Hey, I'm John Cena, WWE superstar, in the cast of the upcoming movie Vacation Friends on Hulu.

嗨，我是 John Cena，WWE 超級巨星，即將在 Hulu 上映的電影《假期老友》卡司之一。

And above all else, I am an internet meme.

而在這之中，我還是網路迷因。

In order to explain the origin of these memes,

要解釋這個迷因的起源，

I first need to explain how I got into sports entertainment.

首先，我得解釋一下我是如何進入體育娛樂行業的。

This all started for me in 1989.

一切始於 1989 年。

As Chuck D would say,

正如 Chuck D 所說，

"You wouldn't guess it from how I dressed now, but I dress a little different as a kid."

「看我現在的穿著你可能猜不到，但我小時候的模樣有些不同。」

Rap music was becoming extremely popular.

說唱音樂那時變得非常流行。

The Beastie Boys and Run-DMC, N.W.A.

像是野獸男孩、Run-DMC 和 N.W.A 等團體。

I was from an area of the world that didn't care about that.

而我來自一個不推崇這些的地區。

But I did, I loved the rebellious nature of the message.

但我很愛，我喜歡這種文化的叛逆本質。

I wasn't going through any of that struggle, but I really liked its loud brash approach,

我沒有經歷過任何歌詞中的掙扎，但我真的很喜歡這種響亮粗獷的音樂手法，

and the music just spoke to me.

說唱音樂就是很吸引我。

So I began to be immersed in rap and hip hop culture.

於是我開始沈迷於說唱和嘻哈文化。

And for that, in an area of the world that wasn't so immersed,

為此，在一個不怎麼欣賞這種文化的地方，

I got my ass kicked every single day and the core of the abuse was just, hey, dressed like all of us.

我每天都被修理，而欺負我的主因只是：「嘿，為什麼不穿得和大家一樣？」

And I think at a young age, instead of folding, I doubled down and went even more ridiculous to get even more of my ask kicked.

而年輕的我，沒有選擇屈服，反而加倍張揚，表現得更加荒謬，所以我被修理得更慘了。

So as a way to defend myself, I asked my father for a home gym.

因此，為了保護自己，我向父親說了想要居家健身房。

This was at 12 or 13, my grandfather convinced him and I got it for Christmas.

那是在我 12、13 歲的時候，我祖父說服了我爸當作我的聖誕禮物。

Began working out Christmas Day and here we are 32 years later and I haven't stopped.

就此，我的健生涯從那個聖誕節，一直延續到了 32 年後的今天。

I followed WWF in the eighties as a young kid

80 年代，我還小時，就很關注 WWF。

and I did not get into sports entertainment with any idea that I would ever make it to the WWE.

我進入體育娛樂行業時並沒有想到自己會進入 WWE。

I just really wanted to do it.

我只是單純想從事這個行業。

So even doing small shows at flea markets in Los Angeles and Northern California, Tijuana.

我甚至在洛杉磯和北加州提華納的跳蚤市場做小型表演。

If there were five people there in a ring, I was probably there.

如果拳擊場上有五個人，我可能也在那。

It was a way for me to justify my 9 to 5 existence.

那是我為自己朝九晚五生活尋找理由的一種方式。

So I could enjoy a weekend hobby.

這樣我才可以在週末享受愛好。

The toughest thing for anyone in entertainment is to somehow find a way to captivate an audience.

對體育娛樂圈的人來說，最難的莫過於找到吸引觀眾的方法。

You have to create a personality for yourself and invest in that personality and hope people get it.

你必須為自己創造一種人格，花心力維持，並希望它能受到人們喜愛。

And my character was a prototype, half man, half machine and 100% rotten.

我的角色原型是半人半機器，糟糕透頂的爛人。

It was so bad, but I was invested in it and it was enough to catch the eye of a scout to send me to Kentucky.

簡直糟透了，但我還是投入其中，引起了摔跤星探的注意，讓我一路到了肯塔基州。

So I got to be an understudy of one of their prominent performers.

我成為了其中一位傑出表演者的替補。

And then I made it to WWE and the first thing they said was like drop the prototype, cut your hair and be a good guy.

然後我去了 WWE，而他們跟我說的第一件事就是要我放下原本角色，剪掉頭髮，做個好人。

So I debuted as John Cena, the most stale, unentertaining character you can imagine

所以我以 John Cena 的身份出道，我是你能想像到最陳舊、最無趣的角色

and was just about to be fired after a year and a half of me trying to connect with the audience.

在我嘗試吸引觀眾一年半後，我面臨解僱。

And on what was supposed to be one of my last tours,

而在本該是我倒數幾次的巡迴，

when we go overseas, we all travel together and in the back of the bus, people were freestyling.

在海外時，我們都會一起行動，而在巴士後面，那時大家在即興饒舌。

And I remember I just went back and joined in

我記得我跑去後面加入他們，

and in the front of the bus, the creative department, a few people were like, hey, how did you remember all that?

而在公車前面，創意部門有幾個人說：「嘿，你怎麼記得那些歌詞的？」

I'm like, well, the concept behind freestyle rap is you just kind of think on your feet

我回說：「這個嘛，即興饒舌就是要隨機應變啊。」

and they're like, would you want to do that on TV?

然後他們說：「你想在電視上表演這個嗎？」

Yes, I do.

那是當然。

And it really gave me a chance to invest in costuming, mannerisms, delivery personality.

這讓我有機會去投資於服裝、舉止和表演風格上。

I'm not the most technically proficient guy.

我不是技術最好的人。

I'm not the biggest aerial performer, but I really love the make believe aspect.

我不是最好的空中技表演者，但我真的很喜歡創造虛構的部分。

I really genuinely do and the storytelling aspect, and being the rap guy I bought in all in.

我真心很喜歡，傳達故事的部分，說唱的部分，我全身心投入。

And I mean, like did rap battles in the parking lots of arenas

我還在競技場的停車廠參加了說唱比賽，

and they bring in rappers for me to have freestyle battles with, and I didn't win 'em all.

他們請了說唱歌手跟我比即興饒舌，我沒有贏所有人。

Like, I'd get burned, I'd get scorched, and there was something that I would win and it was fun and interactive.

我慘敗，但也有一些贏的經驗，這很有趣，很有互動性。

Imagine this, the one thing that I got my ask kicked for as a teenager,

想像一下，我十幾歲時害被修理的事，

dressing different and embracing hip hop culture was the catalyst to me connecting with the global WWE audience.

穿著奇異和推崇嘻哈文化，正是我與全球 WWE 觀眾建立聯繫的催化劑。

We were in production of new theme music for the John Cena rap identity.

我們那時正為 John Cena 的說唱身份製作新的主題音樂。

So we recorded about like 85 songs.

我們錄了大概 85 首歌。

Keep in mind there're only like 16 on the "You Can't See Me" album.

要知道，在 You Can't See Me 專輯中也只有 16 首歌。

And I remember hearing this one beat and it was the beat for "My Time is Now."

我記得聽到了這個節奏，My Time is Now 中的音樂。

Build up to the crescendo and the horns and the brass and the heavy hit of the base, like it had everything.

漸強的音樂、號角、銅管和重低音貝司，這段音樂擁有一切。

And we would always use my little brother as kind of our litmus test because he was a really harsh critic.

我們總是把我弟當作試金石，因為他是個非常嚴厲的評論家。

And if he enjoyed it, I knew we were okay and I remember him just going like this and like getting lost in it.

如果他喜歡，我就知道成品不錯，我記得那時他這樣做，迷失其中。

And I think he was doing, what was, I think, the Tony Yayo dance at the time where Tony Yayo would put his hand in front of the face and shake his head.

我想他是在做 Tony Yayo 的舞蹈動作，當時 Tony Yayo 會把手放在臉前並搖頭。

And I was like, dude, what are you doing?

我那時候說：「老兄，你在幹嘛？」

And it was ridiculous.

那場景很荒謬。

And he's like, I'm doing the Yayo dance.

他說：「我在做 Tony Yayo 的舞蹈動作。」

I'm like, okay, I'll do that on TV to pay homage to you liking the beat because I'm gonna go with this for the song.

而我回：「就決定是這首歌了。為了向你的喜歡致敬，我會在電視上這樣做。」

And he dared me and on the dare, I was like, yo, I'm definitely doing it.

他賭我不敢，我當時想，沖著這個打賭，我鐵定會做的。

So instead of doing the dance, I kind of did the reverse because I figured it would be more visible to show my brother on TV.

但我沒有完全照那個舞蹈動作做，而是反過來做，因為我覺得在電視上這樣會更容易讓我弟看到。

Like, hey, I'm doing the thing that you dared me to do.

就像，看，我正在做你賭我不敢的事。

You can't see me is kind of a way to talk smack in hip hop culture of like, you're not on my level.

「你看不見我」在嘻哈文化中試種表達，「你跟我不在一個水平」的方式。

So I kind of put two and two together, just really trying to make one person in West Newbury, Massachusetts laugh.

我把兩個加在一起，試圖想讓麻薩諸塞州西紐伯里的人笑，一個也好。

Now we come to the internet and the internet was like, we can't see this guy.

現在來講網路部分，網路反應有點像是，我們看不到這個人。

I don't know why, like, I became invisible.

不知道為什麼，我就隱形了。

And the cool joke was either if I was in a picture, I wasn't,

搞笑方式是我在照片裡，但其實「我不在那」

it'd be like, okay, this is just a chair talking to you

就像是，這邊只有張椅子再跟你講話。

or people would take their picture with John Cena, which is simply like pointing at nothing

要不就是人們跟我「合照」，但其實旁邊根本沒人。

or if nothing was there and be like, yo, I can't believe John Cena crashing our party.

或是，那邊什麼都沒有，但他們說：「喲，不敢相信 John Cena 會來我們的派對。」

I did an interview before this where the audio technician pinned the mic on me.

在此之前，我接受一個採訪，音頻技術人員將麥克風別在我身上。

And when he's pinning the mic on me, he was like, I didn't know if I'd be able to see where to put it.

他在別麥克風時，他開玩笑說，不知道我能不能看到該別在哪。

And I never get offended. I love hearing it.

我從不會因為這種玩笑生氣，我超愛。

I think it's extremely creative.

我覺得超有創意。

It's something that's been in the internet cycle for so long, but it still never gets old.

這玩笑在網路上已經存在很久了，但永遠不會過時。

So as you can see, I am a veteran of memes and the internet, but fear not internet, I am far from finished.

如你所見，我是迷因和網路老將，但網民們別怕，我還沒玩夠呢。

My character Ron in Vacation Friends,

我在《假期老友》中飾演羅恩。

I have a feeling there will be some memes, some that will make me laugh, some that might make me cry, but all of which you will enjoy.

我有預感會出現一些迷因，一些可能會讓我發笑，一些可能會讓我想哭，你們會喜歡的。

So I'll be checking your Hulu account and seeing if you're watching Vacation Friends because...

我會去檢查你的 Hulu 帳號，看你有沒有看《假期老友》，因為...

I got my eyes on you.

我盯上你了。