Does John Cena prefer wrestling or acting?

WWE legend turned Hollywood megastar John Cena has admitted he likes wrestling more than acting.

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John Cena would rather be wrestling than acting.

The 49-year-old actor has made the transition from WWE to Hollywood in recent years with roles in the likes of Peacemaker, Heads of State and Little Brother, but eight months after his wrestling retirement he has revealed where his true passions lie.

Opening up about the "thrilling" nature of a live crowd, he told Amy Poehler's Good Hang podcast; "That's why I wanted to do it forever and just physically, I can't do it anymore.

"That's why when anyone says, 'What do you like more?' Wrestling... The moment. The excitement. I want to be there now!"

Cena noted that he loved the "challenge" of adapting to a live audience, no matter what's going on "in the stands".

He explained: "When you get fluent at it, then you like, 'Oh, I kind of understand this. I'll do this.'

"Then the challenge becomes, 'Oh, man, the UK crowd is throwing a beach ball around. How the f*** do I work that into the act?' 'Go out and get that thing and pop it and come back and I'm going to give you my finish.'

"Other people get married, some people start fights in the stands, and we work it all into the act."