Tag: John Cena

John Cena hasn’t been on a full-time WWE schedule in the past few years, and he has been spending less and less time in the ring as every year passes by.

During a recent interview with ESPN, John talked about his acting career and explained why he can’t wrestle while being an active part of a movie project.

Cena first discussed his reduced WWE schedule in recent years and claimed that even before he found out about his passion for being on the screen, he had made himself the promise that he will walk away when he can’t keep up with the pace.

Continuing on the topic, he said that he doesn’t want to take a ticket buyer’s money and have them sit down thinking that he is not good enough in his craft anymore.

Explaining the reason why he can’t do WWE and movies at the same time, The Leader of Cenation said that the biggest difficulty he has is trying to juggle stuff.

While he is trying to fight the system, he has learned that he is losing because once you are in production for a movie, they don’t allow you to wrestle.

The 16 Time World Champion detailed his comment further saying that he can’t go to a WWE taping, get his nose over and then go back to the shooting. It will force them to shut down the whole movie, affecting a good number of people involved with the project.

Even if the shooting continues, such incident will increase the insurance cost and as a result, the whole budget of the movie significantly, putting it behind an eight ball of possibly being a financial success.

Apart from this, Cena also talked about his feud with the Rock and how he was wrong to target Dwayne for not being an active performer. You can check out his full interview in the video below:

John Cena was on The Graham Norton Show while promoting his film Bumblebee while actor Matthew McConaughey was sitting next to him to promote White Boy Rick. During the interview, he told a story about how early in his career, he was using a gimmick of a semi-robotic character called The Prototype. Eventually, he scrapped the idea before making his main roster debut in the WWE and changed to the character that he’s known for today.

This is when he talked about how he came up with the “You can’t see me” catchphrase which is when he stated, “I was dared to do it. I was actually making the music to my own theme song and we played it for my brother.” Cena continued by stating that it was their test to see what songs were good and what were bad.

This is when Cena stated that his brother put his hand in front of his face and starts bobbing his head which led to Cena asking what he was doing. His brother told him that everyone was doing it as they got it from watching one of 50 Cent’s music videos. Thus, his brother dared him to do it on television and Cena didn’t think he had anything to lose.

“And now for 15 years, because of a dare, I’ve been doing this and I’ll do you one better, people actually think I’m invisible.”

Former WWE Champion John Cena has been a top star for the WWE for over a decade now and although his status with the company has been put as a part-timer, there are still fans who want to see him be a heel on television.

Cena recently took part in an interview with Chris Van Vliet where he talked about a wide range of topics including the possibility of a heel turn. This is where Cena explained why that won’t happen.

“There are creative feelings inside me that would like to be a bad guy on WWE but that ain’t gonna happen because that’s not my job.” Cena continued by stating that his job is to be who he is and that comes from WWE Chairman Vince McMahon. He also stated that anyone in the WWE to say that he’s a part-timer and going to Hollywood, then he would agree with that mindset.

He also thinks that if they can’t see why he’s making those moves at this stage in the game of his career then that’s okay as he doesn’t expect them to do so and don’t expect them to change their minds. You can watch the full interview here:

For those who miss Cena being in action under the WWE banner, fear not as he’s set to work several dates starting on December 26th at a live event at Madison Square Garden. He’s advertised from this event through January 14th for several WWE events.

There have been some changes to the card of the upcoming WWE event at the world’s most famous arena, Madison Square Garden, in New York City on Wednesday, December 26th, 2018.

John Cena was supposed to team up with Finn Balor to take on Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre. However, that match has been pulled. Now, Cena and Balor are just advertised to appear. Another change was made to the 10-man tag team match as Johnny Gargano has been pulled. It will now be 8-man tag team match.

Seth Rollins vs. Dean Ambrose for the Intercontinental Championship inside of a steel cage is the other top match being advertised for this show. This event was originally advertised to feature the superstars from the blue brand, SmackDown Live. However, the company has decided to make it a RAW event. The line-up now features:

• Seth Rollins vs. Dean Ambrose – Steel Cage match for the Intercontinental Championship
• Braun Strowman vs. Baron Corbin
• RAW Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey vs. Nia Jax
• Elias vs. Bobby Lashley
• Pete Dunne, Ricochet, Aleister Black & Velveteen Dream vs. The Undisputed Era & Tommaso Ciampa

Jinder Mahal, Alexa Bliss, and Bayley are also advertised for this show. The WWE will be announcing more matches for this live event in the coming weeks.

Former WWE Champion John Cena was a guest on Monday’s episode of Ellen where he talked about various topics while promoting the Bumblebee movie, which is set in 1987 and is a prequel to the events of the Transformers film franchise.

During the interview, he talked about his Instagram account where he posts seemingly random images with no captions that include Stone Cold posts. Cena noted that he came up with the idea that Friday should be ‘Stone Cold Friday’ but there will be no photos of Austin’s face but something else.

Cena will be returning to in-ring action under the WWE banner starting on December 26th at a live event at Madison Square Garden. As of this writing, he’s advertised from this event through January 14th for several WWE events.

John Cena’s Upcoming WWE Schedule

• 12/26: Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
• 12/27: Nassau Coliseum, Long Island, NY
• 12/28: Royals Farms Arena, Baltimore, MD
• 12/29: PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, PA
• 12/30: Amalie Arena, Tampa, FL
• 1/4: Columbus Civic Center, Columbus, GA
• 1/5: Donald L. Tucker Civic Center, Tallahassee, FL
• 1/6: Hertz Arena, Ft. Myers, FL
• 1/7: Amway Center, Orlando, FL (WWE RAW)
• 1/11: Charleston Civic Center, Charleston, WV
• 1/12: Knoxville Civic Coliseum, Knoxville, TN
• 1/13: Von Braun Civic Center, Huntsville, AL
• 1/14: FedEx Forum, Memphis, TN

John Cena is set to receive this year’s Muhammad Ali Legacy Award by Sports Illustrated. The award is given annually to an “athlete or sports figure who embodies the ideals of sportsmanship, leadership, and philanthropy while using sports as a platform.”

Cena commented on the award to the Associated Press.

“To have a legacy award of any kind bestowed upon you is tremendous,” Cena said. “To be in the company of people who have received this and to receive an honor named after Muhammad Ali is an honor that means so much to me.”

“It really is a wonderful match. I never try to downplay that experience because a family has been given one wish and that is to meet you or hang out for an afternoon,” he continued.

John Cena Muhammad Ali Legacy Award

Cena’s younger brother is a survivor of brain cancer. This influenced Cena to approach WWE about doing more to raise money for cancer research and treatment.

“I saw baseball doing the pink bats, football with the pink cleats and I asked why we weren’t doing anything. I pretty much established the connection and years later we have donated millions and helped a lot of people.”

Former winners of the award include Colin Kaepernick, Magic Johnson, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

John Cena is gearing up to make his return to what he calls home, which is the WWE. A company that made him into a household name both in wrestling and helped his transition into acting.

Just last week, WWE confirmed he’d been working at several other events as well including an appearance on their flagship show, Monday Night RAW. He’s set to appear on the January 7th episode of RAW at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida. The former WWE Champion tweeted the following on his WWE return in December.

160 days ago I landed in ?? to film w @EyeOfJackieChan today is the final day of that project. An experience I’ll never forget. I’ll have 1 day home then ? to promote @bumblebeemovie until it’s release 12/21 then, I truly return home @WWE @TheGarden 12/26 #HLR #NeverGiveUp ???

— John Cena (@JohnCena) November 24, 2018

Cena was most recently active under the WWE banner when he wrestled a tag team match at WWE Super Show-Down pay-per-view event.

John Cena’s Upcoming WWE Schedule

• 12/26: Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
• 12/27: Nassau Coliseum, Long Island, NY
• 12/28: Royals Farms Arena, Baltimore, MD
• 12/29: PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, PA
• 12/30: Amalie Arena, Tampa, FL
• 1/4: Columbus Civic Center, Columbus, GA
• 1/5: Donald L. Tucker Civic Center, Tallahassee, FL
• 1/6: Hertz Arena, Ft. Myers, FL
• 1/7: Amway Center, Orlando, FL (WWE RAW)
• 1/11: Charleston Civic Center, Charleston, WV
• 1/12: Knoxville Civic Coliseum, Knoxville, TN
• 1/13: Von Braun Civic Center, Huntsville, AL
• 1/14: FedEx Forum, Memphis, TN

WWE has not only confirmed when John Cena will make his return to television but also announced him for several new events. On Tuesday, it was reported that he was set to work four dates for the WWE in late December. On Wednesday, WWE confirmed he’d been working at several other events as well including an appearance on their flagship show, Monday Night RAW. He’s set to appear on the January 7th episode of RAW at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida.

This would mark his first appearance on RAW since earlier this year when he was building up his match against The Undertaker at WrestleMania 34. He then went on hiatus to focus on his acting and television career.

Cena was most recently active under the WWE banner when he wrestled a tag team match at WWE Super Show-Down pay-per-view event. Here’s his updated schedule:

– Madison Square Garden, New York – Dec. 26

– Nassau Coliseum, New York – Dec. 27

– Royals Farms Arena, Baltimore — Dec. 28

– PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh – Dec. 29

– Amalie Arena, Tampa, Fla. – Dec. 30

– Columbus Civic Center, Columbus, Ga. – Jan. 4

– Donald L. Tucker Civic Center, Tallahassee, Fla. – Jan. 5

– Hertz Arena, Ft. Myers, Fla. – Jan. 6

– Amway Center, Orlando, Fla. – Jan. 7 (Raw Episode)

– Charleston Civic Center, Charleston, W.Va. – Jan. 11

– Knoxville Civic Coliseum, Knoxville, Tenn. – Jan. 12

– Von Braun Civic Center, Huntsville, Al. – Jan. 13

– FedEx Forum, Memphis, Tenn. – Jan. 14

There have been some changes to the card of the upcoming WWE event at the world’s most famous arena, Madison Square Garden, in New York City on Wednesday, December 26th, 2018.

First up is John Cena being added to the card. Cena will team up with Finn Balor to take on Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre in a tag team match. Finn Balor vs. Bobby Lashley was previously advertised. Also, Lashley will now face Elias in a singles match.

Seth Rollins vs. Dean Ambrose for the Intercontinental Championship inside of a steel cage is the other top match being advertised for this show.

This event was originally advertised to feature the superstars from the blue brand, SmackDown Live. However, the company has decided to make it a RAW event.The line-up now features:

• Seth Rollins vs. Dean Ambrose – Steel Cage match for the Intercontinental Championship
• John Cena & Finn Balor vs. Drew McIntyre & Dolph Ziggler
• Braun Strowman vs. Baron Corbin
• RAW Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey vs. Mickie James
• Elias vs. Bobby Lashley
• Johnny Gargano, Pete Dunne, Ricochet, Aleister Black & Velveteen Dream vs. The Undisputed Era & Tommaso Ciampa

Jinder Mahal, Alexa Bliss, and Bayley are also advertised for this show. The WWE will be announcing more matches for this live event in the coming weeks.

John Cena is slated to make his return to in-ring action under the WWE banner next month. WWE.com is now advertising Cena for several shows on the company’s annual Holiday Tour.

The former WWE Champion, still free agent, will work four events: 1 RAW and 3 SmackDown. His first event is the RAW live event at Madison Square Garden in New York City. He’ll travel the following day to a SmackDown show at Nassau Coliseum in Long Island, NY followed up by an event in Baltimore, Maryland and finishing up on 12/30 in Tampa, Florida. As of this writing, his opponents at these shows have yet to be revealed.

• Video: John Cena Stars In Bizarre New Commercial For Skyy Vodka

Just last month, WWE announced that Cena would be featured in the World Cup tournament at the Crown Jewel pay-per-view event on November 2nd, 2018 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia at the King Saud University Stadium and didn’t have to qualify to be part in this tournament.

Instead, he would be featured in the bracket of matches that takes place at this event. That all changed once it was revealed that he would not be competing at this event and instead, replaced by Bobby Lashley.

Cena was most recently active under the WWE banner when he wrestled at WWE Super Show-Down pay-per-view event.

16-time WWE World Champion John Cena has returned to Beijing, China to continue filming his upcoming movie, “Project X.” Cena posts on  China’s “Weibo” social media platform regularly. He usually posts small clips documenting his day. However, in recent videos, it was noticed that Cena had an apparent tattoo on his right forearm.

Throughout several clips, the entirety of the tattoo can’t be fully made out, however, the word “Ghost” can clearly be seen spelled out. Check out the clips here:

https://twitter.com/JohnCenaCrews/status/1060742899011325953

https://www.instagram.com/p/BqBqzjHAF7a/?utm_source=ig_embed

It’s possible Cena’s tattoo is simply a fake for the film. Cena has had to make a lot of changes to his appearance for the project. He has lost a significant amount of weight and grew out his hair a bit. Cena has been on a hiatus from WWE for the past several months as a result.

During his time away, he has continued to film “Project X,” as well as having released a children’s book, “Elbow Grease.” Cena also has several film projects lined up after he finishes up his “Project X” obligations. Cena plans on wrestling at WrestleMania this April, however, he likely won’t return until it’s time to build up the match.

What do you think of Cena’s new ink?

WWE Superstar John Cena stars in two new commercials for Skyy Vodka. One of them is inspirational and promotes tolerance, diversity and patriotism. The other one is quite strange. If you’ve ever seen John Cena’s Instagram page, you know he has an offbeat sense of humor. That quirky side is on display in the second video below.

Johh Cena Presents: The Pledge

“The Pledge” features Cena declaring he’s proudly American and pledging allegiance to American ideals. “I pledge allegiance to the American dream,” he says. “And the freedom to live your best life. To civil discourse. To writing your own history. To giving back. And to you being you. And to all those who make America what it is and will be. I’m John Cena, and I’m proudly American.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNuiH2N7CJc

John Cena Presents: SKYY Blue

In a spot titled “Skyy Blue,” John Cena heads up a 3-man boy band with two familiar looking backup singers. Cena spouts off romantic phrases like “When we close our eyes, all we see is that gorgeous face” while also declaring he’s John Cena and he’s proudly American. Drink up!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDzkpf4kC1k

He may no longer be appearing at WWE’s Crown Jewel event this coming Friday, but that hasn’t made John Cena any less in demand, especially as he continues to bypass boundaries into different mediums, continuously building a wider cross-media fanbase as he does so.

In a recent video interview, the former Doctor Of Thuganomics, sporting a blue suit and maintaining his longer hairstyle, was asked about potentially returning to the ring, and whether he was still maintaining a physical fitness compatible for in-ring competition.

Cena responded candidly, admitting: “Full disclosure, I can’t run at the full demanding schedule at 41 years old as the current WWE Superstars do. They go every day, all the time, and it is a young man’s game.”

Addressing the fact he has segued into a part-time position within the company as he continues to appear in more movies, Cena said, “There is some folks out there that – certainly because of what I have said and done in the past are like, ‘urgh, you’re hypocritical.’ […] I’m old, guys. I’m old. I’m 41 and performing 310 times a year isn’t what’s best for my overall health. I want to be able to run the streets at 80 instead of hobbling around.”

He was quick to clarify, however, that he’s not going anywhere soon, “[…] I’m at a point in my life where I, kind of, gotta think a little bit more long term. That doesn’t mean I’m leaving the WWE. I’ll never leave the WWE. It’s my home, but I have to think of my overall long-term health and, right now, this is probably the best play for me.”

What do you make of this? Is Cena moving towards less in-ring competition? Do you think he is on his way to full-time Hollywood?

As expected, John Cena has been pulled from the WWE Crown Jewel pay-per-view event. Earlier this month, WWE announced that Cena would be featured in the World Cup tournament. It was noted that Cena would not have to qualify to be part in this tournament. Instead, he would be featured in the bracket of matches that takes place at this event.

Fast forward, WWE announced on this week’s episode of Monday Night RAW in Charlotte, NC at the Spectrum Center on the USA Network that he would not be competing at this event. It was revealed that his replacement would be Bobby Lashley. 

Although there’s no word yet on why he didn’t want to appear at this show, it’s been reported that WWE has known about Cena’s decision despite advertising him over the last few weeks.

8 superstars – 4 stars from Raw and 4 from SmackDown Live – will be part of this tournament. WWE has already announced that Bobby Lashley Kurt Angle, Seth Rollins & Dolph Ziggler will represent RAW while Rey Mysterio, The Miz, Randy Orton & Jeff Hardy will represent SmackDown.

WOW. @fightbobby just impressed @BaronCorbinWWE so much, he's qualified for the #WWEWorldCup tournament to determine the best in the world at #WWECrownJewel! #RAW pic.twitter.com/ulUFC9OBYD

— WWE (@WWE) October 30, 2018

WWE presents the Crown Jewel pay-per-view event on November 2nd, 2018 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia at the King Saud University Stadium and will air on the WWE Network. WWE will be announcing more matches for this show in the coming days. Here is the updated card:

Updated WWE Crown Jewel Card

Brock Lesnar vs. Braun Strowman – Vacant WWE Universal Title Match

WWE Champion AJ Styles  vs. Daniel Bryan

Triple H & Shawn Michaels vs. Kane & The Undertaker

World Cup Tournament: Bobby Lashley, Kurt Angle, Seth Rollins & Dolph Ziggler will represent RAW while Rey Mysterio, The Miz, Randy Orton & Jeff Hardy will represent SmackDown

WWE SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Bar vs. The New Day

In addition to being a 16-time world champion in pro wrestling, John Cena can add “New York Times Best Selling Author” to his long list of accolades. John Cena’s new book, Elbow Grease, has topped the New York Times’ Children’s Best Sellers list.

The picture-book about a little monster truck named Elbow Grease is the first installment of what will become a multi-part series. The synopsis from Amazon.com reads,

“Meet Elbow Grease, a little monster truck with a big problem! He’s smaller than his four brothers, but wants to prove that he has the guts and the grit to do big things. He decides that entering the Demolition Derby is the perfect way to show everyone that what he lacks in horsepower he makes up for in gumption. From multi-talented mega celebrity John Cena comes this exciting story about the importance of believing in yourself and never giving up. Full of high-octane illustrations and a new character kids will cheer for, this fun and fast-paced book proves that a little Elbow Grease . . . can go a long way!”

Cena has been doing the media rounds to promote the book release, including book signings across the country. He thanked everybody for making his dream of writing children’s books a reality and called this accomplishment a “truly surreal moment.”

A truly surreal moment….#ElbowGrease is a @nytimes #1 Best Seller! Thank you to everyone who made this a reality. Incredibly proud of this story and what it means for audiences of ALL ages and absolutely thrilled to be able to share it. pic.twitter.com/ppZseixf9B

— John Cena (@JohnCena) October 17, 2018

John Cena was making the rounds last week to promote his children’s book when he was stopped by Adam Glyn for a quick interview where he talked about his pro wrestling career and status with the WWE.

Cena was asked about slowing down his wrestling career, which he responded by talking about how this is the most healthy that he’s felt in his life as he dropped 20 lbs and started doing some stretching techniques over in China where he’s filming a movie with Jackie Chan. He added that his body actually feels great but did note as a full disclosure that he can’t do “the full demanding schedule at 41 years old” as they do it every day and that wrestling is “young man’s game.”

Despite his previous statements specifically during his feud with The Rock in 2012 and 2013 that he will never leave the WWE, he is no longer a full-time star but rather working selective matches when his movie schedule allows him. Cena had a message to those fans criticizing him for going back on what he had started years ago.

The former WWE Champion stated that he’s old and “I’m 41 and performing 310 times a year isn’t what’s best for my overall health.” He stated that he wants to be able to run the street at 80 instead of hobbling around and is currently in a stage of his life where he needs to think long-term.

Cena added that this doesn’t mean he’s leaving the WWE as he would never do that because it’s his home but that this decision is probably the best play for him.

John Cena Lands New Movie Role

John Cena’s career in Hollywood continues to progress as the former WWE Champion has landed another movie role, according to a recent report from Variety. The article notes that Cena has been cast to star in the upcoming film, “Playing with Fire,” which is a film described as a family comedy that focuses on a group of firefighters that meet their match when they’re tasked with rescuing a trio of rambunctious kids.

Cena’s latest film on the big-screen was alongside Leslie Mann and Ike Barinholtz in the Universal comedy “Blockers.” He is also set to be featured in a film alongside Dwayne Johnson in “The Janson Directive.”

Other films that Cena is featured in includes “Bumblebee” that is set to be released in December that is the sixth installment in Paramount’s “Transformers” franchise as well as doing voiceover work for a character in  “The Voyage of Doctor Dolittle.”

Matt Hardy Teases Appearance

Matt Hardy, who has been off WWE television due to nagging injuries and done some agent work for the company, has fans talking based off a recent tweet that led to speculation he could be involved with SmackDown 1000 on Tuesday night.

It’s always possible that WWE has him do something with his brother, Jeff Hardy, as the former United States Champion is also featured on the blue brand. However, it’s likely he’ll just be in a behind the scenes role at the TV event. He wrote the following on his official Twitter account:

“I have TREASURED my time at home with my family, especially being here everyday for my boys.. But duty calls.. Back to work tomorrow.”

I have TREASURED my time at home with my family, especially being here everyday for my boys..

But duty calls..

Back to work tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/98W7JFoqPm

— MATT HARDY (@MATTHARDYBRAND) October 16, 2018

John Cena is a very busy man. “The Leader Of The Cenation” has been in China for the past several months filming his new movie, “Project X” with Jackie Chan. While in the country, Cena has been reinventing himself physically. That’s largely thanks to the use of Chan’s personal training facility.

Cena made his return to WWE TV over the weekend at the Super Show-Down pay-per-view (PPV) from Melbourne, Australia. He teamed up with Bobby Lashley to defeat the team of Elias and Kevin Owens. Cena picked up the win for his team by hitting Elias with his “Sixth Move Of Doom.”

We also got to see Cena use the “Sixth Move Of Doom” during a recent appearance on “The Tonight Show” with Jimmy Fallon. Cena appeared on the show to promote his new children’s book, “Elbow Grease.” Cena talked about his new hairdo, working in China, and returning to the ring in Melbourne.

The topic of Cena’s “Sixth Move Of Doom” came up. Cena then demonstrated it on Fallon. Check out the clip here:

What do you think of Cena’s “Sixth Move Of Doom?”

John Cena has heard for years that he has held back WWE superstars. Now, he’s addressing the reputation he has received over the years while appearing on Jimmy Traina’s SI Media Podcast.

Cena came right out and stated that he doesn’t care about the reputation that he has but rather cares about the performance that he gives. He believes that the easiest way to just silence that problem is to take him out the of the equation. Cena thinks the crazy thing is all the people that have chastised him for staying around too long. Now, he thinks people can’t do that anymore because he’s not full-time.

The former WWE Champion stated that he understands that you will never be able to please these people because they always need something to be cynical about and guesses that’s the reason they are called critics.

He brought up how happy he is right now because it reminds him of 2002 when he was starting out as just like back then, today the company is dealing with a bunch of stars leaving/retiring while also bringing in new talent. He added that he’s very excited for all the Superstars now.

“My days as a full-timer are certainly numbered, and that has nothing to do with extracurricular activities,” Cena said. He added that he thinks the only guy that may fall into that category of not taking a break was Ric Flair back in 2002. He brought up Hulk Hogan, Steve Austin, The Rock, and others top stars being done as a full-time star in 2002. “So people are like, ‘Where are you going man?’ I’m 41!”

Cena already has his next WWE appearance booked as he will compete in the World Cup Tournament that takes place at the WWE Crown Jewel pay-per-view event takes place on November 2nd, 2018 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia at the King Saud University Stadium.