John Cena (@johncena) is an actor and professional wrestler known for being a 16-time World Champion in WWE. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Hollywood, CA to talk about his new comedy "Ricky Stanicky" that he stars in with Zac Efron and Andrew Santino on Amazon Prime, what he thought of Zac Efron's wrestling skills in "The Iron Claw", what he said to MJF when they met at the premiere for The Iron Claw, his approach to making movies now compared to when he made "The Marine" 20 years ago, his recent WWE return, fans singing his theme song instead of singing "John Cena sucks", his detailed plans to turn heel for his match against The Rock in 2012, his favorite Championship win, how much longer he thinks he can wrestle for, why the phrase "control the controllable" is so powerful for him, what his match with Bray Wyatt would have looked like at WrestleMania 36 if there had been a crowd, how he recovered from his torn pec so quickly in 2008, his favorite lyric from "Basic Thugonomics", three things he is grateful for and much more!
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Quote I'm thinking about:
"Control the controllable."
00:00 Intro
00:43 John Cena and CVV have the same wedding ring
01:22 Is Ricky Staticky the most R-rated comedy role he’s taken on?
02:30 Who does he believe the real GOAT is?
03:57 When did he begin to feel like ‘the guy’ in WWE?
05:51 Will he win a 17th World Championship?
06:15 Learning to live in the moment during this last WWE run
10:25 Being willing to put people over to make new stars
14:31 His self-critique of his 2002 WWE debut
18:23 What would he have done had he been fired?
21:23 His role in ‘The Marine’ began his Hollywood career
22:45 When did he start feeling comfortable as an actor?
25:43 Zac Efron's wrestling in 'The Iron Claw’
26:57 Dealing with ‘John Cena Sucks’ chants
30:25 John Cena details his plans to turn heel in 2012
34:09 His thoughts on The Rock’s heel turn
36:42 Caring more about the crowd reaction than the boos
38:42 The WWE crowd singing his song as he comes out
40:20 Being patient with fans who invade his privacy
42:21 His thoughts on meeting MJF at the Iron Claw premiere
44:58 Posting inspiring messages on his Twitter account
46:34 Why does he follow no one on Instagram and everyone on X
48:49 Returning at the 2008 Royal Rumble in MSG
52:09 His favorite moment of his WWE career
53:02 What’s John Cena’s kryptonite?
54:09 Phrases he remembers to keep personal perspective
55:11 Where did he learn ‘control the controllable’ from?
56:13 LA Knight quoting ‘Basic Thuganomics’ on Smackdown
58:42 Thoughts on Logan Paul’s run in WWE
01:00:35 Pro Wrestling achieving greater levels of popularity
01:03:27 The original plan for his WrestleMania 36 match with Bray Wyatt
01:06:20 Being able to wrestle as his actual name
01:07:40 How does John Cena define success?
01:10:25 Learning to have humility with fans
01:13:19 3 Things John Cena is grateful for
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