Cena and Prinze Jr. were not on good terms when the Star Wars Rebels star joined WWE as a writer. The 16-time world champion interrupted a promo class that was being conducted by Prinze Jr., which led to an argument between the two.

Freddie Prinze Jr. detailed his real-life, backstage rivalry with John Cena on his Wrestling with Freddie podcast. He revealed why Cena didn’t get along with him, and also divulged Vince McMahon’s hilarious reaction after learning about the feud:

Prinze Jr added:

Check out this clip of Freddie Prinze Jr telling some stories about his experiences with Vince McMahon:

Prinze Jr. stated that Cena did not interrupt his promo classes in the future and that the two got along better following the first incident.

Freddie Prinze Jr. on how he got to do promo class in WWE

Vince McMahon took promo class for young WWE stars in the 2000s, which Freddie Prinze Jr. was witness to. He narrated a hilarious anecdote of the WWE Chairman training then budding stars like Sheamus and Wade Barrett, the results of which angered McMahon.

The former writer was part of the company’s creative team and later became a backstage producer in WWE.

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