John Cena has shared his perception into the approximately decade-very long feud in between “Fast & Furious” co-stars Vin Diesel and Dwayne Johnson.
Through an overall look on Dax Shepard’s “Armchair Expert” podcast, the WWE celebrity turned Hollywood actor, 46, spoke about the rumors relating to Johnson and Diesel’s on-set stress.
“There’s definitely rumors about that. I cannot deny that,” Cena shared. “You have two extremely alpha, driven people. You get two, there can only be just one.”
Cena was one of the most current additions to the “Fast” universe, becoming a member of the solid for “F9: The Quickly Saga” in 2021 as Jakob Toretto — the estranged brother of Dom Toretto (Diesel).
The good news is for Cena, he described his days of working with egos in the WWE ready him to cope with any onset drama.
“Man, you gotta recall I got dropped into a locker area wherever [we have] generational vets,” the 5-time WWE champ mentioned.
“‘What’d your dad do?’ ‘Wrestle.’ ‘What’d your granddad do?’ ‘Wrestle.’ I’ve been in that environment know the home and just sort of adapt to what’s going on.”
Cena alluded to the actor’s professionalism and respect for the “Fast” franchise.
“I’m remaining invited into someone’s home, into someone’s family. And no matter of how they glance physically in comparison to a further human becoming, this is one particular IP that has experienced 9 installments and it is an motion film — that is rarefied air,” Cena explained. “At the really least, there has to be respect for that.”
Not seeking to ruffle any feathers by discussing the feud even further, Cena informed Shepard he was just grateful to be a component of these a beloved franchise.
“I’m not making an attempt to get the sandbox. That’s not my issue,” he claimed. “I’m grateful for what you have specified me, I just want to be the greatest firetruck I can.”
Rumors of the feud amongst the two action stars started circulating when Johnson, 51, joined the movie franchise in “Fast Five” as Luke Hobbs in 2011, the adversary to Diesel’s character.
Their distaste for just about every other picked up legs in 2016 after a now-deleted Instagram post by Johnson called out his “male costars” on the “Fast” franchise.
It was noted that Diesel, 56, and Johnson did not see eye to eye with each other powering the scenes.
Immediately after it was speculated that Johnson was referring to Diesel, he instructed Men’s Overall health in 2021 that their hostility only stemmed from his want to increase their on-monitor character dynamic.
“It was a rough character to embody, the Hobbs character,” Diesel advised the outlet.
“My solution at the time was a ton of tricky like to assist in receiving that overall performance exactly where it desired to be. As a producer to say, ‘Okay, we’re heading to choose Dwayne Johnson, who’s connected with wrestling, and we’re likely to force this cinematic globe, audience associates, to regard his character as a person that they really do not know.’”
The rumors only worsened following Johnson announced in 2021 that he would be leaving the blockbuster smash franchise.
Inspite of declaring he was carried out with the “Fast” universe, Johnson delighted enthusiasts when he appeared as Luke Hobbs in “Fast X” in the course of the mid-credits scene and the two seemingly set their beef to rest.
“Last summer months Vin and I place all the earlier at the rear of us,” Johnson posted on X following “Fast X” hit theaters.
“We’ll direct with brotherhood and solve — and often consider treatment of the franchise, characters & Enthusiasts that we really like.”
