John Cena says actor strike ending would pull him from WWE

[Chris]

John Cena says that an end to the SAG-AFTRA actors' strike would call him away from WWE and back to Hollywood.

Speaking at the post-Fastlane press conference on Saturday, Cena was asked directly if an end to the strike would have "Hollywood call you back and away from WWE?"

Cena responded:

"They do. And I've made it perfectly clear you can't do both because of the liability insurance. And if I were to try and juggle both, that would be incredibly selfish because I'd put a lot of people in the movie business out of work if something happened to me."

Cena also noted that he was in the middle of a project when the SAG-AFTRA union went on strike, halting production:

"I stopped a project in the middle of it, I can't even talk about the project because of the strike we're in, but we're in the middle of it. So as soon as we get back to work, I'll get back to work. But I don't control any of that."

Cena added that he felt the best use of his time during the strike was to return to WWE:

"I'm crossing my fingers and hoping we can find a resolve that everybody's happy with. For right now, this is the best way I feel I can help is to come back home to my [WWE] family."

Cena returned to WWE for a run of eight SmackDown appearances beginning with the September 1 edition of the show. He also served as the host of the Payback pay-per-view on September 2, then teamed with LA Knight at Saturday's Fastlane show. Additionally on this run, Cena wrestled in India for the first time at the September 8 Superstar Spectacle event.

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[Dale]

I don't know the in's and out's of this stuff since I don't really care to be honest but what would happen if he got injured during the strike? I can see the quote about not being able to do both at the same time, just curious.

 

[Daddy Dom]

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Wondering if it's this film

 

[Storm Trooper]

I don't know the in's and out's of this stuff since I don't really care to be honest but what would happen if he got injured during the strike? I can see the quote about not being able to do both at the same time, just curious.

I mean if the strike lasts until he's healed then no worries. If the strike ends they can't continue filming until he is healed. There wouldn't be any contractual liabilities due to there being... well... no contracts currently. But there's probably some level of moral guilt where you're delaying the crew from getting back to work.


Rock had that issue with the Hercules movie if I recall. he tore up his abdomen in the Cena rematch, which I believe delayed production, or at least hampered it significantly.

 

[Sabretooth]

God what a joke. Literally the only reason we’re getting this return is cause he can’t do his other job.

 

[Storm Trooper]

God what a joke. Literally the only reason we’re getting this return is cause he can’t do his other job.

...yes. He's working full-time in his old job because he legally can't do his new job, which frees up his schedule and he is without liability clauses in contracts. And when he has his new job he can't legally do his old job because it could literally put hundreds of people out of a job. It's fair.

 

[Cwalker]

God what a joke. Literally the only reason we’re getting this return is cause he can’t do his other job.

Uh…duh