‘Shah Rukh’s Words Found Me When I Needed Them Most’

Shah
Rukh
Khan’s
words
found
him
at
a
time
when
he
needed
them
the
most,
which
is
why
meeting
the
superstar
in
person
at


Anant
Ambani
and
Radhika
Merchant’s
wedding
felt
like
a
‘perfect
end’
to
a
wonderful
trip
to
India,
says
former
WWE
champion
and
American
actor
John
Cena.

SRK
and
India
hold
a
special
place
in
Cena’s
heart.
He
described
his
July
visit
as
an
‘unforgettable
and
overwhelming’
experience.

Cena
was
one
of
the
international
guests
invited
for
the
high-profile
wedding
of
Anant,
youngest
son
of
Asia’s
richest
man
Mukesh
Ambani,
with
childhood
sweetheart
Radhika,
daughter
of
pharma
tycoons
Shaila
and
Viren
Merchant.

“Right
at
the
end
of
my
stay,
I
was
able
to
meet
Shah
Rukh
Khan.
He’s
someone
whose
words
—
I
was
able
to
tell
him
this
in
person
—
found
me
at
a
time
when
I
needed
them
(the
most)
in
my
life,”
he
told
PTI,
also
describing
the
moment
with
his
X
followers.

Cena,
47,
said
it
was
important
to
shake
Shah
Rukh’s
hand
and
share
with
him
the
positive
impact
the
Indian
actor
made
in
his
life.

“And
the
great
thing
about
it
is
he
(SRK)
couldn’t
have
been
nicer,
empathetic,
more
sharing
and
interactive.
It
really
was
a
wonderful
moment.
It’s
an
unforgettable
one
for
me
and
was
like
the
perfect
end
to
a
wonderful
trip,”
he
recalled.

The
WWE
wrestler-turned-actor
will
next
be
seen
in
Prime
Video’s
film

Jackpot!
opposite
Awkwafina
and
Simu
Liu.
The
comedy
drama,
directed
by
Paul
Feig
of

Brides
Maids
fame,
is
slated
to
premiere
on
August
15.

Cena
is
looking
forward
to
the
film’s
response
in
India,
a
country
he
has
travelled
to
in
the
past
and
where
fans
recognise
him
because
WWE
is
very
popular.

“I
came
to
India
in
2006
and
recently
performed
there
last
year,
which
was
very,
very
fun.
That
was
the
first
time
I’d
ever
performed
(there).
My
constant
awareness
and
recognition
of
India
is
simply
a
way
of
saying
thank
you
for
the
support,”
Cena
said.

Pictures
and
videos
of
Cena
dancing
to
the

dhol
beats
ahead
of
the
Ambani-Merchant
wedding
while
doing
his
famous
provocative
gesture
‘You
can’t
see
me’
from
his
wrestling
heyday
was
one
of
the
highlights
on
social
media
last
month.

“I
would
not
be
where
I
am
without
the
support
of
the
fanbase
we
have
in
India
because
they’re
a
driving
force
that
centres
around
my
relevancy
and
popularity.
I
don’t
ever
want
to
slight
that.
I
always
want
to
try
to
give
it
the
respect
that
it
deserves.
It’s
a
way
for
me
to
repeatedly
say
thank
you,”
he
said.

Cena,
a
record
16-time
world
champion
in
WWE
and
one
of
the
most
successful
professional
wrestlers
of
all
time,
hopes
to
travel
to
India
after
his
retirement
from
the
sport.
He
will
officially
retire
next
year.

“In
2025,
I’ll
begin
a
retirement
tour
that,
crossing
my
fingers,
hopefully,
comes
to
India.
My
last
WWE
performance
will
be
in
December
of
2025.
So
we’ll
start
in
January
and
go
to
December.

“I’ll
remain
in
the
WWE
family
as
an
ambassador
and
I’m
looking
forward
to
those
times
because
hopefully,
that
gives
me
enough
time
to
get
boots
on
the
ground
in
India
and
shake
hands
with
some
of
the
fans
over
there
while
the
young
performers
give
it
all
they
got
in
the
ring.
I’m
really
excited
for
the
future
and
certainly
excited
to
close
the
chapter
on
my
performance
in
WWE,”
he
said.

Cena,
over
the
years,
has
successfully
branched
out
and
build
a
career
in
Hollywood,
starring
in
hits
such
as

Blockers,
Bumblebee,
F9,
The
Suicide
Squad,
Fast
X
and

Ricky
Stanicky.

In

Jackpot!,
the
actor
gets
to
flex
his
comedic
muscles
as
a
protection
agent
who
teams
up
with
Awkwafina’s
character
Katie,
a
struggling
actor
new
in
a
near
future
California.
After
Katie
wins
a
lottery,
the
public
is
after
her
life
because
of
a
rule
that
allows
the
person
who
kills
her
to
claim
all
the
winning
money.

Cena
said
he
boarded
the
movie
as
the
script
and
the
people
attached
to
the
story
were
great.

Would
he
love
a
sequel
to

Jackpot!?

“I
would
love
to
work
with
this
gang
again.
But
first
and
foremost,
I
want
fans
to
watch
it
and
be
entertained.
I
would
love
to
always
do
a
sequel.
Unfortunately,
that’s
not
up
to
me.
That’s
up
to
our
audience.
So,
I
hope
the
audience
in
India
certainly
loves

Jackpot!“