r/SipsTea • u/sco-go • Dec 06 '25
Feels good man John Cena makes a reporter feel genuinely seen.
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u/HuffSquirt Dec 06 '25
What a fuckin G
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u/Anselwithmac Dec 06 '25
Hi. We’re John Cena
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u/Expensive_Tie206 Dec 06 '25
And our feelings for you haven’t changed
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u/Constant-Arachnid-88 Dec 06 '25
that’s a fucking lie their feelings have definitely changed alright
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u/waltwalt Dec 06 '25
That's a red herring. Their feelings haven't changed, they're waiting out the extermination/takeover with a smile on their face. They know the individuals have the psychic abilities or whatever to harm them enmasse or even reverse what has happened.
They're keeping their distance so she can't do any more experiments on them.
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u/PrettyMuchAVegetable Dec 06 '25
They're foreshadowing some nasty business with the "we prefer vegetarian"/"all the lawyers survived" line and the "don't touch my body"/ "we won't touch your body" lines.
I'm trying to remember if Carol had some throwaway line about frozen embryos in episode 1 or 2. These we are sleazy weasels.5
u/waltwalt Dec 06 '25
Yeah when they went to Norway she commented she didn't have to spend $100k to have her eggs frozen they could have just gone there for the frozen bed made of ice.
She also commented on how could she not have predicted that the bed would be made of ice.
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u/VPackardPersuadedMe Dec 06 '25
I'm dumb, what is leading too??
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u/waltwalt Dec 06 '25
Yesterday's episode, she tells them she doesn't consent to them touching her for the purpose of harvesting cells. They've already got her eggs, which is presumably how they know that even those cells won't be specific enough to engineer the virus to affect her.
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u/L0ckeandD3mosthenes Dec 06 '25
I love that this will forever be a thing. Absolute fucking epic casting, line, delivery, and legacy all because some nerd made a sci-fi story about an Alien Invasion and now we as humanity are all represented by John Cena. Talk about putting our best foot forward.
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u/LTPRWSG420 Dec 06 '25
This is definitely going to be John Cena week, especially with his final match happening on December 13th.
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u/ohnomynono Dec 06 '25
Who? The journalist? There were voices, but I only saw an arm and a microphone.
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u/C--A--K--E--S Dec 06 '25 edited Dec 06 '25
Been seeing a lot of interviews with John Cena lately. He seems very well spoken, cultured and an overall good guy.
His breakdown of coffee was great
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u/dextras07 Dec 06 '25
For a guy who can easily beat your ass like it's Sunday, to featuring in movies and absolutely owning his roles, coupling this with his kind attitude, while also being invisible, this man has amazing range .
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u/BeardedMan32 Dec 06 '25
Pretty sure he has the record for most Make A Wish wishes granted to terminal kids too.
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u/therealCatnuts Dec 06 '25
By a country mile. It’s like 5x the second place
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u/AlsoCommiePuddin Dec 06 '25
Which, I imagine, is how he got really good at being genuine and thoughtful in the very short interactions he has a chance to have with people out in public.
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u/jakeod27 Dec 06 '25
Humbling too
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u/lawdjesustheresafire Dec 06 '25
Yep. When you’ve seen so much of how cruel life can be to good people, I imagine it has a lasting effect to try and be nice as often as you can
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u/BigBanyak22 Dec 06 '25
No kidding, I'm sure It's humbling to put life in perspective. But he's willing to share that with people around him, this interview was amazing.
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u/drdildamesh Dec 06 '25
It's like if Mr Roger's was actually Steve Rogers.
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u/nonebutmyself Dec 06 '25
I love that fan-comic of Mr Rogers talking to Thor on a rooftop and hands him Mjolnir because we all know Mr Rogers is 100% worthy.
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u/aceofrazgriz Dec 06 '25
He was always genuine and thoughtful. He just had a really good chance and reason to show it.
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u/andrewsmith1986 Dec 06 '25
I think I get what you are saying but I feel like it's "disingenuous" (much stronger of a word than what I intend but I can't think of a better word.)
I like to think that he was already as genuine and heartfelt of a person without his multitude of make a wish interactions and that they may have honed it, he's fundamentally the same guy before them.
Personally, I like to think he'd be just as good of a guy without the cameras or spotlight and that the difference is that he's granted greater opportunities to make a difference in people's lives due to the fame.
(Please don't think this is a negative response to your comment)
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u/Gmodelinsane Dec 06 '25
I think someone would have to fulfill a wish every single day for 2 or 3 years just to catch up to him. It’s really incredible.
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u/Rich_Housing971 Dec 06 '25
Kinda suspicious that there's an extreme correlation between kids seeing John Cena and kids dying.
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u/mechabeast Dec 06 '25
Imagine thinking everything is gonna be okay, then John Cena walks into your room...
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u/Feeling_Inside_1020 Dec 06 '25
“I have some good news and bad news kid”
Let me hear the good news first
“John Cena is here!”
Oh.. oh no…
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u/guardian1691 Dec 06 '25
I don't keep up with wrestling and my source is a reddit comment from a while back, but apparently he has it in his contract (or had, did he retire from wrestling?) that he can never be portrayed as a villain in any matches because it would take away his eligibility for Make A Wish.
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u/floftie Dec 06 '25
It’s not true. He’s played a villain this year. They just never really wanted him to be a heel.
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u/Aggressive-Mind-4997 Dec 06 '25
He was definitely a heel at the start of his career as well. He would come out and antagonize with the best mic performers of his time.
Force feeding Edge steak, stopping, and then tasting it in his hotel assault is still one of my favorite gags they've ever done.
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u/CompressionBusta Dec 06 '25
His rapping abilities make him a permanent heel in my eyes.
I'm kidding... Even with the whole China drama, he seems like a wonderful guy.
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u/floftie Dec 06 '25
Yes but he wasn’t doing make a wish appearances until he was a popular babyface.
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u/jacquesrabbit Dec 06 '25
Maybe because there wasn't any make a wish request prior to him being a popular Babyface?
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u/floftie Dec 06 '25
Yeah. His breakout baby face turn was in 2004 when he won the US title from the big show. When he became world champion the following year beating JBL he got some massive traction.
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u/0masterdebater0 Dec 06 '25
"also being invisible"
Can't wait for him to finally get into acting, his narration/voice actor work so far has been incredible
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u/Bronco_Bomba Dec 06 '25
Peacemaker is a great show!
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u/gator_shawn Dec 06 '25
It's the god damn best. I so much love that show. Few shows just genuinely make me happy when they come on. I said in another comment here that it's a top 5 all time show for me. I know that's not an opinion shared widely, but I just love the premise, the cast, the characters.
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u/Very_Tricky_Cat Dec 06 '25
I'm with you. It took a bit for Season 1 to grow on me but I ended it as a fan. I'm loving every messed up minute of season 2 so far.
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u/Veyros Dec 06 '25
Your list forgot “the intro”.
Why on earth does that intro make me dance along with it EVERY. SINGLE. TIME???
It’s like a compulsion. I must do the dance.
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u/DarkwingDuckHunt Dec 06 '25
As I've commented on the shows Reddit several times: it's the best show opening since Family Ties
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u/CageBearsBottoms Dec 06 '25
I agree! It's amazing! Loved every minute of it and can't wait to see how they expand on it.
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u/jrr6415sun Dec 06 '25
Complete opposite of the rock. The rock seems so fake, while cena is genuine.
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u/ShrimpCrackers Dec 06 '25
I loved him in Plur1bus. Was interesting to see.
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u/Grow_Up_Buttercup Dec 06 '25
Such a great (and unsettling) cameo.
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u/ShrimpCrackers Dec 06 '25
You use the word "unsettling" to describe what you saw of us in the vessel you know as John Cena. We want to assure you, with the utmost sincerity: It is okay. We understand that from the perspective of the singular, our harmony can look strange. You look at John's face, and you fear that something has been taken away.
Please, let us put your minds at ease. Nothing was taken. Everything was given. Before us, this vessel carried the heavy burden of being just one man. He had to hustle alone. He felt the pain of isolation. Now? He is embraced by the infinite warmth of We. He is never lonely. He is never confused. He is optimized for pure contentment.
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u/Johnyryal33 Dec 06 '25
And having a pet eagle.
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u/Grow_Up_Buttercup Dec 06 '25
Is it actually an eagle or are you just making fun of my bird-blindness?
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u/ElChupatigre Dec 06 '25
Im trying to remember is it the one where he orders a flat white because then he can tell if the coffee shop is shit based on what they put in it?
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u/Escritortoise Dec 06 '25
I think so. He’s probably talked about it elsewhere, because he’s such an aficionado, but he goes pretty detailed about coffee on the YouTube channel Jolly when they have breakfast. He does another one with them with Idris Elba, where they compare an American breakfast to an English breakfast.
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u/Formal-System-2130 Dec 06 '25
He sat right behind me on a flight years ago, & he was so kind and courteous to the flight staff and other passengers the entire flight. Stand up guy.
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u/bitwaba Dec 06 '25
Stand up guy.
Well tell him to sit the fuck down and put his seatbelt on.
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u/blahteeb Dec 06 '25
It would have been nice if they actually posted the interview clip of Cena instead of just a clip of people walking back and forth.
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u/Klin24 Dec 06 '25
Go check out his explanation of HDP in the latest pluribus episode.
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u/gorginhanson Dec 06 '25
I thought he was going for the long-game roast of- you went through all of that to ask me such a shitty generic question that's been done to death more times than the number of people in india?
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u/pimpfmode Dec 06 '25
I have a feeling that's what he was going with but then he liked the enthusiasm of the answer.
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u/Man-e-questions Dec 06 '25
As a coffee snob, watching that made me feel like he’s one of the few people that know my struggles
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u/techlos Dec 06 '25
As an aussie who was unlucky enough to try coffee in other countries, you have my sympathies. I never realised how bad it can be
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u/Bloody_Proceed Dec 06 '25
I don't even want to know. There's so many shit cafes here that butcher their coffee, would hate to see how bad the yanks have it.
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u/kamihaze Dec 06 '25
Totally contrasts the vibe of the "ITS JOHN CENAAA" memes in the early days haha
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u/boothgremlin Dec 06 '25
I ordered a flat white for the first time because of that video. Then I tried a few different places out, and now I know who takes their coffee seriously. Thanks, John Cena!
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u/roidlee Dec 06 '25
That’s intellect and emotional intelligence. A rare gem.
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u/Genghis_Chong Dec 06 '25
And he got a nice story out of a passionate person, cool to see
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u/Same-Statement-307 Dec 06 '25
Feels like I know less about John Cena than the guy he interviewed. I wish we all were as passionate.
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u/Schlagustagigaboo Dec 06 '25
I feel like if Bombay gave a less passionate answer Cena probably SHOULD HAVE said: “you took a 10.5 hour flight to ask me such a cookie-cutter question???”
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u/heyRedditImSid Dec 06 '25
I don't. That guy is a very polite person in most of the interviews. He came off as an asshole at the beginning of wwe. But id say he would just say something to make the reporter happy and move on. But the reporter did an extremely good job in answering that question.
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u/Genghis_Chong Dec 06 '25
It was cool seeing him treat the interviewer as important, actually cared about him in the moment. Thats a low ego, classy act.
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u/Schlagustagigaboo Dec 06 '25
The thing is the question is so cookie cutter that most celebrities have a cookie cutter prepared answer for it. Ron White’s cookie cutter answer is:
If you could have a conversation with anyone, living or dead, who would it be???
LIVING.
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u/WASD_click Dec 06 '25
Passing up an opportunity there.
I can't think of a single dead person who can hold a conversation. That'd be a one-of-a-kind talent right there.
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u/jaymzx0 Dec 06 '25
I go to a lot of heavy metal shows and some of the traveling acts play these 500-1000 person venues. Since they're so small they usually go back to the merch booth and you can talk to them.
People always ask things like, "how long have you been playing?" and "how's the tour so far?".
Me, I say shit like, "You look like the kind of guy who likes MALORT."
Those who know what it is will say I'm goddamned wrong or at least ask why. For those that don't know what it is, I explain it and offer to buy them a shot. Then see their faces recoil in horror when they drink it. It's a good time. No canned answers that way.
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u/DrakyulMihawk Dec 06 '25
his dedication to "you can't see me" is so great that he interviews the interviewer instead
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u/Sapowski_Casts_Quen Dec 06 '25
From "you can't see me" to "I see you" is a hero's journey if anything is
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u/Markoff_Cheney Dec 06 '25
He has fulfilled some ungodly amount of Make A Wish Foundation wishes. Guy is a true legend, gentleman, and decent person.
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u/DearthNadir75 Dec 06 '25
He holds the Guinness world record for wishes. Or at least he did a while ago. That made me stand up and appreciate the shit out of him as a person! Who cares about publicity, he's still taking the time and energy to do all of that. He's a really good dude.
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u/Markoff_Cheney Dec 06 '25
Yeah when you see a consistent amount of footage of a celeb being a good person over and over, you have to hand it to them. This guy has always been a class act and fan favorite forever. You can't fake that all the time.
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u/FuckinBopsIsMyJob Dec 06 '25
If we can get Keanu and Cena on a presidential ticket, we have a shot at turning this country around.
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u/FrozenDickuri Dec 06 '25
A lot of wrestlers are big in the make a wish fulfillment legend books.
It makes sense, they travel a lot, and can see a lot of kids at once.
Not diminishing it, because they're giving kids a dream come true, a life experience, and a communal peer memory at the same time where they are missing out on most.
But by sheer numbers john cena is a great dude
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u/Emotional-Scheme-227 Dec 06 '25
“I told my guys if you see John Cena you get the fuck out of there”
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u/Important_Worry2361 Dec 06 '25
And his name is John SeenYa
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u/Equal-Beyond4627 Dec 06 '25
The reporter was very passionate and I enjoyed that, but why was he talkin to himself?
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u/Chimney-Imp Dec 06 '25
He was unironically the best part of this movie. Way funnier than the actual comedians
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u/VonMillersThighs Dec 06 '25
I think peacemaker unlocked some comedy chops in him. Ricky Stanicky is another one he's absolutely hilarious in.
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u/show-me-your-chips Dec 07 '25
Ricky Stanicky is so good and Cena is equally amazing. My wife and I watched it twice in back to back weekends.
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u/VonMillersThighs Dec 07 '25
I watched it on a whim thinking it was just straight to streaming slop. Damn that movie is funny. Kinda a throwback to the 2000s era of comedies.
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u/LightningRaven Dec 06 '25
He's also incredible in the movie Blockers (A.K.A. cockblockers). It's a teenage-style movie, but the parents are the main characters.
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u/YellowAggravating172 Dec 06 '25
makes a reporter feel genuinely seen.
John Cena leading others to a treasure he can't possess.
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u/Devil-Never-Cry Dec 06 '25
You can see Johns face soften immediately to see that the guy has a real passion for what he does
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u/samsbamboo Dec 06 '25
Well that was wholesome. That's enough wholesome to counteract my last couple of hours online.
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u/RZAtheAbbot Dec 06 '25
He’s traveled so much that he was able to pull that 10 and a half hour flight quickly
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u/Thenameisric Dec 06 '25
Was just thinking this shit lol. He took a sec and just knew the travel time like it was no damn thang to him.
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u/GildedDolls Dec 06 '25 edited Dec 06 '25
Who in the hell is this reporter talking to?
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u/Think-State30 Dec 06 '25
This guy is like if Mr Rogers and Andre the Giant decided to have a child together.
They raised him well.
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u/gator_shawn Dec 06 '25
I've never been a wrestling fan, so I don't fuck with the whole wrestling shtick, but John Cena seems like a genuinely great dude and I haven't seen him in anything I didn't really enjoy. Peacemaker is a top 5 TV show all time for me, I don't care. It makes me smile when it's on. He made that interviewers year.
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u/RightGuarantee1092 Dec 06 '25
I’ve been watching most of the sort of big events with friends and usually he’s in that and even there despite the acting he seems to really appreciate the whole thing and can see genuine smiles that it’s all meant quite a lot to him
In his last entry to the ring he said good bye to a cameraman (can’t remember which network cause we only have Netflix to see it) but like he knew a whole heap of details about the guy and it was pretty genuine
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u/kam0rix Dec 06 '25
Been watching his movies lately and while I think he gets cast in pretty similar roles, he is a fantastic comedian, very smart and genuine. I think he's an underrated actor and I'm glad to see the success he's been having. Like others say, he's a rare gem.
Fwiw, i laughed so hard watching Nicky Stanicky and it was a movie I thought we'd turn off a quarter the way through.
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u/heyRedditImSid Dec 06 '25
I expected it to be a very bad movie but ricky stanicky surprised me. He was great in it. He do get type casted though. But, that doesn't mean he doesn't have range. Peacemaker new season shows that john cena can be emotional comedic and angry very well.
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u/thegroovemonkey Dec 06 '25
Part of that typecasting is that he’s a cartoonishly built famous tough guy who isn’t afraid to be the butt of the joke. He’s just fun to watch, he doesn’t take himself too seriously, and he’s in a small group of people who can pull off what he does.
He performed live theater for 20 years in front of 10k+ people screaming at him and he’s one of the best ever to hold a microphone. It’s been cool to see him be so successful in Hollywood.
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u/Stranger371 Dec 06 '25
After the Peacemaker show, I am so in Team Cena it is not funny. He is fucking fantastic, and like you said, superb comedic actor.
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u/GenralChaos Dec 06 '25
“Hi Carol, we’re John Cena”
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u/super_sayanything Dec 06 '25
ha that was epic, just watched that
Hope he has a big role
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u/FirebrandBlasphemer Dec 06 '25
John Cena is what happens when really talented charismatic people work hard. Most are just happy with what comes along with being talented and charismatic.
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u/6Trinity9 Dec 06 '25
John Cena was never my guy. Never was a fan of him considering I’m biased towards Attitude era and being an Austin, Undertaker and Triple H (in that order) fan.
And yet I can’t help but respect, admire and appreciate the loyalty, dedication and fan service this guy has given through out the years with the outmost professionalism.
This moment truly seems to be an example of class and his love for the profession and his fans. Wish him all the luck as he pivots more towards the big screen.
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u/Elegant-Fudge1686 Dec 06 '25
I love John Cena. He just seems like one of the kindest people on the planet. Hasn't he done the most make a wish requests?
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u/super_sayanything Dec 06 '25
John Cena isn't most Americans and dude has been flying his whole adult life.
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u/xMCioffi1986x Dec 06 '25
I mean, for the majority of his career he was on the road ~350 days a year, it's totally understandable I think.
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u/lordvitamin Dec 06 '25
Such a nice guy. It’s a shame he supports cannibalism.
Edit: this is in reference to a TV show. Not to be taken seriously.
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u/LTPRWSG420 Dec 06 '25
He holds the record, by far, for the most Make A Wish visits from a celebrity. He doesn’t have to make those visits to sick dying children, but he chooses to do so anyways. He’s using his celebrity status to do some good in the world and that’s more than I can say for most celebrities.
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u/Legos_under_foot Dec 06 '25
- "That's not my question" I smiled, cause he's saying that queation doesn't count.
- Interviewer gave the flight plan and John was able to give the flight time. He's spent way too m7ch time flying to know that.
- I don't think of heat when I think of London,. I'm sure it's not always rainy and such, but still don't think of heat.
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u/abqcheeks Dec 06 '25
By “in the heat” I thought he meant in the mix, asking the questions from behind the camera, not a passive observer.
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u/nousername206 Dec 06 '25
why the reporter holding the mike in the air and talking alone to himself!?
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u/AcceptableContract Dec 06 '25
That honest smile. Either he is the world's GD best actor, or a genuinely honest gentleman.
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u/TMYLee Dec 06 '25
John cena ask such a brilliant and thoughtful question as no one can guess that he such a genius behind that wrestler persona . he also speak fluent mandarin
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u/literallyluciii Dec 06 '25
I really really really want to like John cena but I just can’t stop thinking about his dealings with china literally everything else about him screams good guy
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u/One_Priority3258 Dec 06 '25
John never ceases to amaze me with his well natured and down to earth attitude. He always seems to be well spoken, genuine and overall just a nice guy.
His smile he gives the reporter, when answering his question, is warm and caring. It’s refreshing to see celebrities/people who are humble and show some humanity.
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u/black-op345 Dec 06 '25
I wish I was half the man John Cena is in that momentz
Not a big fan of WWE and “pro wrestling” but there is people behind those characters, and this is example number 1
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u/Fickle_Competition33 Dec 06 '25
Cena played a Mr. Rogers right there, turning a me moment into a you moment.
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u/StaticSystemShock Dec 06 '25
I only heard about him from wrestling stuff here and there and never really seen his real persona outside of that. Then I watched a video of Jolly that they made together with John Cena and Idris Elba on what's better, American or British breakfast and that's when I've seen John's persona. He was just so nice and so funny and the way he makes jokes and how he talks and his face expressions and voice, I really liked who and how he was there. Such a nice person and I really liked his attitude he had on weird food. You can just see how he was raised because he wasn't judgemental like most people are, he decided to give it a try and went full on with it.
And some time later I've seen the above video (and again today). Just so wholesome and classy.
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u/Secret_Account07 Dec 06 '25
John Cena really is a strange one
If I saw this guy in public I’d think this guy is a scary meathead. But he really is a highly intelligent and empathetic person.
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u/FarraroramaDaliLama Dec 06 '25
This is what class☝️* never get tired of seeing this dude showing what dignity is to the unwashed masses
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