John Cena Says Amy Schumer Helped Him Find Confidence After Comedy Debut

John Cena might’ve started his Hollywood career throwing punches, but it was a naked comedy role that helped him finally feel at home outside the wrestling ring.

In a new Vanity Fair video, Cena rewatched his infamous Trainwreck scene with Amy Schumer and opened up about how that movie changed everything for him. According to the WWE legend, Trainwreck wasn’t just his big-screen breakthrough — it was the first time he ever felt truly comfortable acting on set.

“Man, when I see this, I’m like, ‘Gosh, I was really a larger person a few years ago.’ I think when I filmed this, I was like 255 pounds… That’s a small polo shirt.”

Cena revealed that the raunchy sex scene wasn’t even in the original script. Instead, Judd Apatow and Amy Schumer encouraged him to improvise — a challenge he wasn’t sure he could handle… until he did.

“Judd Apatow and Amy Schumer both took a chance on me that they didn’t have to. And a scene like this was not written in the script.”

“We get in a room and start reading through the lines, and Judd — being Judd and being as good as he is — is like, ‘Ah, forget the script. Just kind of riff.’ And Amy and I just riffed… we all know she’s so incredibly talented.”

“This opportunity found me at the right point in my life where I’m more comfortable with who I am, both my strengths and my weaknesses.”

Even surrounded by professional comedians, Cena said he finally found confidence — thanks to how supportive Schumer and Apatow were behind the scenes.

“Amy Schumer and Judd Apatow laid the groundwork for that. They’re like, ‘We’re only gonna air the funny one. Say whatever the fuck you want.’ And that allowed me to sit down amongst comedians and not be afraid.”

“This was the first performing environment outside of WWE where I felt that comfort.”

And yes — Cena tackled the elephant in the room: filming that awkward sex scene while totally exposed.

“There is not a more embarrassing moment than having your d*ck swinging in the wind, you know, trying to have what I was told to — like, ‘Have the most awkward sex you possibly can.’”

“They gave me a ton of backstory… maybe he wants a white picket fence but maybe he also wants the bathhouse life. Take it whatever way you want.”

In the end, Cena said he’ll always be thankful to Schumer and Apatow for opening that door and letting him be himself — even if it meant being exposed in every sense of the word.

“I’m forever grateful to Judd and Amy for that.”

John Cena built his career on confidence, but Trainwreck gave him the chance to find it in a whole new arena. And it took some improv — and full frontal — to get there.

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