Who is John Cena?
John Cena, an American professional wrestler, rapper and actor, is arguably WWE's most prosperous celebrity. Cena became interested in professional wrestling after being invited by a gym worker at Gold's Gym in Venice Beach. He garnered a sizeable fan after appearing on the UPN reality TV show manhunt, and afterwards became a part of the WWE main roster. He went on to win 25 championships throughout his career to become one of the largest WWE stars of all time. He swayed his fans by minding a variety of personas, for instance, semi-robotic'The Prototype' along with the rapper'Doctor of Thuganomics'. He has emerged as a successful performer with films like the Marine','12 Rounds','The Reunion','' Trainwreck', and sisters. His television credits include total Divas', which has his spouse Nikki Bella at the main cast, and its spin-off total Bellas'. On the personal front, he's currently engaged to WWE superstar Nikki Bella.
Childhood & Early Life
John Felix Anthony Cena Jr. was born on April 23, 1977, in West Newbury, Massachusetts. His father, John Cena, Sr., is of Italian descent, while his mom, Carol, is of English and French Canadian source and is the daughter of baseball player Tony Lupien.
As a kid, he attended Central Catholic High School, in Lawrence, Massachusetts. He was later moved to the private prep boarding school, Cushing Academy. After completing his school education, he went to Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts.
He had been the captain and MVP of his high school football team and has been NCAA Division III All-American standing for a centre on the school football team. He left the game as he believed he was way too little for the match. He uses his jersey number 54 on his product.
In 1998, after graduating from Springfield College with degrees in exercise physiology and body, he transferred to California to pursue a career in bodybuilding. He initially worked as a driver for a limo company and spent nights in his 1991 Lincoln Continental, not able to afford an apartment.
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Wrestling Career
Assuming his semi-robotic character,' The Prototype', John Cena first appeared on World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in a match against Mikey Richardson on October 10, 2000. He lost this match, and was eventually given another opportunity on January 9, 2001, in a smackdown!' Taping in Oakland, California, against Aaron Aguilera, he won. After he had been challenged by Kurt Angle. While he dropped the game from a near-win condition, he won the hearts of their crowd and became a fan favourite. Around this time, he developed a new personality of a rapper, called a doctor of Thuganomics', and started to perform freestyle raps about his opponents.
In 2004, he made it to the last six in the annual Royal Rumble before being removed by the Big Show. It led to a feud between the two, which Cena ultimately acquired, clinching the United States Championship, his first WWE title.
In 2005, he started a feud with then WWE Champion John" Bradshaw" Layfield (JBL) after dropping the United States Championship. He eventually claimed his first WWE world championship by beating JBL at WrestleMania 21.
After dropping his WWE Title to Edge in 2006, John Cena recovered it at a Royal Rumble match. The next year, he, along with Shawn Michaels, won the World Tag Team Championship from Edge and Randy Orton in RAW.
Back in 2008, he awakened with Batista and won the World Tag Team Championship from Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase. He also defeated Chris Jericho to claim the World Heavyweight Championship. The next year, he won the WWE Championship from Randy Orton in an "I Quit" Match.
He recovered the WWE Championship out of Batista in March 2010, within a week of dropping it to him. The following year, he won the WWE Championship from Rey Mysterio at a RAW match.
In 2013, he developed a feud with The Rock, following which he responded to his remarks in rap. He eventually won the WWE Championship from The Rock at WrestleMania 29. Career Outside Wrestling
Keeping true to his rapper persona, John Cena himself performed his own fifth WWE theme tune, "Basic Thuganomics", which featured on the WWE soundtrack record WWE Originals' in 2004. The next year, he released his debut album,' You Can Not See Me', including his entrance theme,"The Time is Now".
Cena, who made his first film role ready to Rumble', in 2000, returned to films in 2006 with the movie's Marine', which was made by WWE Studios and distributed by 20th Century Fox. WWE Studios also produced his next two films,'12 Rounds' and'Legendary'.
In 2009, he acted at the children's film Fred: The Film', also reprised his role at the two sequels of the movie. He also had a starring part in the action film's Reunion', and appeared in the comedy films'Trainwreck','Sisters' and daddy's Home'.
Important Works
* Touted as the biggest WWE celebrity ever by industry specialists, John Cena is popular for his fans because of his job outside wrestling too. Cena, that became WWE's highest paid wrestler in 2016, has also released a rap album titled'You Can't See Me', also has acted in films like'The Marine','12 Rounds','The Reunion','Trainwreck', and'Sisters'.
* John Cena has achieved the impressive feat of winning 25 professional wrestling championships, equaling the accomplishment of WWE legend, Ric Flair. He reigned as the world champion 16 occasions, which included 13 WWE Championships and three WWE's World Heavyweight Championships.
* He won WWE United States Championship five times and also the World Tag Team Championship four times. After being together for three decades, they divorced on July 18, 2012.
* After his divorce, he began dating Stephanie Garcia-Colace, better known by her ring name Nikki Bella. While he had decided against marrying and having kids, he eventually proposed to her on April 2, 2017 following their combined tag team match at WrestleMania 33.
Trivia
* There has been a sophistication during John Cena's arrival as the umbilical cord was wrapped round his neck, putting his life at risk. Fortunately, the doctors could send him safely.
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