John Cena
| John Cena | |
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Cena in May 2016
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| Born |
John Felix Anthony Cena Jr. April 23, 1977 West Newbury, Massachusetts, United States |
| Residence | Tampa, Florida, United States |
| Alma mater | Springfield College |
| Occupation | Professional wrestler, actor, hip hop artist |
| Years active | 1999–present (wrestler) 2000–present (actor) 2004–2005, 2014 (rapper) 2016–present (reality TV show host) |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Huberdeau (m. 2009; div. 2012) |
| Partner(s) | Nikki Bella (2012–present) |
| Family |
Tony Lupien (grandfather) Tha Trademarc (cousin) |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) |
John Cena Juan Cena Mr. P The Prototype |
| Billed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Billed weight | 251 lb (114 kg) |
| Billed from | "Classified" (UPW) West Newbury, Massachusetts (WWE) |
| Trained by |
Christopher Daniels Dave Finlay Ohio Valley Wrestling Ultimate Pro Wrestling |
| Debut | November 5, 1999 |
| John Cena | |
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| Birth name | John Felix Anthony Cena |
| Born |
April 23, 1977 West Newbury, Massachusetts |
| Origin | West Newbury, Massachusetts |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper |
| Years active | 2004–2005, 2014 |
| Labels | Columbia Records, WWE Music Group |
| Associated acts | Tha Trademarc, Jake One, MGK |
John Felix Anthony Cena Jr. (/ˈsiːnə/; born April 23, 1977) is an American professional wrestler, rapper, actor, and reality television show host signed to WWE, where he is assigned to the SmackDown brand.
Cena started his professional wrestling career in 1999 with Ultimate Pro Wrestling (UPW), and won the UPW Heavyweight Championship the following year. Cena signed a developmental contract with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, later renamed to World Wrestling Entertainment, or simply WWE) in 2001, debuting on the WWE main roster in 2002.
From a generic character in 2002, Cena morphed into an arrogant and edgy rapper for the time period of 2002–2004, which earned him a huge stardom within the audience on SmackDown!. Cena later transitioned to his current character, which he describes as a " Superman". However, Cena has been labeled as the "most polarizing professional wrestler ever" as his character has many supporters and many detractors. In 2012, IGN described Cena as WWE's franchise player since 2005 and in 2015, WWE credited Cena as being the "face of WWE".John Layfield and veteran industry personality and executive Paul Heyman referred to Cena as "the best wrestler ever". Heyman said about Cena that "no one has been able to keep that schedule, no one has matched his box-office appeal, no one has sold more merchandise, no one has had the longevity, the box-office attraction as the main, top level, box-office attraction than John Cena".
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