John Cena sat down for an interview with “The Gorilla Position” in order to promote “Bumblebee”. During the interview, John Cena took the time to apologize and express remorse for the way he treated The Rock during their feud. At the time, Cena openly mocked The Rock for being a part timer more dedicated to Hollywood, a role that he himself now occupies. Here are the highlights:
On Being Wrong About The Rock:
I’m sorry and I was wrong. That’s the best thing I can do. I think my gripes were legitimate inside the WWE Universe. The WWE Universe is so dedicated and so fanatical, that they’re giving me the same comments that I once gave Dwayne Johnson because every Monday and every, now moving to Friday, when they turn on the TV, that’s their lives.
That’s the thing they follow the most. I’m not there anymore, I’m here promoting Bumblebee. They’re gonna watch Bumblebee but it’s only like they’ll go to the movie theatre just once, twice, whatever watch it. It’s every Monday! And if you’re not there every Monday, as a viewer, especially since I’ve been with you guys for fifteen years, you now feel offended. Especially since before, I was like, ‘Hey man, where’d you go?’
On Both Being Sorry For The Comments He Made & Feeling That They Were Good For Television:
This is a very tough balancing act and it’s one, when I called out Dwayne, I called him out because of ignorance. I called him out as someone who had tunnel vision in WWE and didn’t understand the process that when you make a movie, you are not allowed to do anything else. Because if you ruin this, if Seth Rollins puts my nose over here, I can’t film the movie. And that’s not conceded, there’s 100 other people who’s financial well-being depends on if I show up for work in one piece. So, if I stop production, that could shut production down. That cost the movie money, it hampers the success of the movie. So once again – I was foolish, selfish and ignorant but it made for awesome TV!
You can check out the full interview with John Cena below:
Credit: The Gorilla Position. H/T WrestlingInc.
