Washington DC, Aug. 7 -- Hollywood star John Cena opened up about his rise from bullied kid to WWE champion and how he became a successful actor.

He started his fitness journey at 13, when he was tired of being beaten up by bullies and asked his dad for a weight set. "I got picked on for dressing a certain way or acting a certain way," he said. But the experience "made me realise what was important in my life. I doubled down on being myself. And as a 12-, 13-, 14-year-old that doesn't even have a fully formed mind yet, I just knew, 'Hey, man, don't waver. Just be you.' That's what helped me," reported People.

After graduating from Springfield College, he made his mark in Ultimate Pro Wrestling and made a name for himself in WWE, first u...