John Cena has opened up on his feud with fellow former WWE star Dwayne Johnson, saying he feels “shortsighted and egocentric” for beginning the meat.
On a current episode of the “Comfortable Unhappy Confused” podcast, Cena stated he would “prefer to suppose” relations between the pair have warmed since their wrestling days.
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Cena stated he thought the duo, who share the display screen in the latest Quick and Livid movie, Quick X, “all the time have been good, aside from one little patch the place I actually tousled.”
Cena was referring to their 2011 feud, began after Johnson returned to the WWE after a decade away from the game to pursue an performing profession.
Johnson took it as a provocation and alternative to “name him (Johnson) out” for coming again, and problem him to a battle.
Cena stated he “received egocentric, and me residing WWE at (that) level and never having any idea of progress or another person’s perspective” precipitated him to begin the feud.
“My view was, if you happen to love one thing, be there every single day,” Cena stated.
“What a hypocrite I’m, as a result of I nonetheless love WWE and I can’t go on a regular basis. And I simply didn’t see that, I used to be so egocentric.”
Cena and Johnson went head-to-head at WrestleMania 29, with Cena saying he had pushed for the “principal occasion marquee match” as a result of he thought it could herald extra money for the enterprise.
“I needed a principal occasion marquee match as a result of it could (be) higher (for) what I assumed was the enterprise. And that’s so shortsighted and egocentric,” Cena stated.
“It labored, however it labored at the price of two individuals who communicated and nearly put it in jeopardy.”
Cena and Johnson have labored collectively in movie because the 2011 feud, and Cena stated whereas “it was nearly at the price of our friendship,” “I wish to say now (it) is in a extremely good place.”