WWE star John Cena just lately shared a narrative concerning the time film legend Jackie Chan’s workforce reached out to him for a filming alternative.
Again in 2023, Cena and Chan made a movie collectively titled Hidden Strike, which additionally contains Ma Chunrui and Pilou Asbaek. He has been into a number of films, together with the long-lasting function of Peacemaker in The Suicide Squad, since changing into a part-time performer in WWE in 2019.
When requested about it by Stephanie McMahon on her What’s Your Story? podcast, The Cenation Chief revealed that the filming alternative with Chan took place when he gave a speech in Chinese language throughout a press convention in Shanghai for WWE’s partnership with China.
He added that the film legend was impressed by his Chinese language talking expertise, which made his workforce instantly name him for a task in one in all his movies.
“After which I acquired a cellphone name from Jackie Chan’s folks. Jackie was presupposed to do a film with Sylvester Stallone. Jackie noticed that press convention and was like “Who is that this child? Put him on this film” And I acquired a name saying like, “Hey, you may work with Jackie Chan who’s one of many best bodily storytellers of our era, he’s just like the Charlie Chaplin.” [from 5:50 – 6:10]
Cena additionally shared that he turned a member of Chan’s stunt workforce and that he had a possibility to additional develop his Chinese language expertise.
“I’m like, “man, this shall be nice.” I can go work on my Chinese language. I get to do a film with one of many greats. It’s gonna be unbelievable. And I’ll be the throw folks man, and he’ll be the stunty man. And the explanation I used to be there for therefore lengthy is as a result of typically they shift manufacturing in China with out telling you. And I acquired there in, like, perhaps. And we have been presupposed to shoot within the second week of Could, they usually moved the shoot to September, they usually didn’t need me to go house. So, I gotta be a part of the Jackie Chan stunt household for a couple of months. And we labored out twice a day for 4 and a half hours a session. And it was all of the stuff that I hate,” he added. [6:15 – 6:56]
WWE legend John Cena Particulars How He Discovered the Chinese language Language
When requested by Stephanie McMahon on her podcast about why he determined to be taught Chinese language, John Cena revealed that WWE used to roll out talent-friendly initiatives in 2012, akin to serving to the superstars get a university diploma, monetary recommendation, medical remedy, and studying a second language.
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In the course of the meeting, the Cenation Chief mentioned that he raised his hand and introduced himself to be the ambassador of the Stamford-based promotion in China and declared that he would be taught the nation’s native language.
Please credit score What’s Your Story? With Stephanie McMahon and provides a H/T to ITR Wrestling for the quotes within the first half of this text.
