“I Don’t Want to Get Locked Into the Dimensions of Strictly Wrestling”- John Cena

WWE and Hollywood have been related for quite a while now. Starting with Hulk Hogan to the massive success of Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, WWE has tried to spread its wings beyond sports entertainment to cinematic entertainment. The new addition to this list of Hollywood goers is John Cena.

For more than a decade, John Cena has been the “poster boy” of WWE. From a record 16-time world champion to the red carpet, he has been pushed by WWE beyond limits.

Starting with WWE Studio’s ‘The Marine’ to the leading role in Transformers spin-off ‘Bumlebee,’ Cena has starred in many movies and hopes to strengthen his Hollywood career.

Due to a storyline break, John Cena has taken some time off from wrestling to focus on his acting career.

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John Cena explains his Hollywood ambitions

John Cena talked to Sports Illustrated.

“I don’t want to get locked into the dimensions of strictly wrestling,” explained Cena. “I don’t even view sports entertainment as wrestling, I view it as sport and entertainment. I think that’s one of the small, subconscious vehicles that allows me to look at things in a bigger scope and challenge myself to grow and take risks. I don’t use industry terminology, I don’t look at it like that. I really think the narrative of good versus evil is an important one, and certainly one that everyone can relate to with a lot of gravitas. That’s the nucleus of sports entertainment.”

The latest in his acting ventures is the animated series “Dallas and Robo” on the SYFY channel. Cena plays the role of an artificially intelligent robot named Robo, alongside Dallas, played by Kat Dennings of ‘2 Broke Girls’ fame.

“I love the casting, I love the project, I thought this had everything necessary to be something special,” Cena explained. The show premiered on YouTube Red in May 2018 but then remain stagnant until SYFY took it over.

“In the current state of things, with an isolationist environment where we’re all longing for connection, and we’re all longing for emotion, damn it’s good to laugh late on a Saturday night,” said a hopeful Cena. “So get yourself comfortable, throw on some animation on SYFY, and just laugh.”