I’VE NEVER DONE THIS BEFORE BUT, SHAQ?
SHAQ? >> YES!
>> YES! >> THANKS, DYLAN.
OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS JOHN
CINA LAUNCHED HIMSELF FROM THE
WRESTLING RING TO THE BIG
SCREEN.
SCREEN. STARRING IN MOVIES LIKE "TRAIN
WRECK" AND "BLOCKERS."
>> AND HE’S TROOGYING SOMETHING
WITH THE RELEASE OF HIS
CHILDREN’S BOOK, "ELBOW GREASE."
LOOK AT US ALL TOGETHER.
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> WHAT’S UP?
>> YOU ARE PALS?
>> YES.
>> YES. >> HOW LONG HAVE YOU KNOWN EACH
OTHER?
OTHER? >> I WANT TO SAY 20 -- I’VE BEEN
A FAN OF JOHN FOR A LONG TIME.
WE MET BRIEFLY AT A WWE EVENT
AND THEN WE JUST DID CAR POOL
KARAOKE.
KARAOKE. >> WHAT SONG DID Y’ALL SING?
>> I MEAN WE DID A LITTLE
SHAQUILLE O’NEAL.
SHAQUILLE O’NEAL. WE DID A LITTLE BIT OF JOHN CINA
AND A LITTLE BIT OF HALL & OATS.
>> FIRST QUESTION, WHAT DO YOU
THINK OF JOHN’S HAIR?
THIS IS A HUGE DEBATE ON THE
INTERNET.
INTERNET. LOOK AT IT.
SOAK IT IN.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
>> IT LOOKS VERY SEXY WITH THAT
HAIR.
HAIR. >> SHAQ.
>> SHAQ. >> YOU LOOK SEXY AND HE LOOKS
YOUNGER.
YOUNGER. >> DOES HE?
>> OH, YEAH.
HE LOOKS GOOD.
LOOKS REALLY GOOD.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE BOOST OF
CONFIDENCE THIS MORNING.
>> SO YOU HAVE A NEW CHILDREN’S
BOOK OUT.
BOOK OUT. >> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> ALL RIGHT.
IT IS CALLED "ELBOW GREASE."
>> ALL RIGHT.
WHAT DO YOU THINK -- SHOULD SHAQ
READ A LITTLE BIT OF IT?
>> THE BOOK IS THE WRONG SIZE.
THAT’S FOR A YOUNGER READER AND
OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE SHAQUILLE
O’NEAL IN THE STUDIO.
SO WE PRINTED A SHAQUILLE O’NEAL
SIZE.
SIZE. >> LET’S GET IT.
WHERE IS IT?
>> THERE IT IS.
ESPECIALLY FOR YOU.
POST IT NOTES IN THERE.
>> GO AHEAD AND GIVE IT A READ.
DO YOU GOT THAT, SHAQ?
>> ELBOW GREASE WAS THE SMALLEST
TRUCK IN THE DEMOLITION DERBY
BUT HE NEVER LET THAT BARGE HIM.
WHAT
WHAT -- BOTHER HIM.
HE NEVER, EVER GAVE UP AND
ALWAYS GAVE HIS BEST.
>> SHAQUILLE O’NEAL, LADIES AND
GENTLEMEN.
GENTLEMEN. SHAQUILLE O’NEAL.
SHAQUILLE O’NEAL. >> THAT’S FOR YOU.
>> THAT’S ESPECIALLY FOR YOU.
>> I APPRECIATE THAT.
>> SO OF THE TWO OF YOU, WHO IS
THE STRONGER?
THE STRONGER? >> I WOULD SAY JOHN.
>> SHAQ.
>> SHAQ. >> WHAT?
>> WHAT? >> I’D HAVE TO SAY JOHN.
>> DEFINITELY SHAQ.
>> I THINK WE SHOULD PUT IT TO A
TEST.
TEST. I DO MIND?
>> I MEAN WHAT KIND OF A TEST?
>> I’LL SHOW YOU THE TEST.
YOU READY?
YOU READY? DO WE HAVE A TABLE?
OH, COME ON.
JUST A LITTLE.
>> COME ON, BOYS.
>> WE’RE GOING TO DO A LITTLE
ARM WRESTLING.
ARM WRESTLING. I WANT TO KNOW, PUT YOUR HANDS
UP.
UP. COME ON, SHAQ.
>> YOU CHOOSE, MAN.
>> I GO LEFT.
>> ALL RIGHT.
HOLD ON.
HOLD ON. OKAY.
OKAY. THAT’S THE SIZE DIFFERENCE.
WAIT A SECOND, WE HAVE TO GET
THIS ON TV.
>> STOP.
>> STOP. >> COME ON.
HANDS DOWN.
HANDS DOWN. PUT YOUR ELBOW DOWN.
COME ON.
COME ON. ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT. READY?
READY? >> I’D LIKE TO JUST REMIND THAT
I’M A SPORTS ENTERTAINER SO THIS
IS GOING TO BE FANTASTIC.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY. ARE WE READY?
>> WE’RE READY.
>> ONE, TWO, THREE.
COME ON!
COME ON! LET’S GO!
LET’S GO! >> CINA!
>> CINA! IT LOOKS LIKE SHAQ.
IT LOOKS LIKE SHAQ.
IT’S SHAQ.
IT’S SHAQ. IT WASN’T DOWN ALL THE WAY.
>> THEY REALLY ARE PUSHING,
Y’ALL.
Y’ALL. THIS IS NOT --
OH, MY GOD.
THE TABLE MAY BREAK.
>> IT’S A DRAW.
>> ALL RIGHT.
IT’S A TOSSUP, BOYS.
>> A TIE, SIR.
>> COME SIT.
COME SIT, BOYS.
>> I’M GOOD WITH A TIE.
SHAQ, THANK YOU.
>> I TOLD YOU HE WAS STRONG,
AMERICA.
AMERICA. >> ALL RIGHT, JOHN, CAN WE ASK A
COUPLE MORE THINGS.
YOUR BOOK IS AWESOME.
YOU GOT FOUR BROTHERS.
AND THIS IS ALL SOMETHING THAT
YOU DECIDED WAS -- IT’S A GOOD
IDEA BASED ON WHAT YOU KNEW IN
YOUR LIFE.
YOUR LIFE. RIGHT?
RIGHT? >> I GREW UP WITH FOUR BROTHERS.
THERE IS A BIT OF A FAMILY BASE
OF ELBOW GREASE AND ALSO I HAVE
A LOT OF YOUNG FANS IN THE WWE.
AND THEY REALLY TAKE TO THE
MESSAGE OF NEVER GIVING UP.
SO I WANTED TO CREATE A UNIVERSE
THAT YOUNG READERS FIND
ENJOYABLE AND SEND A MESSAGE OF
NEVER GIVING UP.
>> WHAT BOOK DID YOU LIKE TO
READ AS OK’D?
>> MY FAVORITE BOOK IS "CARS AND
TRUCKS AND THINGS THAT GO."
I WAS ENAMORED WITH THE CRAZY
MACHINERY.
MACHINERY. SO I TOOK THAT AND MADE THE
UNIVERSE OF ELBOW GREASE AND
TOOK MY WWE PERSONALITY AND PUT
IT IN THE STORY.
>> JOHN, LAST TIME I SAW YOU,
YOU HAD THE CREW CUT.
NOW WHAT IS THE INSPIRATION FOR
THE HAIR?
THE HAIR? EVERYBODY IS TALKING ABOUT IT.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. SO I’M GROWING OUT MY HAIR FOR A
FILM THAT I’M DOING IN CHINA.
>> YOU GETTING BRAIDS?
>> WELL, YOU’RE GOING TO HAVE TO
SEE IT.
SEE IT. >> ALL RIGHT.
>> SO I HAVE TO KIND OF MANAGE
IT.
IT. BUT THE INTERNET WAS, LIKE, MAN
I’VE BEEN GETTING A LOT OF FLACK
FOR IT.
FOR IT. >> DO THEY LIKE IT?
>> NO, EVERYBODY HATES IT.
>> EVERYBODY HATES IT?
>> THEY HATE IT.
>> HERE’S A THING, YOU SEE A
CERTAIN PERSONALITY -- IT WOULD
BE LIKE YOU WITH A FRO.
>> THAT’S NEVER GOING TO HAPPEN.
>> BUT I KNOW, I SEE SHAQ SO
MANY YEARS WITH A BALD HEAD.
SO I’M USED TO SEEING YOU A
CERTAIN WAY.
CERTAIN WAY. I WRESTLED IN AUSTRALIA
RECENTLY, IT WAS LIKE I KILLED
PEOPLE’S CHOOLDILDHOOD.
PEOPLE’S CHOOLDILDHOOD. NOOR REASON I’M KEEPING IT.
I STILL HAVE TWO MONTHS OF
FILMING.
FILMING. I’M GOING TO KEEP IT BECAUSE I
LIKE EMBRACING THE
UNCOMFORTABLE.
UNCOMFORTABLE. IT’S A GREAT WAY TO HANDLE
NEGATIVITY AND MEET A LOT OF
YOUNG READERS AND PEOPLE WILL
SAY WHAT DO DO YOU ABOUT
BULLYING.
BULLYING. HEY, I GET BULLIED ALL THE TIME.
YEAH.
YEAH. >> WOULD YOU EVER COLOR IT A
DIFFERENT COLOR LIKE RED OR
BLOND?
BLOND? >> YOU KNOW, FOR THE RIGHT
CIRCUMSTANCE.
CIRCUMSTANCE. >> IS THAT A DIFFERENT COLOR?
>> NO, THIS IS IT.
THIS IS NATURAL.
>> ALL NATURAL.
>> ALL RIGHT.
JOHN, THANK YOU AGAIN.
HIS BOOK IS CALLED "ELBOW
GREASE."
GREASE." IT’S AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW.