>>> YOU CAN CERTAINLY SEE WHY OUR NEXT GUEST IS ONE OF OUR
FAVORITES AROUND HERE.
JOHN CENA MADE A NAME FOR
HIMSELF AS ONE OF THE BIGGEST
WWE SUPERSTARS FOR NEARLY TWO
DECADES.
DECADES. >> FROM THE WRESTLING SCENE TO
THE MOVIE SCENE, HE HAD A PART
IN "BUMBLEBEE" JUST LAST YEAR.
>> AND THIS IS ABOUT MEETING
THREE RAMBUNCTIOUS KIDS.
TAKE A LOOK.
>> I MADE YOU TEA.
>> LIGHTER FLUID!
>> I GOT HIM AGAIN.
>> HOW MANY TAKES WAS THAT?
>> WE DID A FEW, WE DID A FEW.
IT WAS AMAZING BECAUSE THE
FAMILY WAS SO ADORABLE EVERY
TIME, I DIDN’T CARE THAT THE BED
WAS COLLAPSING.
WAS COLLAPSING. >> TALK TO ME ABOUT THE HAIR.
>> YOU’VE BEEN GREAT BECAUSE
YOU’VE BEEN SEEING EVERY STEP.
>> I FEEL LIKE IT WAS SUPER
SHORT AND I FEEL LIKE YOU’RE A
CORPORATION.
CORPORATION. WAS THERE A TEAM MEETING WHERE
THEY SAID, HE’S GROWING IT OUT
OVER THIS TIME.
>> I’M A TEAM OF ONE.
THAT’S WHY IT’S BEEN A WORK IN
PROGRESS AND I’M SETTLING FOR
THE TURBINE WIND BLOWN BACK.
THIS IS WHAT I’M GOING FOR RIGHT
NOW.
NOW. >> DO YOU MISS WRESTLING?
>> EVERY SINGLE DAY.
IT’S THE MOST EXCITING AND
MOVING THING, ASIDE FROM A DEEP
PERSONAL CONNECTION, I’VE EVER
BEEN A PART OF.
>> MOVING?
>> MOVING? WHY?
WHY? >> BECAUSE YOU’RE IN A SMALL
10x20 SPACE AND TENS OF
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE FOCUSED
AND THERE BECAUSE THEY WANT TO
BE THERE.
BE THERE. AND REACTIVE.
AND REACTIVE. THEY’RE PART OF THE NARRATIVE.
THEY CONTROL THE STORY LINES.
THERE IS NOT A FEELING LIKE IT,
EVER.
EVER. AND IF YOU HAVEN’T BEEN THERE,
EXPERIENCED, I SUGGEST YOU GO
LIVE TO SEE WHAT IT’S ALL ABOUT.
IT’S LIKE NOTHING ON THE FACE OF
THE EARTH.
THE EARTH. I LOVE IT.
>> I KNOW KIDS WATCH YOU AT THE
WWE AND THEY GO CRAZY.
WE HAVE A COUPLE KIDS IN THE
STUDIO WHO WENT A LITTLE CRAZY
HERE.
HERE. WHAT’S IT LIKE WORKING WITH KIDS
ON THE SCREEN?
>> THAT OLD ADAGE NEVER WORK
WITH ANIMALS OR KIDS, THE W.C.
FIELDS QUOTE, NEVER WORK WITH
ANIMALS OR KIDS IF YOU DON’T
HAVE PATIENCE.
HAVE PATIENCE. IF SOMEONE IS EIGHT YEARS OLD,
THEY’RE LIKE A GIANT MASTIFF.
THEY’RE NOT ADULTS YET, THEY’RE
STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT LIFE.
MAKE THE ENVIRONMENT ABOUT THEM.
ONCE YOU MAKE IT ABOUT THEM,
IT’S ALL GOOD.
>> YOU WERE AT THE "PLAYING WITH
FIRE" PREMIERE THE OTHER NIGHT.
AND YOU WENT RED CARPET OFFICIAL
WITH YOUR NEW GIRLFRIEND.
I WAS REALLY HAPPY TO SEE IT.
YOU BROUGHT HER OUT --
>> ANDY, IT’S SO GOOD TO SEE
YOU.
YOU. >> SHE’S ADORABLE.
>> DOES SHE KIND OF NOT LOOK
LIKE YOUR EX AS WELL?
DO YOU HAVE A TYPE?
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ASKING
THAT QUESTION, BUT I’LL KEEP
THAT AS YOUR QUESTION AND THOSE
DETAILS TO MYSELF.
>> IT LOOKS LIKE YOU’RE VERY
HAPPY AND I’M HAPPY FOR YOU.
>> I CAN SAY WITH GREAT
CONFIDENCE, I’M EXTREMELY HAPPY.
I ALWAYS TRY TO GIVE YOU A
LITTLE SOMETHING.
LITTLE SOMETHING. >> LET ME ASK YOU THIS.
YOU WERE ON A REALITY SHOW WITH
YOUR EX, SO I HAVE TO ASSUME
WITH THIS ONE YOU ARE TAKING
BABY STEPS TOWARDS MAKING IT
PUBLIC SINCE YOU WENT SO FAR IN
THE OTHER DIRECTION LAST TIME?
>> EVERY EXPERIENCE IN LIFE IS A
CHANCE FOR US TO KNOW WHO WE ARE
AND WHO WE’RE NOT.
JUST BECAUSE I WENT DOWN ONE
AVENUE IN LIFE DOESN’T MEAN THAT
I’M GOING TO REPEAT GOING DOWN
THAT AVENUE.
THAT AVENUE. IF THERE IS A LEARNING
EXPERIENCE FOR ME AND A TAKEAWAY
FOR ME, IT’S OKAY TO BE WHO YOU
ARE AND IT’S OKAY TO ESTABLISH
BOUNDARIES.
BOUNDARIES. YOU ALWAYS ASK ME ABOUT PERSONAL
STUFF, AND I SAY, THANK YOU,
ANDY, FOR ASKING, BUT I’LL KEEP
THOSE DETAILS TO MYSELF.
JUST BECAUSE A PRECEDENT WAS SET
DOESN’T MEAN YOU HAVE TO FOLLOW
THAT PRECEDENT JUST BECAUSE YOU
TAKE OWNERSHIP OF WHO YOU ARE.
IF YOU’VE DONE SOMETHING BEFORE
AND IT DOESN’T REALLY MESH WITH
WHO YOU ARE, IT’S OKAY TO
CHANGE.
CHANGE. IT’S OKAY TO DEVELOP AND GROW,
AND THAT’S THE JOURNEY OF LIFE.
>> THAT BEING SAID, I WOULD LIKE
TO DO AN EIGHT-EPISODE REALITY