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-Miami Herald goes “12 Rounds” with John Cena
The Boston Globe
It would be easy to dismiss professional wrestler John Cena, 31, as brainless 
beefcake. But that doesn’t fairly describe the West Newbury, Mass., native. Sure, he’s among the heavyweights of World Wrestling Entertainment, but he’s also got a gold hip-hop record and a promising acting career. Cena’s latest film is the action-oriented 12 Rounds. We talked during his recent visit to Boston.
Tell me about the transition from wrestling to acting.
I wouldn’t necessarily call it a transition. It’s an expansion.
How has wrestling prepared you for acting?
If anything, it’s taught me patience. The two forms of entertainment are very different. Sports entertainment is very broad. It’s similar to the differences between Broadway and cinema. When you’re wrestling, you’re playing to a live audience. When you’re filming a movie, you play to a 60-foot screen, so very minute movements can mean so much.
How physically taxing were the stunts in 12 Rounds?
I’m a sports entertainer and I have about 250 matches a year, but when those matches happen, they happen. There are no second takes. It’s all live. When you walk on set for a day of stunts, that’s 12 hours of stunts. … And if you’re doing a week of stunts, you’re a shell of a man by the end.
Finally, what about music? Your 2005 rap CD, You Can’t See Me , sold very well.
It did. I still do hip-hop – I did a track with Snoop Dogg not too long ago – but I have a different focus these days. I’ve fallen in love with country music. … The old guys: Hank Williams, Hank Jr., Hank Williams III, Willie, Waylon, Johnny Cash, all of them. The Boston Globe
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