John Cena admits to being “selfish and short-sighted” in Dwayne Johnson feud

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Dwayne Johnson.Appearing on Thursday’s (May 18) episode of Happy Sad Confused, the WWE superstar-turned-actor opened up about his rivalry with The Rock in 2012 and 2013.Cena admitted to taking aim at Johnson’s character in order to promote their main event clash at Wrestlemania XXVIII.

However, he described his approach as “selfish and short-sighted”.“My view was if you love something, be there everyday,” Cena said of Johnson largely abandoning the WWE for his acting career. “Like, what a hypocrite I am, because I still love WWE and I can’t go all the time.

And I just didn’t see that. I was so selfish.”The Peacemaker star noted that he should have discussed his issues with Johnson privately, rather than dragging their drama into the public eye.On promoting their Wrestlemania clash, he said: “Instead of going like, ‘Hey man, I’d like to try to do this thing to hook you back in and maybe we can collaborate and really make it big,’ I was just like, ‘Eff this, I’m calling this dude out.

This is a moment. You gave me an opening. I’m going to kick the door in. And I was diligent and I understand why he got upset.”Cena said that Johnson, alongside fellow wrestlers like Dave Bautista, had been working to change “the perception of the industry” and make it “okay to be in WWE,” but that he didn’t realise it at the time.“These guys are breaking down barriers, shattering ceilings, and on top of that, just transcending the art form,” said Cena.“I just got selfish and wanted a main event marquee match because it would better what I thought was the business.