John Cena has mentioned 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 in regards to 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 swap, with roles within the Quick & Livid franchise and 2021’s The Suicide Squad.
“I went about it the unsuitable approach,” Cena mentioned 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 unsuitable approach.”
He added: “I didn’t do it the respectful approach, so I needed to eat a bit little bit of crow. I needed to say, ‘I’m sorry and I used to be unsuitable,’ as a result of I’m sorry and I used to be unsuitable, and that’s a really humbling expertise. Dwayne is a hell of a man… I turned who I despised.
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“I see that perspective and I perceive it. It was an excellent 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 mentioned 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 mentioned. “If I have 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 Completely satisfied Unhappy Confused podcast earlier this yr, the place he described himself as “egocentric”.
“My view was, in the event you love one thing, be there on a regular basis,” Cena mentioned. “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 mentioned his friendship with Johnson is “in a very 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 quite a lot of unhealthy vibes between us, and rightfully so,” Cena mentioned.
Together with starring in Quick X this yr, Cena made a cameo look in Greta Gerwig’s Barbie and supplied the voice of Rocksteady in animated movie Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem.