John Cena doesn't just star inside a WWE ring.
He proved yesterday that he's a star on the baseball diamond, as well.
Cena, a Massachusetts native, threw out the first pitch at a Boston Red Sox game in Fenway Park. He had solid form while doing it, too:
Here are a trio of other shots from the event. Click on the for larger versions...
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In a recent interview with The Sun, John Cena had a lot to say regarding Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, noting that Johnson always wanted to be an actor and that he set the precedent of using professional wrestling as a stepping stone.
"...And Rock is one of those guy who gave the 'I've wanted to do this all my life' speech, but in actuality he wanted to be an actor. Now trust me, that is totally fine with me. It's OK. But just don't say one thing and do another. Because our fans are extremely loyal and when yo do that it pisses me off," Cena said.
"All of us work so hard to make the show as good as it can be. So it's hard when people give the impression of 'this is the greatest gig in the world' and then jump ship to make movies. Now I have every interviewer in the world asking me when I'm leaving to make movies - and the answer is I'm never doing that, because I love wrestling more than I do movies.
John Cena turns 31 years old today.
The WWE star is busy shooting a new movie, but is rumored to be entering into a summer-long feud with Triple H upon his return.
In honor of Cena's birthday, here's a photo tribute to the grapper. Click on each picture for a larger version...
WWE fans may enjoy booing John Cena at every opportunity, but a certain TNA Wrestling star has nothing but good things to say about the man.
Kurt Angle was interviewed this week by The Eagle Tribune. In the conversation, Angle talked about defeating Cena in Cena's first televised WWE match:
"I remember he was really green. He was really nervous that first night. My job that night was to make him look good. I was going to win, because I was the established guy and the company thought I needed to keep that momentum, but I wanted to make John look good. I set it up with him so I would win, but he would look better than me. He kicked out of my finisher, and I won with a quick pin."
Angle continued by praising Cena, recognizing his natural ability and work ethic.
"I knew John would be special. I give him a lot of credit; he works so hard at it. He's a great kid, and when I worked him, we were on TV every week, but my job was to teach him, and he was a great learner. He's one of the guys in the WWE I still really respect. I'm proud of him, and I'm proud to say I helped him a little bit."
Here's a shot of John Cena from the set of his new movie, 12 Rounds. It's currently shooting in New Orleans and is expected in theaters some time in 2009:
According to a few WWE spoilers, Cena will begin a program with Triple H after his movie is complete.
The Clarion-Ledger has a story running about the wishes of a 12-year old who yearns to meet John Cena. Here's an excerpt from it:
Tom Stanitis gets his wish later this month.
The Northwest Rankin Middle School sixth-grader will meet his favorite wrestler, John Cena, and join in the excitement of WrestleMania 24 in Orlando March 28-30.
He'll be Mississippi's representative when the Make-A-Wish Foundation grants 50 wishes from 50 states at the WWE extravaganza.
He'll get to meet Cena and other pro wrestlers at a Bagels and Biceps breakfast.
"He's one of my favorites," Tom said about Cena.
Read the full article now.
John Cena is profiled in the most recent issue of Men's Fitness. Here are excerpts from the interview with the WWE superstar:
Since you're a pro wrestler, someone who's been criticized and dragged through the mud about performance-enhancing drugs in the past, we were hoping to get your take on the MLB steroid scandal. How do you respond to the inquiry into Roger Clemens and MLB?
John Cena: I think it's something that needs to be done. I don't think baseball has taken the right approach, just like I don't think the media has taken the right approach as far as scrutinizing professional wrestling. The absolute correct approach would be the same as the war on drugs. These drugs are illegal, they're not for any prescription, they're not for any athlete. So make the penalty if you get caught using an illegal substance arrest and jail time.
The government is allowing each sanctioning body, whether it's sports entertainment, the NFL, the NBA to police its own. If an athlete fails a drug test, they get a 30-day suspension, where if I'm John Q. Public, walking around the street with a bunch of anabolic steroids, I'm going to jail.
There is a severe double standard. If the government and Congress want to step in, they have to start at the source and make sure the athletes know these drugs are illegal. I think if the penalty is severe enough, the amount of offenders will go way down.
In baseball, if it's a 30-day suspension, that might be the equivalent of a 15-day suspension. For an athlete, a lot of times, that's worth the risk.
Read the full article on Cena now.
Earlier this week, we published a rant John Cena supposedly went on against The Rock.
Turns out, however, that Cena's comments to the British newspaper The Sun were taken a bit out of context, in order to make him look far more bitter toward The Rock than he actually is.
Cena was quoted as saying: "At one point Rock loved wrestling and wanted to do this all his life. So explain to me why he canât come back." The Sun ended the quote there, but John actually added:
"So explain to me why he can't come back for our 15th anniversary show or why he canât make an appearance at WrestleMania. I wish heâd just show up, say hi and leave. Do the eyebrow once and get out of town."
Cena also said: "He's genuinely a nice guy. I've met him. And a fantastic human being... But I think we all know now that he wants to be an actor. And there's nothing wrong with that, because heâs truly found another passion. He's good at acting. His films make money."
Those two quotes were omitted from the article.
In a recent interview with England's The Sun, John Cena had less than favorable things to say about former WWE star Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.
Cena questioned why The Rock couldn't come back to WWE if he loves it as much as he says he does.
"What I get peeved about, and this is my whole Achilles heel, is that Iâve wanted to do this my whole life," Cena said. "Rock falls into that category. At one point he loved wrestling and wanted to do this all his life. So explain to me why he can't come back."
Cena did acknowledge that Johnson's successful movie career is important to note, and respect.
"He wants to be an actor and thereâs nothing wrong with that," Cena said. "He's very good and very successful. Associating with sports entertainment doesn't do much for his acting career. I get it. Just don't f--- me around and tell me that you love this. That's the only thing that gets me really pissed off."
Seems like an unusual reason to be angry, if you ask us. Isn't The Rock allowed to love both wrestling and acting? What do you think?
Respected, longtime Hollywood publication Variety has a feature up on John Cena's next film, 12 Rounds:
World Wrestling Entertainment is stepping into the film production ring with Fox Atomic for "12 Rounds," tapping Renny Harlin to direct the actioner set to star grappler John Cena, Steve Harris, Aidan Gillen and Brian White.
The story centers on a New Orleans police detective (Cena) whose girlfriend is kidnapped. Production starts February 25 in New Orleans.
Mark Gordon, Josh McLaughlin and WWE Films' prexy Michael Lake are producing. WWE topper Vince McMahon serves as exec producer with Becki Trujillo.
"12 Rounds" becomes the fourth pic produced by subsid WWE Films since the production arm was formed in 2002 to develop movies that feature the pro wrestling company's top stars.
