John Cena Disscusses “American Grit” Leading to Bigger Opportunities Outside of WWE

It was announced on Monday after a roller-coaster ride of rumors that John Cena will be returning to WWE on May 30th for the Memorial Day edition of Monday Night Raw.

Even though he’s back in WWE, Cena’s hosting duties on “American Grit” could potentially create more opportunities for him outside of the company, and he recently discussed that possibility on Ring Rust Radio.

You can listen to the full interview right here. Below is what Cena had to say about that topic:

Is American Grit just a passion project or are you hoping it leads to bigger opportunities?

John Cena: Anything you do in entertainment, you don’t just want to just do it and leave it out there with no rhyme or reason behind it. That’s just not a smart business move. The great thing about American Grit is that it runs parallel with the WWE. You want to talk about passion projects, WWE is my life and it is my passion. When something like American Grit comes along that I helped create from the very first conversation into fruition of airing the first episode, it becomes a passion project. If you look at what I do on WWE television, essentially what I’m doing on American Grit is very close and runs a fine line between the two shows.

So essentially, I get to do what I love in WWE and in American Grit. I don’t just see it as something like I’ll just put this out there and hope for the best. I hope it brings more and better business opportunities, I hope it brings more brand awareness, I hope we can do more and I hope it establishes a better relationship with Fox. There are just so many things I can talk about with this show and I can see how it could be used as a vehicle, but right now I just want a bunch of folks to watch episode two and we’ll see where it goes.

Do you think John Cena will become a part-time wrestler and pursue other opportunities in Hollywood and elsewhere soon?