John Cena made waves for appearing ‘naked’ at the Oscars 2024 ceremony, and the story quickly spread on social media. Cena also uploaded a photo with fellow WWE wrestler The Rock at the Oscars, sparking speculation of a potential showdown between the two legends shortly. During a recent appearance of Jimmy Kimmel Live, The Rock was asked about the missed potential for a WrestleMania 40 promotion, but he quickly clarified that he does not want to battle a half-naked Cena.

The Rock joked that he requires Cena to be “fully naked” before assaulting him, but swiftly clarified that the comment was made in fun. Here’s a look at the entire chat between The Rock and host Jimmy Kimmel: The Rock: Right, a half-naked John Cena is not the person I want to assault [laughs].

Jimmy Kimmel: You want him completely naked?

The Rock: [Laughs]. I want him completely nude before I assault him [laughs]. That was his joke, by the way.

Jimmy Kimmel: I was not kidding.

Cena took the stage at the 96th Academy Awards and emphasized the importance of clothes in filmmaking. He elicited shouts and laughs from the audience (read: Margot Robbie) when he stepped on stage half-nude. It so happened that John Cena joined presenter Jimmy Kimmel on stage at the Oscars to deliver the Best Costume Design award.

Before the historic moment, Jimmy Kimmel asked the Oscars audience, “Can you imagine if a naked man ran across the stage today?” “Wouldn’t that be crazy,” just as John Cena appeared from the corner of the stage.

Jimmy Kimmel quickly added, “I changed my mind.” I do not want to do the streaker bit. I simply don’t feel right about it. You should be ashamed for suggesting such a nasty joke at such an attractive event.” To this, John Cena answered amusingly, “The male body is not a joke,” while emerging on stage with a deliberately positioned large envelope.