Opinion: Are We Losing John Cena to Hollywood?

Do you remember what it was like when The Rock broke into Hollywood?

He started with a highly publicized role as “The Scorpion King” in The Mummy Returns that was released in 2002. On WWE television, that meant the company lost its biggest face shortly after Wrestlemania 17 until shortly before “Survivor Series” later that year.

Throughout 2002 and 2003, The Rock’s time in the ring became far more limited and for good reason. Why jeopardize a potential career as a leading man in Hollywood to accomplish the same things over again in WWE?

At Wrestlemania 20, The Rock competed in his last match in WWE for eight years. On that same night, John Cena became a WWE United States Champion for the first time and began his rise to superstardom.

The bottom line is The Rock’s transition to Hollywood didn’t happen overnight, but it was apparent it was happening. Fifteen years later to the present day, John Cena is on a similar path.

John Cena has consistently been doing film work for almost a decade now. Most of his roles were involving WWE Studios. No offense to the studio but those aren’t the highest quality movies.

So, when Cena did movies like “The Marine”, “12 Rounds”, or even “Legendary”, no one was concerned that WWE would be losing the golden boy to Hollywood. However, John Cena has had a great 2015 in the ring and on the screen to the point where we need to ask what the future holds for Cena in pro wrestling.

John Cena of all guys has found a niche in the comedy genre alongside some of Hollywood’s top comedians. His breakout role from Amy Schumer’s “Trainwreck” got the ball rolling to secure him a role in both “Sisters” and “Daddy’s Home”. Along with a hosting

Along with a hosting gig for FOX’s “American Grit” that has made him miss the last two months of WWE TV, Cena is carving out a really interesting career in Hollywood and is building his superstardom to be more than just a wrestler with a knack for comedy. There’s no telling what comes next for John Cena in Hollywood.

John Cena has been embraced by a lot of talented people in Hollywood, and he’s already missing time in the ring for other projects. After could have been his best year in the ring, it’s questionable at this point to see where Cena’s loyalties are currently.

There is no questioning his dedication to the WWE, but he’s getting older and his body has been through several intense surgeries. Hollywood is no doubt fun and Cena is hot right now. He’s got his feet wet, so now might be the time to dive in and go swimming.

WWE is in a really good place right now as far as the talent pool is concerned. Cena wouldn’t be leaving WWE worse than when he came in from a business standpoint.

It took The Rock a few years to fully transition, so it’s extremely unlikely that Cena will be gone tomorrow. However, the iron is hot for John, and the question is afoot if his time in WWE is over?

Is it his time to move on to Hollywood?
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