Speaking of different forms of entertainment, in the movie you have a new rap song in there. Are you going to be making a new album?
John Cena: I'm toying around with the idea. I wanted to help the movie as much as I could. Like I said, in the WWE we have millions of people following us globally. The movie will be released all over the place. So when they asked me to do a score for the movie I knew that just from a marketing perspective that we could get it out to the WWE people and that it would raise awareness of the movie.

I think that the track fit unbelievably well in the movie. It gets me fired every time that I hear it. Who knows man? It was very easy to make. I may be toying around with the idea of coming out with some more stuff.
Patricia and Devon hosting RAW
Devin was at SummerSlam and Danny Glover has attended RAW events as well. We tour constantly and it is so difficult, especially when everybody is working, to find times when the schedules coincide. As far as hosting, I'd leave the beat-downs up to me.

Was being vulnerable the number one reason that you were drawn to the script?
I just loved the story. I read it and I called right away that I wanted to be in it. I'm so glad that I got to play Mike. But when I sat down and read something cover to cover, which I a very rare experience for me because I'm not that much of a reader, I knew I had to be a part of it. I knew I could relate to any piece of the story. The script had been in circulation for several years, it wasn't like it had been written for me.

I just knew that I had wanted to be a part of it.

In your sport you rely on muscle memory so you can do your stuff without thinking. How does that apply to acting?
Like I said, everyone has their own methods. Because of my experience level, I try not to over think anything. If I try to over analyze stuff I'll be in a place that I'm not familiar with. I go with my instincts a lot because that is what I learned from performing live. I just go with my instincts because 9 out of 10 times it will be right. I'm learning more and more every chance I get to have experience. It hasn't steered me wrong yet. I haven't put myself in an element where I'm truly exposed. I've done projects I'm comfortable with and I'll continue to do projects that I'm comfortable with until I expand my portfolio as an actor. Nine out of ten times I'll just grip it and rip it.

Are you learning any tricks or shortcuts?
No. This is just my third time out. I'm still learning the industry, how movies are made, what I can do to make them better, and how I can play my part the best I can.

Were there any surprises along the way as you became a wrestler and an actor?
That I've come this far and I haven't been fired yet. Actually, every day is a surprise. Whether it's from producing the show in front of an audience because it's live and everything unfolds as it happens so we can't change any mistakes. Even from a corporate perspective, watching our company grow. We just came back from China. It was the first time that we had ever been in China. We're headed to Russia in January. New global markets keep opening up. We're on television in over 180 countries right now. We travel the world. I've been able to see the world and do wonderful projects. Literally, there is not a day that goes by where I'm not astonished about what is going on. I just try to take it all in and do the best that I can.

Differences in reactions for acting and wrestling
I'm used to instant gratification. I'm used to going out through the tunnel, doing my thing and being told that either it was great or that it sucked by thousands of raving fans. It's so gratifying to be able to do a project and you're not really sure what the end result is going to be. And then a few months later, seeing the finished product and being so emotionally moved. It is a different sort of pay-off. It's not right there instantly but when you see it, it is equally as rewarding. It really is a cool process.

What fans can expect from the film
I don't expect there to be any deviance from what I expect the WWE audience to feel and what the average movie goer will feel. They're going to sit down, watch a great story unfold, and I think they are going to end up feeling good when they walk out of the theater. That's the most important thing. They paid their money to see a good movie and they got a good movie.

Why didn't Mike (John's character in the movie) become a professional wrestler?
Probably because it is too tough of a career.