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John Cena
John Felix Anthony Cena is an American actor, retired professional wrestler, and former rapper. He is signed to WWE as a brand ambassador. Cena wrestled for WWE for 24 years, becoming a record-setting 17-time world champion, before transitioning fully into his acting career.
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Born 23 April 1977 · Q44437
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2026· 6 entries
Yahoo Sports: John Cena Used Code Red, Leaving Its Inventor With ‘No Words’
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SuperHeroHype: Peacemaker Season 3 Update Is a Massive Disappointment to John Cena Fans
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PRIMETIMER: Is John Cena set to play Johnny Bravo in upcoming live-action movie? Viral tweet claim debunked
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Public attention spiked: 23,598 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3.5× the usual 6,755, with 0 article edits.
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Cena would make appearances on both nights of WrestleMania 42 as the host for the event and at Backlash to announce the John Cena Classic, a competition that showcases present stars against future stars
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2025· 9 entries
Cena wrestled his final match, losing to the Last Time is Now Tournament winner Gunther via submission, officially ending his 26-year long career
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That he would be signing a five-year contract extension that would allow him to remain in WWE as an ambassador
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The Quint rated the claim “John Cena Congratulating Hardik Pandya and Team IND win against England 4th t20 at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune” False.
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The Quint rated the claim “Photos shows Elon Musk, John Cena, Roman Reigns, Brock Lesnar at Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 in Prayagraj.” False.
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Rumor Scanner rated the claim “John Cena got in the WWE Ring by holding a Holy Quran” False.
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NewsMobile rated the claim “Picture show John Cena's house surviving LA Wildfire” False.
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Cena announced that he would compete at Royal Rumble on February 1 in the eponymous match, where he was the last man eliminated by Jey Uso
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2024· 4 entries
NewsMobile rated the claim “Picture of John Cena making a sand art of himself.” AI-Generated Image.
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NewsMobile rated the claim “Picture of John Cena With Actor Sunny Deol” Picture is morphed.
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To announce his retirement from in-ring action at the end of 2025
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Cena appeared during the main event between Cody Rhodes and Roman Reigns to aide Rhodes and take out both Sikoa and Reigns with the Attitude Adjustment
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2023· 1 entry
Reprised his role as Jakob Toretto in Fast X, which premiered in theaters on May 19
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2021· 5 entries
VERA Files rated the claim “John Cena died in an accident” Fake.
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fact checker rated the claim “The wrestler John Cena has died.” fake.
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AFP Fact Check rated the claim “WWE wrestler John Cena died of Covid-19” False.
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Confronting Roman Reigns after the latter retained his Universal Championship against Edge in the main event
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Cena referred to Taiwan as "a country"
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2020· 1 entry
Voiced Yoshi, a polar bear, in the adventure comedy film Dolittle
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2019· 4 entries
It was announced that Cena would host a revival of Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader on the network, which premiered on June 10
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The two had met during the production of Cena's 2019 film Playing with Fire, which was filmed in Vancouver, where Shariatzadeh was working.
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Starred in Playing with Fire, playing the role of smokejumper superintendent Jake Carson
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Cena was cast in Justin Lin's F9, playing Jakob Toretto, the brother of Vin Diesel's character Dominic Toretto
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2018· 3 entries
An Elimination Chamber match to determine the number one contender for the WWE Universal Championship on February 25 at the titular event, and a six-pack challenge for the WWE Championship on March 11 at Fastlane
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It was announced that he would be hosting the awards ceremony again on March 24, becoming the third host behind Whitney Houston and Rosie O'Donnell to host the ceremony in back to back years
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Cena starred in the comedy Blockers and had a leading role in the Transformers spin-off prequel, Bumblebee
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2017· 4 entries
Cena defeated Styles at Royal Rumble to win the WWE Championship and tie Ric Flair for the most recognized world title reigns at 16
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Nickelodeon announced that Cena would host the 2017 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards ceremony on March 11
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Cena starred in the war drama The Wall, and lent his voice for the animated films Surf's Up 2: WaveMania and Ferdinand
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They became engaged on April 2, 2017, when Cena proposed to her at WrestleMania 33, but ended their relationship in April 2018; they had been planning to marry on May 5.
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2016· 3 entries
Snopes.com rated the claim “Wrestler John Cena died in a car accident in July 2016.” False.
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And the finale of season 1 aired on June 9
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Helping the Rock fend off the Wyatt Family
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2015· 3 entries
Cena guest co-hosted Today on NBC
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Cena was unsuccessful in capturing the title
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Cena made appearances in the comedy films Trainwreck, Sisters and a cameo in Daddy's Home
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2014· 1 entry
And in the Elimination Chamber match at the titular event on February 23 after being distracted by the Wyatt Family
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2013· 1 entry
Cena won his second Royal Rumble match, announcing that he would pursue the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 29
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2012· 3 entries
And defeated in an Ambulance match on February 19 at Elimination Chamber
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WrestleMania XXVIII, headlined by the John Cena vs
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Cena filed for divorce on May 1, 2012, which was finalized on July 18.
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2011· 1 entry
“every night when I do that salute, it”
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2010· 1 entry
Cena regained the WWE Championship by defeating Triple H, Sheamus, Kofi Kingston, Ted DiBiase, and Randy Orton in an Elimination Chamber match at Elimination Chamber on February 21 but lost it moments later to Batista in
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2009· 1 entry
Cena lost the title to Edge at No Way Out in an Elimination Chamber match
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2008· 3 entries
Cena, along with fellow wrestlers Triple H and Chris Jericho, appeared on the Idol Gives Back fund-raising special
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In New Orleans; the film was released on March 27, 2009
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Cena made a surprise return as the final participant of the Royal Rumble match, which he won by last eliminating Triple H
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2007· 2 entries
Against Cena is touted as one of the best matches in history, and Michaels said that after a fortnight WWE tour in the United Kingdom, he did not want to do the match with anyone else other than him
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Cena was interviewed for the CNN Special Investigations Unit documentary Death Grip: Inside Pro Wrestling, which focused on steroid and drug use in professional wrestling
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2006· 3 entries
But immediately lost it to Edge, who cashed in his Money in the Bank contract
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Shortly after his debut film, The Marine, his wrestling character shifted from that of a rapper to a young military upstart, wearing dog tags and cargo shorts to the ring and also performing a salute to the crowd
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And has done both comedy and action films, receiving praise for his roles in Trainwreck (2015), Blockers (2018), and The Suicide Squad (2021)
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2005· 2 entries
Released album “You Can’t See Me”.
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Cena and Batista were the final two participants and were eliminated simultaneously by one another
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2004· 1 entry
Cena participated in the Royal Rumble match and was eliminated by Big Show, and then lost a Triple Threat match to determine the number one contender to the WWE Championship to Angle (also involving Big Show) No Way Out
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2003· 1 entry
Cena made his first appearance in the Royal Rumble match but was eliminated by the Undertaker
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2002· 2 entries
Answering Kurt Angle's open challenge on SmackDown
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Rose to prominence as a brash heel rapper, before becoming the company's franchise player from the mid-2000s to the mid-2010s
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2001· 2 entries
And was assigned to Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), WWF's developmental territory, where he held the OVW Heavyweight Championship and the OVW Southern Tag Team Championship with Rico Constantino
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Between his training in Ultimate Pro Wrestling and Ohio Valley Wrestling, Cena was involved in the UPN produced reality show Manhunt, in which he portrayed Big Tim Kingman, leader of the group of bounty hunters who chase
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2000· 1 entry
Cena made his unofficial World Wrestling Federation (WWF) debut in a dark match on WWE SmackDown
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1999· 2 entries
With a degree in exercise physiology and kinesiology, he pursued a bodybuilding career and worked as a limousine driver
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And signed with the World Wrestling Federation in 2001 (renamed WWE in 2002), where he began in its then-developmental territory Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW)
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1998· 1 entry
Cena moved to California to train for professional wrestling at Ultimate Pro Wrestling's (UPW) Ultimate University, operated by Rick Bassman
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1977· 2 entries
To Carol and John Joseph Cena
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Born 1977-04-23.
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