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Many wrestlers have made their names known and risen to the status of superstars in the WWE. However, John Cena and Dwayne Johnson stand out among the other numerous icons. As the duo is Top-tier Hollywood actors, in addition to their successful careers in WWE.

They have appeared in several notable films, one of which is the worldwide hit Fast and Furious franchise. Cena took over as the movie’s protagonist after DJ quit the franchise owing to conflicts with his co-star Vin Diesel.

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Notably, the 16-time World Champion recently took part in a question-and-answer session at the Comic-Con in Wales and highlighted his working experience with Diesel. He claimed it was an honor since he had been a fan of Diesel ever since he saw the first Fast and Furious movie. Thus, on the first day of filming, he went completely fanboy.

The Champ was flabbergasted on the Fast and Furious set

Cena also talked about his jaw-dropping experience on the first day of filming on the set. In his words, I’m a car fanatic. I remember a day on set where we filmed a huge mansion scene. It’s in nine where Helen Mirren drops off Vin Diesel at my mansion party.”

“They had like 300 models all dressed in white and all the crew was like man have you seen the models I didn’t see one person dressed in white because they had 26 Million dollars of cars in the courtyard and they were all black and I did a tutorial on each and every single automobile so its been super special being in that franchise,” The Cenation Leader added.

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The Champ claimed he was in awe of the $26 million cars on the set. And he also mentioned how much the stars on set impressed him and he enjoyed working with them. Moreover, he offered a metaphor to illustrate what it was like to work with The Rock’s nemesis.

John Cena discusses his experience working with The Rock’s antagonist

It’s been a common knowledge that Vin Diesel and The Rock had problems that haven’t yet been resolved. Johnson was unimpressed with Diesel’s approach, and the two actors did not appear together in the majority of Fate of the Furious’ sequences or promotions.

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However, talking about his experience working with The Pacifier actor, John Cena stated, “That’s like having your first match in the WWE at the main event, WrestleMania with The Rock. So it’s been very, very special.” Cena concluded.

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Well, he had a lot of fun with the actor, unlike Johnson. However, it would have been intriguing to see whether Johnson would ever return to the franchise, as it gave him the most successful movie of his career.

Do you think Dwayne Johnson will ever join the franchise? Let us know in the comments.