You'll never know what life has in store for you. One moment, you're the biggest star in the WWE and someone who's very capable of filling stadiums. The next one, you've landed a role in a live-action film adaptation based on arguably the most iconic doll of all time.
John Cena, one of the most decorated wrestlers of all time, will go from coming back to the WWE and being a part of the opening match of WrestleMania 39 Day 1 against Austin Theory in Los Angeles to being in the Barbie movie in the same year.
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Cena revealed on The Today Show that he just happened to bump into the upcoming film's lead actress, Margot Robbie, who he told that he'd do anything asked of him for a chance to be a part of the movie and that was that.