The Rock aka Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson is arguably one of the most famous personalities in the world. The former wrestler turned actor has a staggering 334 million followers on Instagram. He is also one of the highest-paid actors in the world and an inspiration to many budding athletes and actors.
John Cena is, with no doubt, the biggest superstar in WWE and the industry currently. Ever since his debut in the company, Cena has won several accolades and championships.
The 45-year-old is also a 16-times world champion, and a highly decorated WWE Superstar. He left his pro-wrestling career and joined Hollywood to become an actor. Cena has acted in some of the most popular and highest-grossing films in Hollywood, such as Peacemaker, The Suicide Squad, and F9 to name a few.
At a recent Comic-con event in Wales, John Cena was present onstage for a Q&A session with his fans and the crowd present. The leader of Cenation patiently heard every question the fans had for him and answered them sincerely as well.
At one point, a fan from the crowd asked Cena about Dwayne Johnson. He asked, “You have spoken about Dwayne in the ring, I have to ask how was he in regards to you getting the bigger roles and joining Fast and Furious. Was there any conversations that you’ve had, sort of to give you that inspiration to continue in Hollywood and things like that?”
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Cena was quick to answer and swiftly said, “Sure! He’s one of the reasons I have life outside of the WWE. He gave me some of the best advice I’ve ever been given.” The former United States Champion then went on to give more insight into Dwayne Johnson’s contribution towards his career.
He said,” I rememeber I got an audition for a small part in a movie called, ‘Trainwreck’. It was a pretty thorough audition process and I was very nervous because I’d never been though that before.” Cena then stated that when he asked The Rock for an advice, Dwayne Johnson just asked Cena to be himself. He concluded by saying that Johnson’s advice helped Cena calm down and also helped him get that role in the movie.
Top Hollywood actors want a match against John Cena and Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson
While at a promotional event for their latest movie, ‘Me Time’, Kevin Hart and Mark Wahlberg were being interviewed by Becky Lynch. During the interview, Wahlberg stated he wanted to team up with Kevin Hart and face The Rock and John Cena.
The Departed actor said, “We’ve got to take on The Rock and John Cena.” While both Cena and The Rock are currently on busy schedules in Hollywood, the potential matchup between these four could be a treat for their fans.
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