John Cena and JBL’s WrestleMania ‘Few Good Men’ Spoof Was a One-Take Wonder

John Cena and JBL shared a rivalry that lasted several years, with JBL playing a crucial role in Cena’s career by putting him over at WrestleMania 21. Their feud involved the iconic “A Few Good Men” spoof for WrestleMania 21 and it appears that spoof was filmed in just one take.

While speaking on Something to Wrestle With, JBL talked about the iconic “A Few Good Men” spoof that WWE made for WrestleMania 21 featuring himself and John Cena. JBL stated that it was his first time doing something so different from wrestling.

Other than a small role on a TV show called The Huntress, this was completely new for him. He loved having a lot of dialogue and found it fun to perform. JBL was impressed working with John Cena, stating Cena was already so talented back then, and his skills have only proven that over time.

“I’ve never done anything like this before. I mean, I was on an episode of The Huntress one time, a TV show, but I never really did anything outside of wrestling. So, this was the first time I got to do something that was a real departure.

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I had tons of dialogue, which was so much fun. And I got to work across from John, who you could already tell back then how brilliant he was. And since then, it’s clear that wasn’t just a one-time thing.”

JBL explained how their wrestling experience helped them. In wrestling, everything is live, so they were used to getting things right in one try. They approached this spoof the same way, completing the entire scene in one take.

JBL added that the Hollywood crew couldn’t believe it. They had planned for a full day of filming and were shocked that JBL and Cena finished so quickly. JBL admitted they didn’t even think about using editing or reshoots—they just did it as they would in wrestling.

“I remember sitting there thinking about how, in wrestling, we never worked with a safety net. We always had to do things in one take. So, we did this in one take too—one take! All these Hollywood folks were like, ‘Guys, you just did that? We set this up for the whole day, and you just nailed it?’

We didn’t even know we could use the power of editing to redo things 4,000 times if needed. We just went through the whole scene in one take. I loved it.”

John Cena even credited JBL for teaching him a valuable lesson in the world of professional wrestling. The fact that this spoof was filmed in just one take shows how skilled and prepared professional wrestlers are when it comes to performing under pressure. Fans have a deep appreciation for their talent and dedication, which moments like this highlight perfectly.

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