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John Cena

John Felix Anthony Cena Jr.[7] (born April 23, 1977[8]) is an American professional wrestler, actor, rapper and singer. He currently works for the WWE. Cena has won the WWE Championship/WWE World Heavyweight Championship thirteen times, the World Heavyweight Championship thrice, the United States Championship five times and the World Tag Team Championship twice. Also, Cena won the Royal Rumble in 2008 and 2013. As for his musical career, Cena has released an album called You Can't See Me. Cena has also been featured in the movies The Marine, 12 Rounds and Legendary. He starred as Peacemaker in the 2021 movie The Suicide Squad and his own television series for HBO Max. His most famous catchphrase is "You Can't See Me" which has become a very well-known meme in Western Society.

John Cena
John Cena July 2018.jpg
Cena in 2018
Born
John Felix Anthony Cena Jr.

(1977-04-23) April 23, 1977 (age 47)
West Newbury, Massachusetts, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Alma materSpringfield College (BA)
Occupation
Years active1999–present
Spouse(s)
Elizabeth Huberdeau
(m. 2009; div. 2012)

Shay Shariatzadeh
(m. 2020)
Relatives
John Cena
Ring name(s)John Cena[1]
The Prototype[2]
Mr. P[3]
Billed height185 cm[4]
Billed weight114 kg[4]
Billed from"Classified"[5]
West Newbury, Massachusetts[4]
Los Angeles, California
Trained byChristopher Daniels[6]
Mike Bell
Tom Howard
Dave Finlay
DebutNovember 5, 1999[6]

In Baseball, he is a Red Sox fan but turned into a Rays fan.[9]

Career

World Wrestling Entertainment (2001–present)

Cena was signed by then Person in charge of Talent Relations, Jim Ross on behalf on WWF. According to Ross, when he returned to Connecticut after signing Cena he walked into Vince McMahon's office and told him "I just signed your main event for WrestleMania in 5 years."[10] Cena would eventually make his WrestleMania debut 3 years later at WrestleMania XX winning the WWE United States Championship from The Big Show, and his Main event WrestleMania debut 4 years later winning the WWE Championship, from John "Bradshaw" Layfield.

During the match between Barrett and Orton, Orton won so Cena was forced to retire. He was rehired by Wade Barrett and defeated him at TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs Pay Per View.

He was drafted to SmackDown as the first pick in the 2011 WWE Draft, but before the end of the night, he was drafted back to Raw.

He was defeated by The Rock at WrestleMania XXVIII. He won his second Royal Rumble in January 2013. Thus he got another match at WrestleMania XXIX against The Rock for WWE Championship. He won that match and became the WWE Champion. He retired the next night on Raw after getting defeated by the debuting Dominik Mysterio, the son of professional wrestler Rey Mysterio. He was inducted in the 1938 WWE Hall of Fame.

Championships and accomplishments

Professional wrestling

  • The Baltimore Sun
    • Best Feud of the Decade (2010) vs. Edge
    • Match of the Year (2007) vs. Shawn Michaels on April 23 at Raw
    • Wrestler of the Year (2007, 2010)
    • Feud of the Year (2010) vs. The Nexus
  • Ohio Valley Wrestling
    • OVW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
    • OVW Southern Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Rico Constantino
  • Pro Wrestling Illustrated
    • Feud of the Year (2006) vs. Edge
    • Feud of the Year (2011) vs. CM Punk
    • Match of the Year (2007) vs. Shawn Michaels on Raw
    • Match of the Year (2011) vs. CM Punk at Money in the Bank
    • Match of the Year (2013) vs. Daniel Bryan at SummerSlam
    • Match of the Year (2014) vs. Bray Wyatt in a Last Man Standing match at Payback
    • Match of the Year (2016) vs. AJ Styles at SummerSlam
    • Most Improved Wrestler of the Year (2003)
    • Most Popular Wrestler of the Decade (2000–2009)
    • Most Popular Wrestler of the Year (2004, 2005, 2007, 2012)
    • Wrestler of the Year (2006, 2007)
    • Ranked No. 1 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2006, 2007 and 2013
  • Rolling Stone
    • Best Promos (2015) tied with Kevin Owens
    • Best Storyline (2015) vs. Kevin Owens
    • WWE Match of the Year (2015) vs. Kevin Owens at Money in the Bank
  • Sports Illustrated
    • Muhammad Ali Legacy Award (2018)
    • Ranked No. 4 of the top 10 wrestlers in 2017
  • Ultimate Pro Wrestling
    • UPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • World Wrestling Entertainment / WWE
    • WWE Championship (13 times)
    • World Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
    • WWE United States Championship (5 times)
    • WWE Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with The Miz (1) and David Otunga (1)
    • World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Batista (1) and Shawn Michaels (1)
    • Money in the Bank (2012 – WWE Championship contract)
    • Royal Rumble (2008, 2013)
    • WWE Championship No. 1 Contender's Tournament (2003, 2005)
    • Brisbane Cup (2009)
    • Slammy Award (10 times)
      • Game Changer of the Year (2011) – with The Rock
      • Hero in All of Us (2015)
      • Holy $#!+ Move of the Year (2010) – Sending Batista through the stage with an Attitude Adjustment
      • Insult of the Year (2012) – 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 AJ Lee
      • Match of the Year (2013, 2014) – vs. The Rock for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 29, Team Cena vs. Team Authority at Survivor Series
      • Superstar of the Year (2009, 2010, 2012)
  • Wrestling Observer Newsletter
    • Best Box Office Draw (2007)
    • Best Gimmick (2003)
    • Best on Interviews (2007)
    • Feud of the Year (2011) vs. CM Punk
    • Match of the Year (2011) vs. CM Punk at Money in the Bank on July 17
    • Most Charismatic (2006–2010)
    • Most Charismatic of the Decade (2000–2009)
    • Wrestler of the Year (2007, 2010)
    • Worst Feud of the Year (2012) vs. Kane
    • Worst Worked Match of the Year (2012) vs. John Laurinaitis at Over the Limit
    • Worst Worked Match of the Year (2014) vs. Bray Wyatt at Extreme Rules
    • Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 2012)

Other awards and honors

  • NCAA Division III All-American
  • Springfield College Athletic Hall of Fame inductee (Class of 2015)
  • Make-A-Wish Foundation 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 Rumble Royalty Hall of Game Award
  • 2014 Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure Grand Marshal
  • 2016 USO Legacy of Achievement Award
  • 2018 Sports Illustrated Muhammad Ali Legacy Award
  • 2024 NCAA Silver Anniversary Award

1 ^  Cena did not accept the 2012 award, opting to award it to presenter Ric Flair instead.

John Cena Media

References

  1. ↑ John Cena: My Life [DVD].
  2. ↑ "John Cena's WWE History". UPW. Archived from the original on July 30, 2007. Retrieved July 4, 2007.
  3. ↑ "John Cena on Wrestlingdata.com". Wrestlingdata. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "WWE Profile - John Cena". ESPN. August 1, 2021. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
  5. ↑ "UPW: John "Prototype" Cena". Ultimate Pro Wrestling. Archived from the original on April 17, 2008. Retrieved March 13, 2008.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "John Cena". Cagematch. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  7. ↑ Dawn, Randee (April 3, 2017). "John Cena pops the question to Nikki Bella at WrestleMania 33 — and she said yes!". Today. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
  8. ↑ "John Cena bio". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. February 6, 2005. Archived from the original on June 29, 2012. Retrieved May 5, 2007.
  9. ↑ Cridlin, Jay. "John Cena: The ultimate converted Rays fan". St. Petersburg Times. Archived from the original on 2011-06-07. Retrieved 2008-11-18.
  10. ↑ (2007). John Cena: My Life [DVD]. World Wrestling Entertainment. Event occurs at 18:00.

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