{"id":174489,"date":"2025-12-08T19:12:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T19:12:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/174489\/"},"modified":"2025-12-08T19:12:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T19:12:07","slug":"john-cena-opens-up-about-life-beyond-wwe-and-hollywood-as-final-match-nears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/174489\/","title":{"rendered":"John Cena opens up about life beyond WWE and Hollywood as final match nears"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">As John Cena approaches his final match at Saturday Night\u2019s Main Event, he\u2019s turning his attention to life beyond wrestling. From the sound of it, he\u2019s ready for what\u2019s next.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Appearing on the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/sJ4Ho4ccuFg?si=8gsm_B1ZBslb_sfs\">Joe Rogan Experience<\/a>, Cena, who has found Hollywood success for a decade, was asked whether he plans to go all-in on acting. While that\u2019s part of the plan, the 17-time world champion is focused on living a full life.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">\u201cThe goal is to live useful. That\u2019s it. The goal is to live useful and not lack a depth of purpose in my life,\u201d said Cena.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">He added that he can\u2019t control whether his \u201cphone rings\u201d for roles, but, as in WWE, he\u2019ll make every opportunity count.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">\u201cI want to give you my heart and soul. And when I leave here, you may be like, \u2018Uh, not my cup of tea, but the kid\u2019s all right,\u2019\u201d Cena told Rogan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">When asked about his interests, Cena discussed his passion for music and his love for taking long drives. He said that he never read much as a kid, so now he\u2019s reading more. He\u2019s also enjoying time spent with loved ones.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Cena, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cagesideseats.com\/wwe\/2020\/10\/14\/21517132\/john-cena-married\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">who remarried in 2020<\/a>, admitted, \u201cBoy, did I miss out on loving connections in my life. So I\u2019m like, I have them now, and they\u2019re so cool.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">He reflected on years of worldwide travel, saying most of his time was spent in airports, hotel bars, and arenas. Now, he wants to actually explore.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">\u201cI want to know what Tokyo is all about. I\u2019ve been there like 20 times. I haven\u2019t seen shit,\u201d said the future WWE Hall of Famer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">First, though, comes one last challenge: Gunther, infamous for his punishing chops. Cena\u2019s last night in the ring won\u2019t be gentle, but he\u2019s embracing it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">\u201cIt is an honor to face off against an opponent who I respect and who has earned the right to issue this final challenge,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JohnCena\/status\/1997338566259605897?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\">Cena wrote on X<\/a>. \u201cI will bring my best, I know he will do the same!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As John Cena approaches his final match at Saturday Night\u2019s Main Event, he\u2019s turning his attention to life&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":174490,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[458,146,85,46,102753,10791],"class_list":["post-174489","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-saturday-nights-main-event","tag-wwe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/174489","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=174489"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/174489\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/174490"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=174489"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=174489"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=174489"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}