John Cena Talks Rumored Feud Between Dwayne Johnson And Vin Diesel

John Cena talks about what it is like working with two "alpha-driven people" in the Fast & Furious franchise. Of course, the WWE star is talking about his fellow wrestler Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and actor Vin "Family" Diesel. All three actors have appeared in the Fast movies, with Diesel being in most of the films.

While appearing on this week's Armchair Expert podcast with Dax Shepard, Cena, 46, was pressed by the host to talk about the rumored "rough pairing." As we previously reported, Cena played Jakob in 2021's F9: The Fast Saga, then in 2023's Fast X. The Peacemaker star's addition to the long-standing franchise came at a time when Johnson and Diesel were rumored to be feuding. "There's certainly rumors about that. I can't deny that," Cena admitted, laughing. "You have two very alpha-driven people. You get two. There can only be one."

Diesel has been in the Fast films since 2001's The Fast and the Furious, playing the family-focused Dominic Toretto. Johnson joined the franchise in 2011's Fast Five as Luke Hobbs -- a highly skilled bounty hunter for the DSS and the lead federal agent whose job is to capture Toretto and his family. He went on to appear in 2013's Fast & Furious 6, 2015's Furious 7, 2017's The Fate of the Furious, 2019's Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw, and 2023's Fast X.

In the Fast X post-credits scene, Jason Momoa's sociopathic villain Dante Reyes calls Johnson's Hobbs to tell him he's coming for him next. This pretty much confirms Johnson will return for the untitled and supposedly final Fast & Furious film, slated for release on April 4, 2025. The actor is already set to star in an upcoming Hobbs standalone movie before the final film. Sharing the announcement of the new film on Instagram last year, Johnson also confirmed he and Diesel "put all the past behind us. We’ll lead with brotherhood and resolve - and always take care of the franchise, characters & FANS that we love."

As for Cena's take on entering the franchise, he said on Monday's (April 8) episode that he went into the films with respect for the films' legacy. "I'm being invited into someone's home, into someone's family," Cena says of the beloved franchise. "This is one IP that's had nine installments and it's an action movie. That's rarified air."

Cena's latest role was in the hilarious 2024 comedy Ricky Stanicky starring alongside Zac Efron, comedian Andrew Santino, and Jermaine Fowler. In the film, Cena plays a cringey Atlantic City act that performs sexual innuendo covers of classic songs. He is hired to play the role of a made-up childhood friend who is the reason for all their excuses.

Bald is beautiful, baby. Those who are follically challenged need not hide their shining heads; just embrace it! There are so many ways to hide a bald spot or a receding hairline, but the sexiest way is to shave it all off and let that head shine! As we previously reported, Prince William was named “World’s Sexiest Bald Man" last year.

According to the UK’s The Sun, researchers at the cosmetic surgical group Longevita found that the 38-year-old Duke of Cambridge’s name and the keyword “sexy” came up in Google searches and articles 17.6 million times, beating out Mike Tyson who came in second place with 8.8 million searches. Jason Statham came third with 7.4 million, 5.4 million for Pitbull, and a close 5.3 million for Michael Jordan, who completed the list’s top five bald men. Other honorable mentions included Floyd Mayweather, John Travolta, Bruce Willis, Dwyane Johnson, and Vin Diesel — in that order.

This year, a study by SEO agency Reboot rated bald celebrities by their "cranial shine factor" (how shiny their heads are). The findings ranked Vin Diesel as the sexiest bald man with an overall score of 6.46 out of 10. In terms of height, the Fast & Furious star is taller than the male average at 5 ft 9 in, while he had a beaming cranial shine fact of 563.65 candelas per square meter. This equates to his head reflecting light with 70.46 percent of the luminous intensity of a standard light bulb.

Shininess aside, we have ranked our top 15 sexiest bald men below. See whose shiny heads made the cut.

15 Sexiest Bald Men Ranked

15 Sexiest Bald Men Ranked

15 Sexiest Bald Men Ranked

15 Sexiest Bald Men Ranked

15 Sexiest Bald Men Ranked

15 Sexiest Bald Men Ranked

15 Sexiest Bald Men Ranked

15 Sexiest Bald Men Ranked

15 Sexiest Bald Men Ranked

15 Sexiest Bald Men Ranked

15 Sexiest Bald Men Ranked

15 Sexiest Bald Men Ranked

15 Sexiest Bald Men Ranked

15 Sexiest Bald Men Ranked

15 Sexiest Bald Men Ranked