Cena Speaks on Orton's Talent, Defends His "Rock" Comments

[Kizza]

John Cena recently participated in an interview with The Baltimore Sun. Below are some highlights:

Since we’re on the subject of movies: About a year ago, there were quotes from you in The Sun (U.K.) in which you were critical of The Rock for not giving back to the business after he made it in Hollywood. Do you still feel that way? Did the two of you talk about the article in The Sun at all when he was at the Hall of Fame ceremony last year?

No. I don’t want to say that you misread it; I may have been misquoted. What I actually said, and I’ll stand true to it to this today, I don’t even care, is that here’s a guy who, when he was with the WWE, pounded his chest that he really loved the WWE, and that wasn’t the truth. The truth is that Dwayne Johnson is a great actor and I think always wanted to be an actor, and there’s nothing wrong with that. It’s like an athlete saying, “Hey, I don’t do drugs,†and then getting busted for drugs. It’s not the truth. I mean here’s a guy who said he was WWE through and through, and then the first chance to take a road to a different career path, he took it. There’s nothing wrong with that. Dwayne’s one of the nicest guys you’ll ever meet. He’s one of the hardest workers you’ll ever meet, and he certainly is a great actor. The roadblock that I have, because I certainly am in love with this business and I don’t see myself leaving it any time, is when someone says that and then leaves, it cheapens our business. If he’s going to say that, then back your word. That’s the only beef that I have and that’s what I told the people at The U.K. Sun. It just cheapens that phrase: “Oh, I love this business.†So then next time I come up and say I love this business, well, the guy before me who said that left. That doesn’t look good for me or our business.

Randy Orton has been on an incredible roll as of late. I know that you and Randy came up together. Did the two of you ever sit around in Ohio Valley Wrestling and say, “One day, we’ll be headlining WrestleMania?â€

No. As a matter of fact, when we were in OVW, we thought we wouldn’t make it out of Kentucky. I don’t want to say we were two lost souls, but we were surrounded by talent that was one of the greatest developmental units to ever be assembled. I think WWE started the developmental system in the mid ’90s, and that class of 2000 through ’02 I think is the most successful that has ever been. We were literally just two average guys among some very gifted performers, and never once did we think we’d be headlining WrestleMania.

What do you think about Orton’s performances recently?

I’ve said this before and I said this before his – what is this, his fifth or sixth “breakout?†– that he is the best guy we’ve got. He is certainly the best performer of my generation.

You can read the rest of the interview at this link.

Source - WZ

 

[J]

So is it just me or does this all but confirm Cena vs. Orton Wrestlemania 25 as he speaks about how he never thought they'd be headlining Mania. May just be the way I'm taking it though.

 

[RaBBiT MKV]

John Cena would NEVER succeed as an actor. He was terrible in The Marine, and I'm almost confident that he will be bad in 12 Rounds.

 

[Airfixx]

^^^To be fair though, I doubt we'll be seeing The Rock in any thespian masterpeices any time soon either.

So is it just me or does this all but confirm Cena vs. Orton Wrestlemania 25 as he speaks about how he never thought they'd be headlining Mania. May just be the way I'm taking it though.

Nah, that means nothing... They ME'd WM LAST year.

 

[JurassicBonez]

Yeah, last year's WM, they main evented that. It may not have been 1 on 1 but they main evented it. And Cena's not an actor, he's a professional wrestler, so his acting skills aren't going to be perfect. People train themeselves for years to be an actor, where Cena has not. And I thought the Marine was pretty good, and 12 Rounds seems good too. Seems like Cena hatred to me.

 

[SnackZ]

much props to Cena for keeping by what he said about the Rock last year - that right there is some real man shit - don't back down, and I agree with him 100% - the Rock said he would always be in the WWE and that he would always have the passion to be there and told Austin to take his shit and bounce (6/17/2002 Raw).

And Cena was decent in the Marine - he played the part he was asked to play, he wasn't asked to be a DeNiro or Pacino role - get off his back.

And saying that Orton is the best of this generation is absolute truth. Cena Reps+++ from me.

 

[noumenon]

-Both Rock and Cena are horrible actors. LOL, the best actor to come out of WWE was Austin in The Condemned.

-I don't think he was confirming this year's Mania...they've both headlined Mania already, I think he was talking more about that.

-So does this mean Cena ISN'T going anywhere....shit... Just kidding.....kinda.