Dave & Chuck the Freak talk about an incredible, bucket list moment in James' life when he was able to meet and introduce WWE Superstar John Cena at a movie screening.
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00:00All right, let's get to the big story here on the show, though, when it comes to celebrity
00:08dirt, because I saw this yesterday and could not believe it became a reality.
00:15I couldn't believe it.
00:16You guys couldn't believe it.
00:17How do you think I have real?
00:20Our very own James met his very own idol, John Cena, yesterday.
00:27This is something James has been talking about on the show for years.
00:33This is something listeners have tried to make happen on social media for years.
00:38James has tried to make James has tried the most.
00:40Absolutely.
00:41Yeah, I think it's to the point where he got me blocked on Twitter.
00:43Yeah.
00:43So hard.
00:45Little does he know that was the guy he met yesterday.
00:47Yeah.
00:47But, yes, James did actually meet his idol, his number one man crush, John Cena, yesterday.
00:59Never give up.
01:00Never give up.
01:00It's what he says.
01:01It's the mantra to live by.
01:03And it actually paid off for me in the long run.
01:05Now, I want to, like, full disclosure, I would say it's more so I shared a moment with John
01:11Cena and less of, like, I met him.
01:15I was there, but there wasn't a moment where I was like, hi, John, my name is James.
01:18Right.
01:19Pleasure to meet you.
01:20It was, I was there to emcee a screening of the new Suicide Squad movie.
01:24Yeah.
01:24They knew, like, what a big fan I was in the Detroit area.
01:27And they were like, hey, we had this opportunity where we're trying to get John Cena to surprise
01:32this, this audience.
01:34We don't know for sure if he's going to be able to make it there, but it's in the works
01:38to have him here.
01:40Could you be the one that brings him into the, into the theater and introduce him and get
01:44the crowd all hyped up?
01:45And I'm like.
01:45So you didn't even tell us about this because you weren't sure it was going to happen?
01:48Exactly.
01:49Yeah.
01:49I didn't know for sure until I actually showed up to the theater and they're like, Cena
01:53is on the way.
01:55Get in front of that crowd and start doing trivia.
01:56I'm like, okay, here we go.
01:59Let's go, Todd.
01:59Oh my God.
02:00Were you scared to death?
02:02Was your heart just racing?
02:03I've been clenching my butt cheeks because I feel like I got diarrhea.
02:07I bet there was sweat.
02:08For an entire week.
02:09Like once they, there was even an inkling of it.
02:12I was like, oh my God.
02:13There's going to be, we're going to link to these pictures at DaveAndCheckTheFreak.com
02:16in a moment.
02:16But there is James introducing John Cena.
02:20There's him handing the microphone off.
02:22Look at James' face.
02:24I was in shock.
02:24He was in shock.
02:25We were both in shock.
02:26But take a listen to him introducing John Cena at the screening here, if we can.
02:31Special guest coming in to say hi and welcome you.
02:34He is the 16th time WWE champion.
02:37He's the star of the Suicide Squad.
02:40He's the peacemaker himself.
02:42Everybody make some noise for John Cena.
02:45For beautiful.
02:49Look at James' face.
02:51Oh my God.
02:52What a moment, James.
02:53What a moment.
02:54It was such a great moment.
02:55Here's a different angle.
02:56And we're missing it for John Cena.
03:04So then John Cena went on to welcome the crowd to the film.
03:07That's so great.
03:08It was amazing.
03:09We touched.
03:10He touched my hand.
03:12I was handing him the mic.
03:13He didn't have to touch my hand.
03:15That's true.
03:16He didn't have to touch your hand.
03:18I noticed that.
03:18So we had that moment there.
03:20Yeah.
03:20We came into physical contact and I knew I was in love for the rest of my life.
03:23We'll forever be a Cena mark.
03:27Like I hope it does happen like a face-to-face meeting eventually.
03:30Yeah.
03:31But in a way, this way was maybe a bit better because I feel like you, it could have been
03:39you on the news.
03:40Much less emotional about it this way.
03:42Just bawling.
03:43Just bawling.
03:44Like a make-a-wish shot.
03:45Exactly.
03:47Just like that.
03:48If you tried to tell John Cena like all the great things, like the reasons why you think
03:55he's a great guy, I think you'd be emotionally well up in front of him.
03:58Oh, absolutely I would.
03:59I know it.
04:00No.
04:00I know it.
04:02But also at the same time, I feel so good that I got that off my chest.
04:05I could let him know that information.
04:07He deserves to know.
04:08Absolutely.
04:09My favorite thing though is so James representing the show, he's wearing a Dave and Chuck the
04:12Freak t-shirt at the screening and it made the paper.
04:15However, but in the paper picture, James has the biggest bucket of popcorn you've ever
04:20seen in your life.
04:21He's so happy though.
04:22He looks like kidding.
04:24Look at the glow on his face, but he's holding like a bucket of popcorn.
04:28That's right over my crotch too.
04:30Let's go.
04:30Perfect placement there.
04:32That might be like the most perfect James day.
04:34It really is.
04:35It's the happiest I've ever seen James in my life.
04:37It was a blast yesterday.
04:39Yesterday I had so much fun.
04:40My voice is gone.
04:41I was screaming at Cena while I was wrestling.
04:43Uh, got to do the intro, got to see the movie.
04:47Uh, it was, uh, all around.
04:49It was a, it was a good day.
04:50The summer of Cena is a spectacular moment in my life.
04:53I'm going to write a song about it.
04:54Uh, everyone wanted to know if you got a boner.
04:56There were so many people asking that question on social media.
05:00No, no boners were involved.
05:01Luckily.
05:01Cause it wasn't that, uh, as intimate of a conversation.
05:04You did a great job at introducing him.
05:07Yeah, you actually did.
05:08Like you couldn't tell you were nervous or anything.
05:11Cause I was sweating.
05:12I can't even imagine.
05:14Like you wouldn't believe it.
05:14I can't.
05:15You held it together.
05:16I felt like I had diarrhea like for an entire week.
05:18Luckily you hadn't eaten most of that popcorn before the introduction.
05:22No, that was immediately after the intro.
05:23Cause I do the intro and then like, I think Cena was supposed to grab a mic.
05:27So I think that's why he was kind of surprised at the get go.
05:30Cause he, he was like signing autographs in this little room.
05:33And then I'm like, John Cena.
05:35And he just comes running out like he does, uh, his entrance into the ring.
05:39And I think he forgot to grab the mic.
05:41So then we embraced and he grabbed my hand and grabbed the mic.
05:44Uh, and then started talking.
05:45Yeah.
05:46He forgot to grab his mic on the way out.
05:49Cause he saw me knowing since, uh, I was such a huge super fan.
05:53And he's like, I just got to come out there and save this guy from.
05:56Exactly.
05:56Well, the pictures of this, uh, and the video going to be up at DavidTrackthefreak.com
06:00very soon.
06:00If you want to go check it out.
06:01Very cool.
06:02He doesn't need to do, he's such a big celebrity.
06:03He doesn't, I was going to say it's cool of him to do it.
06:06Yeah, for sure.
06:07It's a franchise baby.
06:08Yeah.
06:08But it's definitely a bucket list moment.
06:10Uh, one of my, for one of my proudest and meaningless achievements.
06:13I keep tracking like silly things that really don't matter.
06:16Other people are huge moments in my life.
06:17And that's definitely one of them.
06:20And Jason wanted to add something here.
06:21You think this is proof of something, right, Jason?
06:24Yeah.
06:24I just think, uh, for anybody out there, all you got to do is build a shrine,
06:27pray to it.
06:28And dreams come true.
06:29It's manifestation and it's, and it's best.
06:32Surround yourself by action figures of the thing you want.
06:36And, uh, you can have it.
06:38It's like my own little kind of like homoerotic voodoo.
06:40I just hope you got a strand of hair or something.
06:42This is the only time in life that has ever happened, by the way.
06:44That might be my new religion, homoerotic voodoo.
06:47I got six action figures behind me and a magazine I'm a cover of all here in the office.
06:53You guys can see it on the peep show behind me when you check it out.
06:55Universe is weird.
06:56I'm just going to say the universe is weird.
06:58I'm grateful for the weirdness.
07:00It is, man.
07:00It is, man.
07:00I'm like, oh.
07:04Let's pray for the weirdness.