John Cena Says The Rock is “Most Successful WWE Superstar Ever”

Just like his WrestleMania 28/29 counterpart, WWE superstar John Cena has decided to take more of a plunge into Hollywood to try his luck at acting in big Hollywood productions.

“Trainwreck,” starring Amy Schumer, Bill Hader and LeBron James, will be released this Friday, July 17, in theatres across the country.

Cena, who is also in the film, recently made his rounds to promote the romantic comedy. The current WWE United States Champion discussed with MTV UK why he’s become more involved in acting after giving The Rock so much grief years ago for doing so.

“My life is with WWE. And at 38 years old I tell everybody I feel as strong and as good as ever,” Cena said.

“I think you can check out Monday Night Raw and watch any US Open challenge and my actions speak for themselves. When opportunities like this come up, I’m going to do it for the same reason that Dwayne [Johnson] has done what he’s done.”

“Him being such a success has just gotten more eyeballs on WWE and that’s my goal. So when opportunities like this come up, I’m going to go for it. But unlike Dwayne I won’t take a sabbatical to do so, I take nothing away from his accomplishments – he is the most successful WWE superstar ever.”

Giving The Rock more of a rub for his Hollywood accolades, Cena adds: “A few years back, I was just too ignorant to see his vision.”

“It is amazing after beating somebody up, how much respect you have for them.”

“But what he was doing was absolutely correct, for where he wanted to go – he’s there tenfold now.”

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