By James Caldwell, Torch assistant editor

Without naming "The Rock" Dwayne Johnson by name, CBS News asked WWE wrestler John Cena in an interview if he'll eventually leave WWE in favor of pursuing full-time acting. Cena said he's "not going anyplace" and believes he'll be able to continue balancing both.

"I've filmed three movies now with not sacrificing my WWE schedule at all. I have a system that makes it work," Cena said. "The first movie I filmed was in Australia. And I still flew back and forth and made all of my WWE commitments. So, if I can be that far from home, and still not miss anything, I know it can be done."

Cena was interviewed by CBS News to promote "Legendary" coming out September 10. He also said he'll be filming more upcoming movies trying to stretch himself as an actor. He also talked more about balancing his WWE and acting schedules.

"You've got to kind of handle life 24 hours at a time. It just takes time management. I enjoy my career at the WWE so I won't be leaving anytime soon. I am going to do more movies. I can't wait to kind of explore the possibilities and capabilities of my acting. But, certainly you'll be able to see me on all WWE programming," he said.

CBS News's story on Cena includes a line about Cena's career WWE Title victories, saying, "Cena has won the WWE Championship a staggering seven times in a row."

Caldwell's Analysis: The championship line is pretty interesting, where people on the outside looking in must think a "WWE Championship" is like the Super Bowl or Stanley Cup contested for on an annual basis and not something that can change hands in a matter of minutes e.g. the Money in the Bank cash-in. It would be nice if titles were actually protected in WWE where Cena's seven career WWE title runs would actually mean something.

Video: Cena's sit-down interview with CBS News is in the video below.



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