hollywood, however he stated he plans to return to appearing as soon as the strike is resolved.
“I made it completely clear you possibly can’t do each due to the legal responsibility insurance coverage,” Cena stated. “If I had been making an attempt to juggle each that’s very egocentric as a result of I’d put an entire lot of individuals within the film enterprise out of labor if one thing occurred to me.”
Cena beforehand expressed remorse over his feud with Johnson on the Joyful Unhappy Confused podcast earlier this yr, the place he described himself as “egocentric”.
“My view was, for those who love one thing, be there on a regular basis,” Cena stated. “What a hypocrite I’m, as a result of I nonetheless love WWE and I can’t go on a regular basis. And I simply didn’t see that, I used to be so egocentric.”
In the identical interview, Cena stated his friendship with Johnson is “in a extremely good place” now regardless of their previous animosity – which led to 2 highly-publicised WrestleMania matches on the time.
“There was a second the place there was numerous dangerous vibes between us, and rightfully so,” Cena stated.
Together with starring in Quick X this yr, Cena made a cameo look in Greta Gerwig’s Barbie and offered the voice of Rocksteady in animated movie Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem.