John Cena Talks About Dwayne Johnson and Vin Diesel Feud, Calling the Pair "Very Alpha," Saying, "There Can Only Be One"
Dwayne Johnson and Vin Diesel‘s longstanding Fast & Furious franchise feud came to an official end last year when Johnson shocked fans by popping up as the beloved character Luke Hobbs in a Fast X mid-credits scene. Diesel had extended an invitation to Johnson in November 2021 to join Fast X, but Johnson publicly said the following month that he would not be returning to the franchise. That turned out to either be a little lie to throw fans off, or he had a change of heart.
The duo’s Fast & Furious co-star John Cena recently appeared on the Armchair Expert podcast, and was asked by host Dax Shepard about the rumors concerning Johnson and Diesel’s on-set feud. The host said “that was a rough pairing.”
Cena, who joined the Fast family in 2021’s F9: The Fast Saga as Jakob Toretto, the estranged brother of Diesel’s Dom, said his days in the world of WWE prepared him for keeping his head down and being a team player, adding:
“There’s certainly rumors about that. I can’t deny that. You have two very alpha, driven people. You get two, there can only be one. Man, you gotta remember I got dropped into a locker room where [we have] generational vets. What’d your dad do?’ ‘Wrestle.’ ‘What’d your granddad do?’ ‘Wrestle.’ I’ve been in that environment; know the room and just kind of adapt to what’s going on. I’m being invited into someone’s home, into someone’s family. And regardless of how they look physically in comparison to another human being, this is one IP that has had nine installments and it’s an action movie — that’s rarefied air. At the very least, there has to be respect for that.”
Cena concluded by saying he knows “I am a guest” in the Fast family, saying: “I’m not trying to get the sandbox. That’s not my thing. I’m grateful for what you’ve given me, I just want to be be the best firetruck I can.”
Luckily the two actors squashed their issues so that Johnson could return as Hobbs in Fast X, setting up the character to be a more full-fledged lead in the upcoming 11th Fast & Furious movie.
“Last summer Vin and I put all the past behind us,” Johnson tweeted last summer after Fast X opened in theaters “We’ll lead with brotherhood and resolve — and always take care of the franchise, characters & FANS that we love.”
Cena is no stranger to having beef with Johnson, as the two had their own feud during their WWE days. Cena said last year that his feud with Johnson was fueled by his anger over Johnson abandoning WWE in order to become an A-list Hollywood actor, which is exactly the career move Cena would later take himself. Cena admitted that he was “short-sighted and selfish” in feuding with Johnson.
The 11th Fast movie is currently set for release on April 4, 2025 from Universal Pictures.
via: Variety
