Wrestler-turned-actor recounts resorting to food challenges while homeless and living in car

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John Cena's life is an "accident" that stemmed from failure after failure.The WWE star-turned-actor spoke candidly spoke to Kevin Hart about his struggles and let downs after moving from Massachusetts to Los Angeles. "My whole existence is an accident," he told the comedian for his "Hart to Heart" show. "My whole existence is based on a series of fortunate events that kind of lined up with each other."While many people move to Los Angeles for the entertainment business, the "Peacemaker" star moved to Southern California with hopes to use his degree in exercise physiology and kinesiology. "[I] came out here to apply my degree and really failed. … I couldn't get any validation for that piece of paper that I paid for.

That four-year certificate from Springfield College saying, 'We think you know what you're talking about,'" John said."Every avenue of fitness I failed," he said, adding that he was met with a lot of "closed doors."At one point, the "Fast X" star thought about being a police officer but failed the highway patrol exam.

Things were so dire that John was homeless and lived in the back of his 1991 Lincoln Continental for a few months. He then lived in a garage for six months.

He survived by winning a nightly food challenge at a pizza restaurant in Hermosa Beach, Calif. "They had a deal where, if you could eat their whole pizza, you got it for free," he said. "I used to eat there every night, a whole pizza, so I didn't have to pay, because I didn't have the money to pay the guy."Despite the "uncomfortable" living situation, John maintained that it was his "choice" to live that way. "Often you hear stories of hard times.