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WWE star John Cena speaks up about the infamous feud he had with fellow wrestler Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. The pair regularly faced off each other inside the ring; however, during theirWrestleManiamatches between 2012 and 2013, their relationship had a fallout after Cena accused The Rock of focusing more on acting than wrestling.
Cena admits to nearly ruining their friendship forever due to being “selfish” and not discussing the problem with Johnson in private. Instead, he dragged their issue into the spotlight. As the wrestler-actor revisits the old strife, he confessed to wishing he would have done things differently.
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John Cena Revisits And Reflects On Infamous Feud With Dwayne Johnson
In an interview with theHappy Sad Confusedpodcast,John Cenaspills all the tea regarding his controversial fight withDwayne Johnson, and also shared some reflections he had throughout the entire incident:
“I got selfish, and me living WWE at the point and not having any concept of growth or someone else’s perspective, I took Dwayne’s comments as not genuine. My view was, if you love something, be there every day. What a hypocrite I am, because I still love WWE and I can’t go all the time. And I just didn’t see that, I was so selfish.”
The scandalous dispute brought so much noise and popularity during their time atWrestleMania. Despite the fame, Cena believed it placed both of them in a critical situation:
“I wanted a main event marquee match because it would better what I thought was the business. And that’s so short-sighted and selfish. It worked, but it worked at the cost of two people who communicated and almost put it in jeopardy.”
Cena acknowledged his fault, and said that during that time, his mind was all about fame and money:
“I knew that my perspective was wrong. And yes, it worked, and yes, we sold tickets, and yes, people loved it, and they chose sides. It was a real polarizing event. We could have done that with everybody working together and playing it nice, and that was my fault.”
The 46-year-old pro wrestler revealed how the issue became so toxic that it was no longer a healthy place for work:
“And there was a moment where there was a lot of bad vibes between us, and rightfully so. It was almost at the cost of our friendship, which I would like to say now is in a really good place.”
Cena humbly admitting his shortcomings was an important part of rekindling their friendship. The wrestler paid a visit to Johnson’s mother to apologize for badmouthing her son and then proceeded to his old friend’s dressing room to reconcile.
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Dwayne Johnson Returns ToFast XFranchise Amid Controversy
The Rock agreed to appear inFast Xin a cameo scene despite his heated debate withVin Diesel. Like his feud with Cena, the controversy was scrutinized by the public eye.
The issue started after Johnson accused several cast members of being “candy asses”. Later on, Diesel publicly requested Johnson to return forFast X. The actor turned him down, claiming the post was manipulative.
But afterBlack Adam’s box office flop, the actor soon realized that returning to theFast & Furiousfranchise and reprising his role as Agent Hobbs would redeem his career.
Fast Xis now showing in theaters worldwide.
Source:Happy Sad Confused
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