Comedian Amy Schumer has once again ignited a storm online after making a jaw-dropping confession during a recent stand-up performance, joking that actor and WWE star John Cena was “actually inside her” while the two filmed their infamous sex scene in the 2015 comedy Trainwreck. The bold remark instantly went viral, leaving audiences gasping — and even John Cena’s fans doing double takes.
According to TMZ, Schumer made the comment during a live set at a New York comedy club earlier this week, where she revisited some of her most memorable Hollywood moments. “That scene was so realistic,” she reportedly joked to a roaring crowd. “Honestly, I think John was actually inside me. He’s a method actor — what can I say?”
The crowd erupted in laughter, but the internet reaction was anything but unanimous. Clips from the set, which quickly spread across X and TikTok, show Schumer doubling down on the joke, adding: “It’s fine. My husband knows. He’s still recovering, but he knows.”
“Amy Schumer shocks audience saying John Cena was ‘actually inside her’ while filming Trainwreck — the internet is divided.” @guardian
While many fans called it “classic Amy,” others said she had “gone too far.” “It’s not even funny anymore — just weird,” one user wrote on Reddit. Another added, “Imagine how uncomfortable that must make John Cena. She keeps bringing him up like it’s still 2015.”
Representatives for WWE and Universal Pictures have not commented on the resurfaced joke, though sources close to Cena told Entertainment Tonight that the actor “isn’t fazed” and has “a great sense of humor about it.” Still, insiders admitted he was “caught off guard” when the quote began circulating online again nearly a decade after the film’s release.
The scene in question, from Judd Apatow’s Trainwreck, featured a famously graphic — and hilarious — moment between Schumer’s character and Cena’s. The wrestler, who made one of his first major comedy appearances in the film, played her overly intense boyfriend in what became one of the movie’s most talked-about moments. At the time, Schumer described the shoot as “incredibly awkward” but “funny as hell,” telling The Hollywood Reporter that Cena “committed 110 percent.”
“He was a total pro,” she said in 2015. “I was the nervous one. He’s out there doing it like it’s another day at work. I couldn’t stop laughing.”
“John Cena reportedly laughed off Amy Schumer’s ‘inside me’ joke — says he’s used to ‘awkward comedy.’” @reuters
But in the years since, Schumer’s habit of revisiting the story — often with increasingly risqué punchlines — has become a recurring lightning rod. Social media reactions this week mirrored earlier criticism that her humor has turned “crude and repetitive.” One X user wrote, “Amy Schumer’s comedy used to be edgy. Now it’s just oversharing.” Another countered, “She’s a comic — that’s her job. If she can’t joke about sex, who can?”
Comedy writer Dan Perlman defended Schumer’s performance in a post shared by Rolling Stone, writing, “It’s performance art. Amy’s pushing boundaries of discomfort. That’s what great comics do — they make you squirm and then laugh.”
Meanwhile, Cena, 47, has continued to distance himself from the sex-symbol image that Trainwreck briefly cemented. Now a married man and action star, he’s been focusing on his film career and philanthropy work, recently telling People that he “doesn’t live in the shock-value world anymore.”
“I used to think being outrageous was power,” he said. “Now I think staying grounded is.” When asked about his time working with Schumer, Cena praised her as “fearless” and “authentically funny.” “Amy’s going to say whatever Amy wants — and she’s earned that right,” he said. “I respect it.”
Still, fans can’t seem to decide whether Schumer’s latest joke is fearless or tone-deaf. “She’s clearly joking, but it’s 2025,” wrote one viral post on X. “Every word becomes a headline, and Amy knows that.” Others argued the backlash proves the double standard that still exists for female comedians. “If a male comic made that joke, it’d be called edgy — not ‘disturbing,’” one supporter noted.
“‘It’s comedy. Relax.’ — Fans defend Amy Schumer after John Cena joke sparks another wave of online outrage.” @people
Schumer herself has not responded publicly to the uproar, though audience members from the show claim she ended her set by addressing the controversy head-on. “She laughed and said, ‘Guys, John’s fine. He’s literally made of muscle. He can handle a joke.’ The crowd went wild,” one attendee told E! News.
Whether seen as comedic brilliance or boundary-crossing chaos, Amy Schumer’s latest stunt proves she still knows how to command a spotlight — even a decade after her most infamous punchline. As one fan summed it up on Twitter: “Love her or hate her, Amy’s going to say what no one else will — and that’s why we’re still talking about her.”
