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John Cena
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John Felix Anthony Cena (/ˈsiːnə/ SEE-nə; born April 23, 1977) is an American actor and professional wrestler. As a wrestler, he has been signed to WWE since 2001 and is a record 16-time world champion as recognized by WWE. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers ever. Cena moved to California in 1998 to pursue a bodybuilding career and switched to professional wrestling in 1999, making his debut for Ultimate Pro Wrestling (UPW). In 2001, he signed with WWE (then WWF). He was assigned to its developmental territory, Ohio Valley Wrestling(OVW), where he won the OVW Heavyweight Championship and OVW Southern Tag Team Championship. After moving up to WWE's main roster on SmackDown in 2002, he became a breakout success after adopting the character of a villainous trash-talking rapper. After winning his first WWE Championship in 2005, he underwent a gimmick change into a heroic character, which he described as a "goody-two shoes Superman". Cena led the company as its franchise player and public face from the mid-2000s to the mid-2010s. His face run from 2003 to 2025 is the longest in the history of WWE. Cena has held the WWE Championship 13 times and the World Heavyweight Championship three times. He is also a five-time WWE United States Champion, a two-time WWE Tag Team Champion, a two-time World Tag Team Champion, a two-time Royal Rumble winner, and a one-time Money in the Bank winner. He has headlined multiple major WWE pay-per-views, including its flagship event WrestleMania five times (22, 23, 27, 28 and 29). His career has been met with mixed critical and audience reception, with praise for his character work and promotional skills but criticism for his perceived over-representation and on-screen dominance relative to other wrestlers. Cena's first starring film role was in The Marine (2006), and he gained praise for his performances in Trainwreck (2015), Ferdinand (2017), Blockers (2018), and Bumblebee (2018). He starred in F9(2021) and Fast X (2023) and portrayed Peacemaker in The Suicide Squad (2021) and the eponymous television series (2022–present). He released his only studio album, You Can't See Me, in 2005, which peaked at number 15 on the Billboard 200. Outside of his work in entertainment, Cena is known for his involvement in charitable causes and has granted the most wishes for the Make-A-Wish Foundation at over 650. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Cena, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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John Felix Anthony Cena (/ˈsiːnə/ SEE-nə; born April 23, 1977) is an American actor and professional wrestler. As a wrestler, he has been signed to WWE since 2001 and is a record 16-time world champion as recognized by WWE. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers ever. Cena moved to California in 1998 to pursue a bodybuilding career and switched to professional wrestling in 1999, making his debut for Ultimate Pro Wrestling (UPW). In 2001, he signed with WWE (then WWF). He was assigned to its developmental territory, Ohio Valley Wrestling(OVW), where he won the OVW Heavyweight Championship and OVW Southern Tag Team Championship. After moving up to WWE's main roster on SmackDown in 2002, he became a breakout success after adopting the character of a villainous trash-talking rapper. After winning his first WWE Championship in 2005, he underwent a gimmick change into a heroic character, which he described as a "goody-two shoes Superman". Cena led the company as its franchise player and public face from the mid-2000s to the mid-2010s. His face run from 2003 to 2025 is the longest in the history of WWE. Cena has held the WWE Championship 13 times and the World Heavyweight Championship three times. He is also a five-time WWE United States Champion, a two-time WWE Tag Team Champion, a two-time World Tag Team Champion, a two-time Royal Rumble winner, and a one-time Money in the Bank winner. He has headlined multiple major WWE pay-per-views, including its flagship event WrestleMania five times (22, 23, 27, 28 and 29). His career has been met with mixed critical and audience reception, with praise for his character work and promotional skills but criticism for his perceived over-representation and on-screen dominance relative to other wrestlers. Cena's first starring film role was in The Marine (2006), and he gained praise for his performances in Trainwreck (2015), Ferdinand (2017), Blockers (2018), and Bumblebee (2018). He starred in F9(2021) and Fast X (2023) and portrayed Peacemaker in The Suicide Squad (2021) and the eponymous television series (2022–present). He released his only studio album, You Can't See Me, in 2005, which peaked at number 15 on the Billboard 200. Outside of his work in entertainment, Cena is known for his involvement in charitable causes and has granted the most wishes for the Make-A-Wish Foundation at over 650. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Cena, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Saturday Night Live
The Simpsons
The Oscars
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Raw
The Daily Show
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Graham Norton Show
WWE SmackDown
The Flintstones
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Parks and Recreation
Hannah Montana
The Eric Andre Show
Honest Trailers
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
The Bear
Teen Choice Awards
The Celebrity Apprentice
MADtv
Psych
Kids' Choice Awards
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
WWE This Is Awesome
Dark Side of the Ring
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Deal or No Deal
The Apprentice
WWE 24
America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
WWE Raw Classics
Nashville Star
Total Divas
Saturday Night's Main Event
WWE Superstars
WWE Best of Raw & SmackDown Live 2017
The Bubble
Fighting with My Family
WWE Money in the Bank 2023
Barbie
Daddy's Home
Undertaker: The Last Ride
WWE WrestleMania XXX
Psych: The Movie
Daddy's Home 2
WWE Payback 2023
Argylle
Dolittle
Trainwreck
WWE NXT UK
Sisters
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
Fast X: Part 2
Fast X
F9
The Independent
Surf's Up 2: WaveMania
Total Bellas
WWE Royal Rumble
WWE The Bump
Mr. McMahon
WWE 205 Live
Vacation Friends 2
Vacation Friends
WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009
Tour de Pharmacy
WWE Fastlane 2023
The Suicide Squad
Ricky Stanicky
Blockers
Heads of State
Hidden Strike
Jackpot!
The Wall
Bumblebee
WWE Main Event
Wipeout
Officer Exchange
The Reunion
Freelance
Peacemaker
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Playing with Fire
Ferdinand
The Marine
WWE Evil
Production Credits
Total Drama Island
WWE 24
WWE Evil
Wipeout
Raw
Jackpot!
Peacemaker
Officer Exchange
Heads of State
WWE SmackDown
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