John Cena Peels Back the Layers of Your Typical Muscle Bound Comic Book Character

John Cena already knows what youre thinkinghes heard it in every audition and meeting for the past 25 years. You cant deny a first impression, he says. Thats why its been very difficult for me to try and seek out new levels of performance. You walk into a room, even if youre in a suit, at 230 pounds everybodys like: Nope. You can only fit so many lanes. In this episode of In the Envelope, the pro wrestler turned movie star walks us through every step of navigating those narrow lanes on his way to blockbuster franchise success. From selling out arenas in the WWE to the onscreen failures that motivated him in the leadup to joining the DC Universe and Fast Furious franchise, Cena breaks down how he always tries to findand subvertthe motivations of any persona he plays. If the why is simply, I need you to be big, thats OK. Thats cut and dry, he says. But if youre willing to peel off more, and we can get to the core of why the ch