SUMMARY
- WWE legend John Cena has been equally successful in his acting career.
- Over the years, The Cenation Leader has established himself among the top few names in Hollywood due to his acting brilliance.
John Cena has been really successful in making a smooth transition from his pro wrestling career to Hollywood. Since he shifted his entire focus on his journey as an actor, The Cenation Leader’s popularity has only enhanced further, and his great performances are the major reason behind his success.
In fact, with the kind of performances he has given over the years, his status among the audience has only gone up. But in his initial years in the industry, the 16-time WWE Champion had to face a lot of embarrassment when he was shooting for his 2015 project, Trainwreck.
It was in this $140 million movie that the 46-year-old was part of raunchy scenes alongside comedian Amy Schumer. In what was a shocker for his admirers from the Stamford-based promotion, Cena was stripped naked. Surprising the fans, during the, John’s character was seen hiding his modesty with a hand towel, as his e*ection poked through it.
John Cena’s e*ection scene was not real
While the 2015 scene itself made headlines, what got even more limelight was that the Cena’s e*ection in the movie was not real. It turned out that the prop department made John appear as “huge” as he looked in the movie because a wooden broom handle was used to look like part of male anatomy.
As revealed later, The Cenation Leader was forced to tuck his manhood away into a nylon sock, while a broom handle served as his fake p*nis. In an interview with E! News, his co-star Amy revealed the fascinating story by telling, “I think it was part of a broomstick.”(Via: Daily Star)
Schumer revealed that everyone in the crew was “gasped” when they saw just how “huge” Cena was during the scenes. The WWE legend also commented on the famous Trainwreck scene during a chat. He said, “I have a ‘big part’ because of the costume department. I was gifted a stunt p*nis.” Which makes it crystal clear how the shoot was organized for the movie.
John Cena felt awkward about his raunchy scene with Amy Schumer
It’s true that John Cena’s e*ection in the rom-com wasn’t real, but the pro wrestler felt awkward about his raunchy scene with Amy Schumer. The legend confessed it during an interview, saying, “It was uncomfortable. I never thought I would get the part in the first place. Then I got the part and was thinking I have to be naked. It was nerve wracking.”
The 46-year-old would have obviously gotten nervous due to the way that segment was, but another thing that made him a bit tense was the thought of telling his then-partner, Nicole, known as Nikki Bella due to her run as a female performer in the Triple H-led promotion.
Sharing how it was really difficult to tell Nikki all this, the WWE Superstar revealed that he didn’t tell her about it at first. In fact, Cena admitted that he never really approached her and just tried to share that there might be some graphic scenes.
The Cenation Leader’s comments clearly show how his raunchy scene with Amy Schumer made things awkward for him in real life too. After this moment in 2015, John never really did any similar kind of scene, and we probably know the reason why he’s not done anything similar in his acting career in Hollywood after that.