John Cena has been back in WWE for a while. But there’s no heat with the Screen Actors Guild because of it.
WWE Legend John Cena was a recent guest on After The Bell with Corey Graves. When asked about how he was able to return for his current run, Cena revealed that he had written and legal permission from the Screen Actors Guild to return to the company while they are on strike.
“Well, that’s certainly a happening that’s beyond my control,” John Cena said. “So, I’m fortunate enough to have a lot of things on the movie and television side lined up, and one of which I can’t talk about. We’re in the middle of a labor dispute. Then, the labor dispute happens, and Screen Actors Guild decides as an entirety to go on strike, which either leaves me idle or asking questions of well, what can I do? What is within my control?
“And I wanted to see if it was okay to come back to tour, so we called the proper people at SAG, we got written, legal okay that it would be okay to come back to WWE, and once I had that, then I could ask the question of, ‘Hey, WWE, do you guys want me to come back and hang out for a little bit?’ So, here we are.”
What is there left to do?
When asked about what he has left to do in WWE, Cena offered a fantastic response.
“Dude, the great thing about WWE is there’s always another show, and there’s always something to accomplish. I think individuals tend to look at it selfishly,” John Cena admitted. “Can I win a 17th championship? I haven’t won the Intercontinental Championship. I wanna win another Money in the Bank; I wanna win another Royal Rumble.
“It could be like, I’d like to help Roman Reigns become a larger, global phenomenon. I would like to be Austin Theory’s mentor; I would like to do as many live events as I possibly can because physically, I’m able to do them and just give the yield of trying to give whatever I have left to an audience that cares while they care.
“I don’t look at accomplishments in a perspective of, I need to win another championship, I need to do this; I just need a chance to get out there in any capacity, and then I wanna be able to take that, okay, what’s the hand I’ve been dealt? Alright. I’m gonna try to play this the best I can. I don’t think I’ll ever run out of things to possibly accomplish.
Cena wants to contribute while he still can
“The sad struggle that I have every day is I’m 46. I’ll be 47 in April, and everyone is so skilled. I can’t do the things I used to do anymore. And I don’t know if you’ve been watching my stuff, but I don’t do that much. So, I also wanna be able to contribute to the WWE and then walk away from it, and I mean walk away from it.
“Not all hunched over and not broken and beaten but appreciative and healthy and with a perspective of this is a great chapter in the story of my life and one that has made me who I am.” [H/T: POST Wrestling]
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