Full Recap – John Cena Hosts ‘TMZ Live’, & More

John Cena hosted last night’s TMZ syndicated TV show, which featured several wrestling-related news items. Here’s a report on his appearance courtesy of James Caldwell:

As the host of today’s TMZ TV syndicated show, WWE wrestler John Cena was in his element delivering dry humor playing up the entertainment news of the day.

Cena was the celebrity guest host on tonight’s TMZ show, which included several wrestling-related stories featuring Batista, Chyna, Sheamus, and Cena.

The format of the show was Cena in TMZ’s office interacting with the reporters while they bounced stories off him to get his reaction. One of the stronger bits during the show was Cena throwing his voice while drawing a mock diagram of reality TV celebrity Tila Tequila going the wrong way on a one-way street, then running a red light.

Related to the wrestling stories on the show, TMZ covered Dave Batista’s reported progress in MMA training. A reporter told Cena that Batista is looking to have his first fight early next year. Cena said he heard about Batista trying his hand at MMA and said it’s interesting for Batista.

TMZ also showed recent footage of former WWE Diva Chyna (Joanie Laurer) out on the town. Chyna’s weight has ballooned, but the TMZ reporter in the office said she appeared to be sober.

“So, the train didn’t wreck?” Cena quipped, referring to Chyna usually grabbing headlines for getting into trouble.

TMZ also included the footage of TMZ videographers catching up with Cena at Los Angeles’s LAX airport on Thursday night. They replayed Cena’s tongue-in-cheek profanity-filled pep talk to the TMZ reporters. In the office, they showed Cena shaking his head as they showed him the footage of his promo.

Cena was also asked about his official 7-Eleven cup. The reporters kidded Cena for buying his own cup before coming to TMZ’s office. He plugged that it benefits the Make-a-Wish foundation.

The final bit of the show was a reporter showing Cena a photo of current WWE champion Sheamus taking the title belt with him in public. Cena sold being upset they would show him Sheamus holding the title after he recently took the WWE Title from Cena.

Cena then went back to the whiteboard to draw a middle finger. A reporter suggested they couldn’t air that on TV, so Cena made it look like a cactus in a desert.

Overall, Cena carried himself well incorporating his dry humor into each bit enhancing the stories of the day. Cena showed off his pop culture knowledge, including a humorous promo on the cast of “Jersey Shore” ignoring reporters at an airport.

Cena didn’t take himself too seriously and the reporters seemed to enjoy interacting with Cena. It was good publicity for WWE trying to incorporate their top stars into pop culture with the emphasis on the “entertainment” in “WWE.”

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