-My first guest is a 16-time WWE champion,
a best-selling author,
and a talented actor, who stars in "F9,"
which is in theaters this Friday.
Please welcome John Cena!
♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ]
That's my man!
That's what I'm talking about. -Thank you very much.
-That's how you do it. That's what I'm talking about.
-No, no. -Yes.
-I should do it -- Man, I wish I was there.
I really -- Seeing all the people
and seeing you in front of an audience makes me feel great.
I want to say hi to everybody. I'm sorry I'm not there.
I can't wait to be there next time.
-You will. Oh, please. You're the greatest.
Come on. I love that you dressed up, too.
That is very cool. Thanks.
-No, no, this is what I slept in.
-Oh, alright. Sorry I thought -- Yeah.
I apologize.
Hey, I want to congratulate you on the air.
Congratulations. You got married, buddy.
That's awesome. [ Cheers and applause ]
I'm so happy for you.
-Jimmy, you've met my wife multiple times,
and I consider you a true friend.
You're the only one I'll say --
I'll accept a congratulations from.
-Yeah.
We were just talking about wedding fails.
We just did a hashtag.
Have you ever experienced a wedding fail?
-Yeah, I think that's something, kind of, we all have.
Mine was my brother Matt's wedding.
I thought it would be a nice gesture to open the bar.
Drinks are on me.
That's my gift to the bride and groom,
that nobody would have to pay for anything.
So, I found out it was a mistake when my brother Dan and I
got into a fistfight in the middle of the dance floor
and closed the wedding down.
-Oh, my God. -Yeah.
And you could tell right then and there
who were guests and who were a member of the Cena family,
because the guests were like, "Stop it!"
And the Cena family's like, "No, no, let them figure it out."
-Yeah, let them do that. Yeah. -Let them do it.
-Yeah, I want to ask you about this,
'cause, you know, I follow you on all the socials.
And you're a great follow. And I follow you on Instagram.
There's rumors.
There's rumors that you're returning to the ring.
-Those rumors are true.
I'll be -- I'll definitely be back to the WWE.
I just -- I don't know when.
-Okay. But, so, this got fans freaking out, okay?
-Yeah, so, I posted that back in May.
I was feeling rather nostalgic about the WWE
and I just wanted to post the logo.
And some people took it as I was returning immediately,
which that's not the case.
But I haven't had my last match
and I can't wait to have my next one.
-Well, you have giant movies coming out.
Like, giant, giant, giant films.
-Well, I mean, I'm very fortunate.
You know, "F9" is this week.
I'm very excited they let people back in theaters to see that.
[ Cheers and applause ] -"Suicide Squad."
-"Suicide Squad." Currently filming "Peacemaker."
A comedy named "Vacation Friends"
is coming out.
-"Vacation Friends" looks awesome, by the way.
-All these opportunities have led to more opportunities.
So, I've said before, once you do one of these things,
the insurance doesn't let you go wrestle on the weekends.
So we'll see what happens.
-"F9," like we said, hits theaters Friday,
and people are going to come out and go see movies again,
if it's safe, which is great.
I think this is the perfect movie for that.
You play Vin Diesel's brother.
I saw on Vin's Instagram when he kind of announced
that you were going to be -- How did it work?
Because Vin is very -- Like, he's very, kind of --
There's a lot of mystique around him.
I'll say, "How are you doing?"
He's like, "Isn't today beautiful?"
Yeah.
-So, your facial expression was kind of like mine.
I heard that Vin wanted to talk to me.
I knew nothing, like, about what.
So, here I am in L.A. on business,
dressed like this, and I go just talk to Vin Diesel.
And we hung out for a couple of hours.
We talked about a bunch of stuff.
And I thought it was just really cool.
And at the end, he takes out his phone
and films a social video.
And if you go check this video out, you can see me at the end.
-Yeah. -And I'm like...
-[ Laughs ] Yeah. Yeah, that's --
-And I don't even know what's going on.
He didn't even let me know afterwards, and I left.
I'm like, "Man, I just hung out with Vin Diesel,"
and I thought that was the end of it.
And then they called me later
and said they wanted me to be in the "F9."
And then he called me later on and said,
actually what I was doing, which is, you know,
being the brother of Dom Toretto.
That's -- If you're a fan of the universe,
that's like your first match
being in the main event at WrestleMania.
So I was really, really excited about that,
and the gravity of that is certainly not lost on me.
-And did you guys -- Did you guys bond?
-We did. He's a wonderful human being.
And, man, like, his decision has changed my life.
And not only that, the camaraderie and the family
on the "Fast" set is real.
Like, everybody spends time with everybody.
You got to remember, these people have been
doing business together for 20 years.
This is -- "Fast" just celebrated
its 20th anniversary yesterday.
-That's right.
-So it's only fitting that, you know,
we release "F9" this Friday
and get everybody going to the theaters.
But they've become like a family,
and it was so welcoming and awesome.
And, yeah, there was some good, quality bonding.
-You guys got some good, scrappy fights in there.
-Yeah. So, you know, I think I'm a good reference plate
that the more you beat the tar out of a guy,
the more, you know, you tend to bond with him.
In WWE, that's kind of what we do.
But, no, he --
-Do you think he could hold his own in the WWE?
-He already has a name and his name describes
his fighting style -- Diesel.
-Diesel. -He is a bull in a china shop.
I tell it like, he is the most --
Like you said, he's like -- He's got his own mystique
and he's very loving and warm and kind,
but with the action stuff,
you can kind of see him get in that zone.
And I'm like, "Yeah, this is...
Okay." -Then you get scared.
You go, "Oh, he's in character. Alright, here we go."
-Yeah, and then just it's really energetic and it's --
He would be a --
You know, if the movie biz doesn't work out for him,
he would be a WWE champion for sure.
-Yeah. I think he's doing okay. Yeah.
Should we set up the film at all for anyone
who doesn't know the plot of "F9"?
-Yeah, I mean, here's the setup.
Hey, guys, there's a huge blockbuster, "F9,"
released on Friday, and we've been without theaters
and cinematic experiences for...
way too long!
Go to the movie theater and see this movie,
'cause it's wonderful!
Pay for the whole seat and use only the edge!
-That's what I'm talking -- Oh! That's what I'm talking...
Is he a pro or what?
"Use only the edge." I want to show everyone a clip.
Here's John Cena and Vin Diesel in "F9."
Take a look at this.
-That's what I'm talking about! John Cena, everybody!
-We actually re-created my brother Matt's wedding for that.