In any business or line of work, it’s unlikely that you’ll get on with every one of your co-workers.

Turns out that was the case between former WWE creative member and actor, Freddie Prinze Jr., and WWE Superstar John Cena.

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Prinze Jr. was hired as a part of WWE’s creative team in 2008. He would be one of the people responsible for WWE’s promo classes at the time.

During an interview with Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show, he revealed how Cena took issue with him being there.

“John Cena and I were the only ones who didn’t really get along,” he admitted. “I respect what John brought to WWE. He had to hold the company on his shoulders during the PG Era when no one else wanted to. That could have been [Triple H], but he wanted to be more Rated R and do the stuff he liked to do. John took that upon himself. For that, wrestling fans should be grateful. But we did not get along. He did not like that I was there.”

Freddie recalled how Cena would refer to him as Ashton Kutcher for his first three months with the company, and, at one point, even interrupted one of his promo classes.

“He walked in, in the middle of acting class, and sat down in between the two wrestlers. We go outside, and I go, ‘You’re not in this class because you know how to do this. But you don’t want to teach these guys or girls shit. So let me do my job. Let me do what Vince wants me to do. And just stay out of here.’ To his credit, he goes, ‘I know approach this stuff in a barbaric sort of way, but you either got it, or you don’t.’ I said, ‘You’re right about that. But you can get better or worse, depending on the type of instruction you have. Do you want them to have instruction from Vince in the promo class or from me?'”

Prinze Jr. left WWE in early 2009 to start a family with his wife, Sarah Michelle Gellar. He was last seen on WWE television in an on-screen role during a segment in 2010.

H/T: Fightful for the transcribed quotes