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

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

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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.


Will your character ever turn heel again? Would you be open to doing it?

Here’s the deal with my character: I’m in a really unique place. You’ve seen me get cheered, you’ve seen me get booed. Where I’m at right now, there is no good guy or bad guy. I can just be me, with certain little adjustments to my character, I guess, that makes me a “good guy” or a “bad guy.” The people who are going to decide that are the paying customers. When they get sick and tired of me, they’re going to turn on me. And when they turn on me, I’ve openly shown in situations where I get booed that I can turn on them back.


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?”

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.

What kind of quote is this........

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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

How is getting busted for drugs and being outed as a cheat the same as bettering yourself with a different career path and in doing so earning 10 times the money plus have double the days off at least?

Cena is a moron, is the business still 'real' to him?

If this guy was half as talented on the big screen as Rocky then he would be jumping ship faster than you could shout 'CUT'

Tbh I don't actually think he means what he said in this one, but is just trying to make excuses for what he said before but in doing so digging himself an even bigger hole.

I have a feeling Cena is really really jealous of Rock

me too Cal, he comes across that way big time

I don't get what he wants to say, either. It seems like a lame apology and a lazy burn at the same time.

As for the jealousy thing, I wouldn't mind if Cena took some time-out to do more movie classics like in the vein of "They got a hostage... it's my wife" and "They got a hostage... it's my girlfriend".

I think what Cen'as trying to get across is that he doesn't like that Rock lied to the fans about lovng this business and all that.

That said, he's clearly jealous of Rocky. As is every other WWE / TNA wrestler, Rock gets paid loads more for working loads less, and without the bumps / travel that they all have to put up with.

I don't think Rock lied, I think he simply moved his life on

Like I said, it will be interesting to see if Cena would remain 'loyal' if the opportunities that where given the Rock go to Cena