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Published 21:24 IST, September 1st 2019

Fast & Furious 9: John Cena and Vin Diesel's heartwarming bonhomie

Fast & Furious 9 has John Cena and Vin Diesel under one roof. Vin Diesel had hailed Cena for his killer performance during the shoot of an intense scene.

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John Cena has had a remarkable wrestling career. Cena had made his WWE debut back in 2002 when the 'Ruthless Aggression Era' had just begun. From then on, there was no looking back for him. From a jobber, John Cena's journey as a mid-carder, main-eventer, world champion, megastar, 'Face of the WWE' has been nothing less than incredible. He has given memorable moments for all the wrestling fans with his famous gimmicks which include 'Doctor of Thuganomics', 'Chaingang Soldier', 'The Champ Is Here' and many more. John Cena is a 16-time world champion and is the join-highest with the legendary Hall of Famer Ric Flair. As of now, the former WWE Champion only makes part-time appearances on WWE. He has now focussed his attention towards making a successful movie career. His peers Dwayne Johnson aka The Rock and Dave Batista have now set a benchmark for them in Hollywood. John Cena is currently shooting for Fast & Furious 9 which includes one of Hollywood's top guns Vin Diesel. Speaking of Vin Diesel, the superstar has hailed Cena for his work in  Fast & Furious 9.

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Vin Diesel hails one of Fast & Furious 9's scene 

Fast & Furious 9 is another successor of the Fast & Furious franchise which has found a special place in the hearts of Hollywood fans. This movie is more special because it has John Cena and Vin Diesel under one roof. The Avengers: Endgame star took to Instagram and told the fans that they were at sets of Fast & Furious 9. Vin Diesel also revealed about the locations where the movie was shot which include Thailand, LA (Los Angeles) and all through Europe.

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"I’m only halfway through production and I’m just grateful today as I was when we started filming," said Vin Diesel.

"I had an intense scene today with John Cena who is killing his character. He is gonna blow you away when you seem his in Fast ( Fast & Furious 9)."

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John Cena shows gratitude to Vin Diesel

After Vin Diesel had hailed John Cena for pulling off an intense scene remarkably well, John Cena came forward and showed gratitude to Vin Diesel. Taking to the micro-blogging site, the former WWE Champion thanked Vin Diesel for helping, challenging and openly making him feel part of the Fast & Furious family. 

Read John Cena's tweet here:

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READ: Vin Diesel Feels 'blessed Beyond Words' As 'Fast And Furious 9' Filming Begins

John Cena's acting career

Before signing up with WWE, John Cena starred in his first-ever Hollywood movie named 'Ready To Rumble' in an uncredited role. The movie which released in 2000 had Bill Goldberg as one of the lead actors. Cena then played lead roles in movies like The Marine, 12 Rounds, The Legendary, The Reunion, etc. He had starred in those movies when he was in the prime of his life and was the face of WWE. Fast & Furious 9 produced by Vin Diesel and directed by Justin Lin releases on May 22, 2020.

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20:00 IST, September 1st 2019