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John CenaJuan CenaThe PrototypeMr. PBilled height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)Billed weight251 lb (114 kg)Billed from'West Newbury, MassachusettsTrained byDebutNovember 5, 1999John Felix Anthony Cena Jr. (; born April 23, 1977) is an American, actor, rapper, and TV personality. As a wrestler, he is currently signed to. As a TV personality, he is currently the host of on.Cena was born and raised in. He moved to in 1998, where he pursued a career as a bodybuilder before transitioning into professional wrestling in 1999 when he debuted for (UPW). Cena soon signed with the (WWF, now WWE) in 2000, and was initially assigned to (OVW).In WWE, Cena gained industry fame after adopting a persona of a trash-talking rapper, and won his first singles title, the, in 2004.
The next year, Cena would win the for the first time. Following that, Cena's character transitioned into a '-like' heroic figure, and subsequently led the company as its and public face for the next decade. Cena has headlined several major WWE pay-per-view events, closing the company's flagship annual event, five times.He has also won several championships in his career, being a five-time, a four-time, and a WWE record sixteen-time. He is also a two-time match winner, and a winner. Although he is considered to be one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all-time by his peers, Cena was regularly met with mixed critical and fan reception during his career, thus making him one of the most polarizing professional wrestlers ever.Outside of wrestling, Cena has attained success as a musician, actor, and philanthropist.
He released the rap album in 2005, which gained platinum certification in the United States. He has had leading film roles in (2006), (2009), (2015), (2017), (2018), and (2018). He is also known for his involvement in numerous charitable causes, namely the, where he has granted over 600 wishes, the most in company history. Cena applying an to. He began using the move in 2005.Cena was drafted to the Raw brand on June 6, 2005, taking his title with him and became the first wrestler selected in the annual.
Cena immediately entered a feud with, after refusing to participate in the 'war' against the (ECW) roster at. At, Cena made his first successful title defense since coming to Raw, defeating and in a triple threat match. With Bischoff vowing to make Cena's stint on Raw difficult, he hand picked Jericho to take Cena's championship from him.
During their feud, even though Cena was portrayed as the ' (hero) and Jericho as the ' (villain), a vocal section of live crowds, nonetheless, were cheering Jericho during their matches. Crowds started to heavily boo Cena during his next feud with Kurt Angle, who took over as Bischoff's hand-picked number-one contender after Cena defeated Jericho in a match on the August 22 Raw. Cena held on to the WWE Championship through his feud with Angle, losing to him by disqualification at, pinning in a triple threat match involving Angle at, and pinning Angle at. The feud with Angle also saw Cena add a secondary, submission based, – the STF (a, though named for a ) – when he was put into a match on the November 28 episode of Raw. Cena facing off against at a WWE.At, Cena participated in the main event match where he retained the WWE Championship when he last eliminated Carlito.
Immediately after a bloodied Cena won, made his way to the ring to cash in his contract – a 'guaranteed title match against the WWE Champion at a time and place of the owner's choosing'. Two quick allowed Edge to pin Cena and win the championship. Three weeks later, Cena won the championship back at the. After that, Cena began feuding with, in which the crowd again started booing Cena and cheering the intended villain, Triple H, after being mostly cheered the last few months. Cena beat Triple H at to retain the WWE Championship. The negative reaction towards Cena intensified when facing at. Taking place in front of a boisterous crowd of mostly original fans at the, Cena was met with raucous jeering and chants of 'Fuck you, Cena', 'You can't wrestle', and 'Same old shit'.
When he began performing different moves into the match, the fans began chanting 'You still suck'. Cena lost the WWE Championship to Van Dam at One Night Stand after interference from Edge.
Cena addressing fans at a show.In July, Edge won the championship from Van Dam in a triple threat match that also involved Cena, re-igniting the feud between him and Cena from earlier in the year. After Edge went about retaining the title by dubious means—getting himself disqualified (for which championships do not change hands) and using —he introduced his own version of Cena's 'custom' title belt, this one with his logo placed on the spinner. Cena eventually won the championship back in a match and arena of Edge's choice: a at at the in Edge's hometown of, Ontario, Canada after performing the FU on Edge through two tables off a ladder. The match had a stipulation that, had Cena lost, he would have left the Raw brand for SmackDown. Cena returned his version of the spinner title belt on the next night's Raw. On the heels of his feud with Edge, Cena was placed in an inter-brand to determine the 'Champion of Champions' – or which was the most dominant champion in WWE's three brands.
Cena, the, and the engaged in a mini-feud leading to a triple threat match at, with the viewers voting on which of the three championships would be placed on the line. At the same time, Cena became involved in a storyline with non-wrestler, when he began appearing on Raw with. After getting into a physical altercation with Federline on RawFederline appeared at Cyber Sunday to hit Cena with the World Heavyweight Championship during the match, helping King Booker retain his championship. 2006 ended with Cena beginning a feud with the undefeated over the WWE Championshipwhile 2007 began with the end of his storyline with Kevin Federline. On the first Raw of the new year, Cena was pinned by Federline with an assist from Umaga, although later in the night he was able to get his hands on Federline performing an FU on him. At the pay-per-view event, Cena defeated Umaga to end his undefeated streak and retain the WWE Championship. At the, Cena defeated Umaga in a to retain the title after Umaga was unable to get to his feet before the ten count.One night after the Royal Rumble, an impromptu team of Cena and Shawn Michaels defeated (Edge and ) for the, making Cena a double champion.
At, Cena defeated Michales to retain the WWE Championship after forcing him to submit to the.The next night on Raw, Michaels turned on Cena, costing them the championship in the second of two 10-team battles royals, by throwing Cena over the top rope and eliminating the team. ( and ) eventually won the match and the championship. For the rest of the month, Cena feuded with Michaels, Orton, and Edge until declared his intentions to challenge for Cena's championship attacking and 'laying out' all three of the top contenders before assaulting Cena himself and stealing the physical title belt.
For the next two months, Cena feuded with Khali over the championship, eventually becoming the first person in WWE to defeat him by submission at and then by pinfall at. Later that summer, Randy Orton was named the number one contender for the WWE Championship, starting a feud between the two. Leading up to, Orton delivered a number of sneak-attacks, performing three to Cena, who in the actual match retained the championship. A rematch between the two occurred at, with Orton winning by disqualification after Cena ignored the referee's instructions and continued to beat on him in the corner.During a match with on the October 1, 2007, episode of Raw, Cena suffered a torn while executing a.
Though finishing the match and taking part in the scripted attack by Orton after the match, surgery the following day found that his pectoralis major muscle was torn completely from the bone, estimating at the time to require seven months to a year of rehabilitation. As a result, Cena was stripped of the title by on the next night's episode of, ending what was the longest WWE Championship reign in over 19 years. Cena's surgery was performed by orthopedic surgeon at St. Vincent's Hospital in, Alabama. Two weeks later in a video update on WWE.com, Dr.
Andrews and Cena's physical trainer both said that he was several weeks ahead of where he was expected to be in his rehabilitation at that time. Despite his injury, Cena attended the annual WWE's show filmed at Camp Speicher in, Iraq on December 7, and aired on December 24. World Heavyweight Champion (2008–2010). Cena as one half of the.Cena made a surprise return as the final participant of the match, winning the match, and the traditional title shot, by last eliminating. Instead of waiting until WrestleMania, the title shot was cashed in against then WWE Champion Randy Orton at February's pay-per-view in a match where Cena won by disqualification, resulting in him not getting the championship. The following night on Raw, Cena was placed back into 's WWE Championship match by defeating Orton in a non-title match with Triple H as special guest referee, making it a triple threat match between the three men, during which he was pinned by Orton. At, Cena failed to regain the title in a, in which he was eliminated by Orton.
During that match, Cena eliminated JBL, renewing their feud from 2005. Cena defeated JBL at and then at in a. However, JBL defeated him in a New York City at in July to end the feud.
Cena also failed to regain the WWE Championship from Triple H at.On the August 4 episode of Raw, Cena became a for a second time, teaming with to defeat and, but failed to retain the championship the following week against the former champions. Cena lost to at. Shortly after, Cena was named one of four contenders for 's in the match at, but he was replaced by after suffering a herniated disc in his neck, which required surgery. Cena underwent successful surgery to repair the injury.Cena made his in-ring return at the November's pay-per-view event, defeating to win his first World Heavyweight Championship.
The two continued their rivalry up to, where Cena retained his championship. After defeating JBL at the, Cena lost the championship at to, who attacked and took his place in the match. Cena received his rematch for the title at in a triple threat match also involving, which Cena won.Cena lost the championship back to Edge in a at after interference from Big Show, who Cena through a big spotlight. This resulted in Cena beginning a feud with Big Show in which Cena defeated Big Show at and at in a by applying the STFU. During Cena's feud with Big Show, challenged him to a match on the April 27 episode of Raw, but as Cena was out due to injury, Miz claimed an unofficial win via forfeit and continued to do this over the following weeks, until Cena defeated him in a singles match at. Cena being forced to read a public address by while a member of.On the June 7 episode of Raw, Cena was suddenly thrust into a new storyline when during his main event match against, he was attacked by all eight former contestants of the, with as their leader.
This group later referred to itself as. The stable's interferences made him lost the WWE Title at against Sheamus and the rematch at.
In retaliation to The Nexus, Cena formed an alliance with Edge,. They defeated The Nexus at with help from the returning, a former member of Nexus, who replaced Khali.Then, Cena faced Wade Barrett at with the stipulations that if he were to lose, he would join The Nexus, and if he were to win, The Nexus would disband. After Barrett defeated Cena, he joined The Nexus. Cena and fellow Nexus member defeated and to win the at. Later that night, he was forced to help Barrett defeat Orton in a WWE Championship match, giving Barrett the disqualification win, but not the title. The following night on Raw, Cena and Otunga lost the WWE Tag Team Championship to fellow Nexus members and, when Barrett ordered Otunga to lay down and lose the title. At, Cena officiated a match for the WWE Championship between Wade Barrett and Randy Orton.
Per stipulation, if Barrett didn't win the championship, Cena.Orton defeated Barrett to retain the title, thus terminating Cena's WWE contract. The following night on Raw, Cena gave a farewell speech, before costing Wade Barrett the WWE Championship by interfering in his rematch with Randy Orton. A week later, Cena invaded Raw, first as a spectator, but then attacked members of Nexus, explaining that he would still take down Nexus one by one, despite not having a job in the WWE anymore. On the December 13 episode of Raw, Cena was rehired by Barrett in exchange that he would face him on December 19 at in a, which Cena won. Cena at in 2010.On the December 27 episode of Raw, The Nexus, minus Barrett, announced they were under new management and offered to bury the hatchet with Cena, to which he refused. The Nexus attacked Cena, leaving a Nexus armband in the ring during the process. As the group retreated, CM Punk, who had attacked Cena with a steel chair twice the week before, came to the ring to apparently attack Cena, but instead put on the armband left behind to symbolically announce his allegiance with The Nexus, becoming leader the following week by manipulating Barrett's banishment from the group.
On the January 17, 2011 episode of Raw, Cena returned and faced Punk in a match, which ended in a after Cena was attacked by the debuting, who later joined The Nexus. Cena competed in the match at the pay-per-view, which saw Cena eliminate most of the Nexus members, ending his feud with the.Feud with The Rock (2011–2013).
Cena and agree to face each other at.During the same match at the Royal Rumble, Cena made it to the final five before being eliminated by then, who was not part of the match. Cena won the match at to face Miz at for the WWE Championship.On the February 21 episode of Raw, Cena replied in rap form to comments made by the previous week, as The Rock returned as the announced guest host of WrestleMania.
That night, Cena was placed into a match, with him teaming with, where they defeated and to become WWE Tag Team Champions. However, their rematch clause was immediately invoked and they won the title back after The Miz attacked Cena. After weeks of insults, Cena and Rock finally met, where, after a verbal confrontation, and brief attack by The Miz and, Cena attacked The Rock with the Attitude Adjustment. At WrestleMania XXVII, Cena and Miz fought to a, but The Rock restarted the match and performed a Rock Bottom on Cena, allowing The Miz to retain the title. The next night on Raw, Cena, in response to The Rock 'screwing' him out of the title, agreed to face him in the main event of, making it the first match to be set up for WrestleMania one year in advance.
At, Cena defeated The Miz and to become WWE Champion. Cena went on to successfully defend the title against The Miz at in an and at. Cena then began a feud with, who was leaving the company at, where he defeated Cena to win the WWE Championship, and left the company with the title. After won the WWE Championship in a tournament, Cena challenged and defeated him later that night to become WWE Champion for a record-breaking ninth time, only to be interrupted by CM Punk, who also. Punk again defeated Cena at in a match.
After became WWE Champion by cashing in his, Cena became number one contender and beat Del Rio at to win the WWE Championship for the tenth time. He lost it back to Del Rio at, in a triple threat match also involving CM Punk. Cena lost his rematch to Alberto Del Rio at in a, due to interference by The Miz and R-Truth. After a few weeks of Miz and Truth attacking Cena and other employees, Cena was allowed to choose his partner to challenge Miz and Truth at and Cena chose The Rock as his partner. Despite exchanging insults in the following weeks, they defeated Miz and Truth, though Rock closed the show by giving Cena a Rock Bottom. Faces off with Cena after his return in April 2012.Cena then began a feud with Kane, who cited his disgust for Cena's 'Rise Above Hate' slogan and claimed that Cena would need to embrace the hate in order to defeat The Rock at WrestleMania.
Cena fought Kane to a at the, and then defeated him in an at. At, Cena faced The Rock in the main event match which had been building for a year and was billed as 'once in a lifetime'. The match ended when Cena attempted the People's Elbow on The Rock, and Rock countered with a Rock Bottom for the pinfall. The following night on Raw, Cena accepted his loss and invited The Rock to the ring so that he could congratulate him. However, Cena's call was answered instead by the returning, who then attacked Cena with an. This resulted in Cena feuding with the Raw general manager, who revealed that he signed Lesnar to bring 'legitimacy' to WWE and for Lesnar to become its 'new face'.
At, Cena defeated Lesnar in an. His feud with Laurinaitis escalated after cost Cena a match against him at, but Laurinaitis was fired at after Cena defeated Big Show in a match with both of their jobs on the line. Cena won the Money in the Bank ladder match at, earning a contract for a shot at the WWE Championship anytime within a year. At, Cena cashed in his contract on CM Punk, and won the match by disqualification after Big Show interfered, becoming the first person to cash in a Money in the Bank contract and not win a title.
Cena's feud with Punk continued into, where Punk defeated Cena and Big Show to retain the title, and at, where they fought to a draw. After being sidelined with a legitimate arm injury, Cena returned at to be pinned by Punk in a match which also featured. Cena then feuded with over an alleged relationship with and at, lost to him in a for his Money in the Bank contract, after AJ turned on Cena. The following night on Raw, Cena teamed with to face Ziggler and AJ in a which ended in a disqualification after Cena was attacked by the debuting.
Cena then defeated Ziggler on the January 7, 2013 episode of Raw in a singles match, and again in a steel cage match the following week, despite interference from AJ and Langston in both matches to end the feud.On January 27, 2013, Cena won his second match, and later announced that he'd pursue the WWE Championship at. Cena, along with Ryback and, began feuding with The Shield, which culminated in a at, where The Shield were victorious. On the February 25 episode of Raw, Cena defeated CM Punk to reaffirm his status as number one contender for the Rock's WWE Championship. He then returned to his rivalry with The Rock, with Cena blaming his personal and professional troubles on his loss to The Rock the previous year, going so far as admitting his own vanity had cost him the match.
At, Cena defeated Rock in their rematch to win his eleventh WWE Championship and shook hands with Rock as sign of respect. Cena then began a rivalry with Ryback, during which Cena suffered a legitimate injury, while also battling The Shield and facing them in losing efforts. Cena retained his championship against Ryback in a Last Man Standing match at as the match ended in a no contest aftet both men were down for a 10 count. Cena then defeated Ryback in a at. He defeated via submission at.
At, Cena lost the WWE Championship to, with as the ending his reign at 133 days. The following night on Raw, Cena announced that he would undergo surgery for a triceps tear and would be out for four to six months.
Multiple WWE Championship reigns (2013–2015)Cena returned at the pay-per-view and defeated to win his third World Heavyweight Championship. Cena successfully defended his championship against on the October 28 episode of Raw, and Alberto Del Rio in a rematch at. Next, Cena challenged then to unify their respective championships, with agreeing and arranging for a Tables, Ladders and Chairs title unification match at the pay-per-view, which Cena lost. A rematch occurred at the for the now unified, where Cena lost after being distracted. The Wyatts continued to interfere in Cena's matches, and at, caused Cena's elimination in the Elimination Chamber match.
I know how John Cena feuds tend to work. He loses one match, then wins the next two or three. Look at and as examples. These feuds don't really help talent. They're established.
As definitively below Cena. This is a running theme in WWE booking. Worse off than he would have been if he had never had the second and third matches with Cena.— Pro Wrestling Dot Net analyst Will Pruett in July 2015After Elimination Chamber, accepted Cena's challenge for a WrestleMania match, Wyatt wanted to prove that Cena's heroic act was a facade characteristic of 'this era of lies' while further wanting to turn Cena into a 'monster'.
At, Cena overcame interference from and to defeat Wyatt. The feud continued after WrestleMania based on the story that Wyatt was capturing Cena's fanbase, which was exemplified by Wyatt leading a children's choir to the ring on the April 28 episode of Raw, with the children later putting on sheep masks. At, Wyatt defeated Cena in a, after repeated interference from the rest of the Wyatt Family members and a demonic child. Cena's feud with Wyatt continued with a match being set up for, where Cena buried Wyatt under multiple equipment cases to win the match.On the June 16 episode of Raw, Cena defeated in a to qualify for the for the vacant WWE World Heavyweight Championship at, where Cena won his 15th world championship. Cena then retained the title at in a fatal four-way match against, Randy Orton and Kane.
At, Cena lost the championship to in a, during which Lesnar hit Cena with sixteen and two F-5s, ending his reign at 49 days. Cena invoked his title rematch clause against Lesnar for, nearly winning before attacked him to cause a disqualification, although he became the first wrestler to defeat Lesnar in two WWE pay-per-view events. Cena then began feuding with for the right to face Rollins at, but Ambrose won the right by defeating Cena in a. Cena would instead face Randy Orton in a match to determine the #1 contender for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, which Cena won. Cena became a record 13-time in 2014.On October 27 episode of Raw, Cena rejected The Authority's offer to join forces, which resulted in a between Team Cena and Team Authority at. Cena's team consisted of, Erick Rowan and; at Survivor Series, Show turned on Cena, causing Cena's elimination, but Ziggler eventually won the match for Team Cena with the interfering 's help. Thus as per the match stipulation, The Authority were stripped from power and only Cena could bring them back.
At, Cena defeated Rollins in a tables match to retain his WWE World Heavyweight Championship No. 1 contender status. It was then announced that Cena would face Lesnar for the title at the. On the December 29 episode of Raw, Rollins and Big Show held guest host hostage, forcing Cena to reinstate The Authority. On the January 5 episode of Raw, The Authority added Rollins to the title match at the Royal Rumble involving Cena and Lesnar, and Ziggler, Ryback and Rowan were 'fired' for joining Team Cena at Survivor Series.
On the January 19 episode of Raw, Cena won a against Rollins, Big Show and Kane to retain his title shot at the Royal Rumble and win back the jobs of Ziggler, Ryback and Rowan. At the Royal Rumble, Cena was unsuccessful in capturing the title. United States Champion and various feuds (2015–2016).
Cena after defeating for the United States Championship at.Following the Royal Rumble, Cena began feuding with then and at, Rusev defeated Cena to retain his title after Cena passed out to his submission, the, after Rusev hit Cena with a following a distraction from his manager. In the following weeks, Cena challenged Rusev to a rematch, which was declined, and decreed that Cena would not compete at unless Rusev agreed to a rematch.
On the March 9 episode of Raw, Cena attacked Rusev, refusing to release the STF submission hold, causing Lana to grant Cena the match. Cena defeated Rusev at WrestleMania to win the United States Championship for the fourth time, marking Rusev's first pinfall loss in the main roster. The following night on Raw, Cena announced that he would issue an open challenge each week on Raw with his United States Championship on the line—he successfully defended his title against the likes of Dean Ambrose, Kane,. Cena retained his title against Rusev in a at and a at. The following night on Raw, Cena was attacked by then, setting up a at, where Owens defeated Cena, but Cena defeated Owens in a rematch at.
Cena defeated Owens at to retain the United States Championship and end the feud. Cena then resumed his feud with then WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins, with Rollins refusing Cena's challenges for the title. On the July 27 episode of Raw, The Authority forced Cena to defend the United States Championship against Rollins. Cena defeated Rollins despite suffering a legitimate during the match. Cena then faced Rollins in a 'Winner Takes All' match at, for both the WWE World Heavyweight Championship and the United States Championship, which Cena lost after guest host, appearing to side with Cena, instead attacked him with a steel chair, ending Cena's reign at 147 days.Cena defeated Rollins to win the title for the fifth time at, a record in the WWE ownership era of the title. Cena then retained his title against Rollins the following night on Raw and then in a steel cage match at, while also restarting his open challenges and successfully defend the title against members.
At, Cena lost the title to the returning in an open challenge. After a hiatus, Cena returned on the December 28 episode of Raw, defeating Del Rio by disqualification in a rematch for the title. On the January 7, 2016 episode of SmackDown taped on January 5, Cena aided at ringside to victory against Del Rio. That same day, he underwent surgery on a shoulder injury, which would keep him out of action for an undisclosed amount of time. Feud with AJ Styles (2016–2017)Cena returned at, helping fend off.
Cena then made his full return on the Memorial Day edition of on May 30, four months earlier than had been expected for his type of injury. He was confronted by, only to be betrayed by Styles, who joined his former Club teammates in attacking Cena. This set up a match between Cena and Styles at, which Styles won with interference from Gallows and Anderson. On the July 4 episode of Raw, Cena was again attacked by the Club, but was saved.
Subsequently, a six-man tag team match was made between the two teams for. On July 19 at the, Cena was drafted to the SmackDown brand, while also defeating Club member via pinfall in a singles contest. Cena, Amore and Cass defeated The Club at Battleground after Cena pinned Styles. Cena continued his feud with Styles, which resulted in him losing their match at on August 21. With Styles later winning the renamed, Cena challenged him and in a triple threat match for the title at. He lost the match after being pinned by Styles, which came after Ambrose and Cena simultaneously made Styles submit, therefore restarting the match. Cena took a sabbatical from WWE to film season 2.On January 29, 2017, Cena defeated Styles at to tie for the most world title reigns at 16.
However, Cena would lose the championship two weeks later in an Elimination Chamber match at the to Bray Wyatt. Two nights later on SmackDown Live, Cena lost a triple threat match against Wyatt for the championship in a match also featuring Styles. Cena then began a feud with The Miz, with Miz accusing Cena of being a hypocrite due to his movie commitments, while Cena accused Miz of stealing other wrestlers' moves and personalities.
Miz's wife then slapped Cena before Cena and his girlfriend sent Miz and Maryse retreating. SmackDown GM Daniel Bryan then set up a between the two pairs for WrestleMania 33, which Cena and Bella won. Cena proposed to Bella after the match and she accepted. After WrestleMania, Cena then went on another hiatus.Free agent (2017–2018). Cena performing his finishing move, a known as the Attitude Adjustment (formerly called the FU) on.Cena's original portrayed that of a white rapper who wore jerseys, backwards hats, and a chain with a padlock around his neck, was known as the 'Doctor of Thuganomics'. First as 'The Prototype', and later under his real name, Cena sometimes used underhanded tactics to score victories, such as using his chain as a weapon behind the referee's back.
Cena often rapped before his matches, insulting his opponents, events that happened in the media, and even the crowd. Cena also regularly performed ', where he and his opponent took turns rapping on each other. Cena has reverted to this persona twice: during his feud with in 2012, and again at in 2019 during a confrontation with. In 2006, shortly after his first debut film, his wrestling character was shifted from a rapper to that of a young military upstart, wearing dog tags and cargo shorts to the ring and also performing a salute to the crowd. Cena stated in a 2011 interview with WWE.com that 'every night when I do that salute, it's also a sign of respect to the men and women that don the uniform of the Armed Forces.' During WWE's change from TV-14 to TV-PG in mid 2008, the name of his finishing move, the, was changed to the Attitude Adjustment in order to fit with WWE's new policies.
During his career, he is known for ending his matches with a sequence of moves, dubbed '. The moves typically go in the order as follows: flying shoulder block, sit-out hip toss, side-release spinout powerbomb, Five Knuckle Shuffle and Attitude Adjustment.
During the summer of 2018, Cena hyped a sixth move. On September 1, Cena executed the move, known as the 'Lightning Fist', a high-impact left handed jab to the opponent.Cena has portrayed a heroic character throughout his WWE career, with the exception of a villainous run in 2002–2003. Cena's signature ring gear includes jean shorts, sneakers, wristbands, and armbands. Cena also wears a variety of T-shirts and baseball caps, which commonly include one of his catchphrases such as 'never give up', 'you can't see me', 'hustle, loyalty, respect' and 'respect. Earn it'.Cena has a history of returning from actual (and ) injuries much sooner than expected. In 2016, ESPN reporter David Shoemaker said, 'Never underestimate Cena's recuperative abilities. He's somewhere on the recovery scale between German therapy and.'
Stated he felt the most stable to be lifted by Cena, despite Cena being over 200 lbs lighter and almost a foot shorter, a testament to Cena's. FashionDuring his WWE career, Cena's attire has attempted to reflect the most current fashions and stylings within the that his represents. Cena started out wearing ' until WWE produced specific Cena merchandise which he began wearing. While Cena was a member of the SmackDown brand, one of his WWE produced T-shirts bore the suggestive 'Ruck Fules'. Whenever it appeared on television the image was censored, not by the network, but by WWE to sell more shirts under the premise that it was 'too hot for TV'.
He also wore a chain with a large chain, occasionally using it as a, until, when it was replaced with a 'Chain Gang' medallion – reminiscent of the ones worn by members of – matching his spinner title belt.Around the time was released, Cena began wearing attire more military related, including shorts, a soldier cap, and a WWE produced shirt with the legend 'Chain Gang Assault Battalion'. Shortly after, when promotion for The Marine ended, the military attire diminished and was replaced with apparel bearing his new slogan 'American Made Muscle' along with denim shorts, not seen since he was a member of the SmackDown roster. He then wore shirts that promoted Cenation and his trademark line 'You Can't See Me'. LegacyCena has been named as the greatest professional wrestler of all time by peers and, as well as by veteran industry personality. Acting career Film. Cena filming on the set of.His second film, also produced by WWE Studios, was.
Filming began on February 25, 2008, in New Orleans; the film was released on March 27, 2009.Cena co-starred in his third film produced by WWE Studios, titled, which was played in selected theaters starting on September 10, 2010, for a limited time, then it was released on DVD on September 28, 2010. That same year, Cena starred in the children's film, a film based on 's YouTube videos of the, where he plays Fred's imaginary father. The movie was first aired on in September 2010.In 2015, Cena made appearances in the comedy films, and a cameo in. He was the driver for the.
In 2017, Cena lent his voice for the animated films,. He also appeared, reprising his role in a larger capacity than the 2015 film. In 2018, Cena starred in the comedy, and had a leading role in the spin-off prequel,.In 2019, Cena was cast in the. Cena is also in negotiations for an undisclosed role in 's, a role originally intended for. Guest appearancesBefore his WWE debut, Cena made an appearance on the Go Sick as Bruebaker, an angry, cursing wrestler in 2001.
Cena in 2008.During his WWE career, Cena has appeared on ABC's three times. Cena has also appeared on morning radio shows; including the and versions of as part of their 'walkover' on October 10, 2006. Other appearances have included NBC's, Celebrity Playlist, 's, FOX's, (with ), and two appearances on MTV's (August 2006 and May 2007), as the victim of a. He also served as a co-presenter, with, at the 2005, as a guest judge during the third week of the 2006 season of, and appeared at the.In January 2007, Cena, and appeared representing WWE on an episode of, giving the children of the family whose house was being renovated WWE merchandise and eight tickets to. Two months later, he and appeared on the game show as 'moral support' to longtime WWE fan and front row staple, Rick 'Sign Guy' Achberger. And also appeared, but as antagonists.
On April 9, 2008, Cena, along with fellow wrestlers and, appeared on the fund-raising special. In March 2009, Cena made an appearance on during the show's cold opening sequence.
On March 7, 2009, he was a guest on 's quiz show in a Not My Job sequence titled 'Sure, pro wrestling is a good gig, but when you win, do they throw teddy bears into the ring?' TelevisionIn 2001, between his training in Ultimate Pro Wrestling and, Cena was involved in the produced reality show, in which he portrayed Big Tim Kingman, leader of the group of who chased down the contestants who acted as fugitives. The show, however, was mired in controversy when it was alleged that the portions of the show were rigged to eliminate certain players, scenes were re-shot or staged to enhance drama and contestants read from scripts.Cena was featured on the reality series, which aired in June 2007, making it to the final round before being eliminated on June 24, placing third in the competition overall.In 2007, Cena was interviewed for the documentary, Death Grip: Inside Pro Wrestling, which focused on steroid and drug use in professional wrestling. When asked if he had taken steroids he was heard to reply, 'I can't tell you that I haven't, but you will never prove that I have'. The day after the documentary aired, WWE accused CNN of taking Cena's comments out of context to present a biased point of view, backing up their claim by posting an unedited video of Cena answering the same question – filmed by WWE cameras from another angle – in which he is heard beginning the same statement with 'absolutely not'.
A text interview on the website with Cena later had him saying the news outlet should apologize for misrepresenting him, which CNN refused, saying they felt the true answer to the question began with the phrase 'my answer to that question'. However, they did edit the documentary on subsequent airings to include the 'absolutely not'.Cena hosted the Australian with on October 11, 2008, in. Cena guest starred as Ewan O'Hara, brother of, in an episode of the fourth season of the comedy drama. He also guest starred as himself in the seventh episode of 's Forever.On August 17, 2015, Cena guest co-hosted on.
He co-hosted the show again on December 28 and 29, 2015. Cena appeared on on August 21, 2015.
Cena co-hosted again on March 28–30 and May 9, 10, 13 and 30, 2016.Cena hosts on, which is a reality television series with 10 episodes. 16 men and women were split into four teams, where challenges were given. A US$1 million prize was given to the winning team. American Grit premiered on Fox on April 14, 2016. Cena has been retweeting motivational tweets from his followers on who used the hashtag #ShowYourGrit, in a way that the fan did something motivational to his/her friends in a real-life scenario. The finale of Season 1 aired on June 9, 2016.
Cena hosted the on July 13, 2016, in. On December 10, 2016, Cena was the guest host of ( SNL) on NBC.On January 24, 2017, announced that Cena would host the 2017 ceremony on March 11. On January 11, 2018, it was announced that he would be hosting the awards ceremony again on March 24, 2018, becoming the third host behind, and to host the ceremony back to back years. Two days later, the game show premiered with him as an executive producer. In addition, he was cast on as the voice of the villain Baron Draxum.
The series premiered in July 2018. On February 14, 2019, it was announced that Cena would host a revival of on the network, which premiered June 10, 2019. Music career.In addition to his wrestling career, Cena is a rapper.
He performed his fifth WWE, 'Basic Thuganomics', and it was featured on the WWE soundtrack album. He also recorded a song, 'Untouchables', for the company's next soundtrack album. He collaborated on a remix for the song along with, and.Cena's debut album, was recorded with his cousin. It features, amongst other songs, his entrance theme, ', and the single 'Bad, Bad Man', for which a music video was made that parodied 1980s culture, including the television show.
A video was also made for the second single, 'Right Now,' and premiered on the August 8 Raw. Cena and Tha Trademarc were later featured on a track by named 'Champion Scratch'. Cena appeared on 's album.In October 2014, Cena was featured on two songs with rapper for his two singles 'All Day' and 'Breaks' for the soundtrack to the video game. Other ventures Endorsements. Cena signing merchandise for a young fan.Before his career, Cena appeared in an advertisement for. As a wrestler, he has endorsed the YJ Stinger, appearing in commercials beginning in October 2003, and, for whom he filmed advertisements with their spokesperson in November 2006 that began airing the next January.
For a time in 2007, he also endorsed two 'signature collections' of energy drinks and sold by American Body Builders. In 2008, Cena filmed a commercial as part of 'Young Guns' campaign.In 2009, Cena expanded his relationship with Gillette by introducing a new online campaign called 'Be A Superstar' featuring himself alongside fellow WWE wrestlers Chris Jericho and Cody Rhodes.
The campaign features videos. After called Cena ' during their feud (in reference to Cena's colorful merchandise) Cena appeared on the box of Fruity Pebbles cereal in 2013.On October 13, 2016, Cena made his debut as the voice of Ernie the Elephant in a new commercial campaign launched by Wonderful Pistachios. He was named to Adweek's 'Creative 100' and received praise for the performance. Cena posing with children.Cena has granted over 500 wishes for children with life-threatening illnesses through the; the most in Make-A-Wish history. In 2009, Cena received the Chris Greicius Celebrity Award.From late 2011 until, Cena wore a black 'Rise Above Hate' T-shirt promoting WWE's 'Be a Star' anti- campaign. In September and October 2012, Cena wore pink and black with the phrase 'Rise Above Cancer' in partnership with as part of.In November 2016, Cena appeared in a public service announcement, 'We Are America', sponsored by the as part of its 'Love Has No Labels' campaign.
In popular culture. As a five-time, Cena has the most reigns under the WWE banner. Professional wrestling. – with. (2006) vs.
Feud of the Year (2011) vs. (2007) vs. On. Match of the Year (2011) vs. CM Punk at. Match of the Year (2013) vs. At.
Match of the Year (2014) vs. In a at. Match of the Year (2016) vs.
At. (2003). Most Popular Wrestler of the Decade (2000–2009).
(2004, 2005, 2007, 2012). (2006, 2007). Ranked No.
1 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the in 2006, 2007 and 2013. Muhammad Ali Legacy Award (2018). UPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time). – with (1) and (1). – with (1) and (1). ( – WWE Championship contract).
(, ).,. (10 times). Game Changer of the Year – with. Hero in All of Us.
Holy $#!+ Move of the Year – Sending Batista through the stage with an. Insult of the Year – To Dolph Ziggler and Vickie Guerrero: 'You're the exact opposite. One enjoys eating a lot of nuts and the other is still trying to find his'. Kiss of the Year (2012) – with. Match of the Year (, ) – vs. The Rock for the WWE Championship at, Team Cena vs. Team Authority at.
Superstar of the Year (, 2010, 2012). (2007). (2003).
(2007). (2011) vs.
CM Punk. (2011) vs. CM Punk at Money in the Bank on July 17. (2006–2010).
Most Charismatic of the Decade (2000–2009). (2007, 2010). (2012) vs. (2012) vs. At.
Worst Worked Match of the Year (2014) vs. Bray Wyatt at. (Class of 2012)Other awards and honors. Athletic Hall of Fame inductee (Class of 2015). Chris Greicius Celebrity Award.
Make-A-Wish Foundation Special Recognition Award (for being the first to grant 300 wishes). 2014 Sports Social TV Entertainer of the Year. 2014. 2016 Legacy of Achievement AwardNotes.
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