The New York Times recently put together an article that looks at wrestlers who jumped into the world of acting. John Cena was interviewed for the article and during the interview he talked about why action movies weren’t a good fit for him.
“Doing action wasn’t a real good fit for me because it’s the opposite of how I work. It was extremely choreographed and extremely scripted.”
He also talked about not wanting to spend too much time away from WWE.
I have a very good mutual understanding with my boss that I don’t ever want to leave; I really like it in the ring. I try to pick opportunities that don’t take me away from WWE for too long. I try to do opportunities that can really help expand our audience and bring new eyes to our product.”
There was also a quote from Edge in the article where he talked about adjusting to life as an actor after retiring from wrestling.
“I’m still laughing at the end of a 14-hour day. Before, at the end of a 14-hour day, I’m driving to the next town after having just fallen off a ladder. Now I get to go back to a trailer where there’s a meal waiting for me? Yeah, I can handle that.”
