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John Cena
Cena in 2024
Born	John Felix Anthony Cena (1977-04-23) April 23, 1977 (age 47) West Newbury, Massachusetts, U.S.
Alma mater	Springfield College
Occupations	\n Actor \n professional wrestler \n rapper \n
Years active	1999\u2013present (wrestler) 2002\u20132005, 2014 (rapper) 2006\u2013present (actor)
Spouses	\n \n Elizabeth Huberdeau \n (m. 2009; div. 2012) \n \n Shay Shariatzadeh \n (m. 2020) \n
Relatives	Ulysses J. Lupien (great-grandfather) Tony Lupien (grandfather) Tha Trademarc (cousin) Natalie Enright Jerger (cousin)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	John Cena^[1] The Prototype^[2] Juan Cena Mr. P^[3]
Billed height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)^[4]
Billed weight	251 lb (114 kg)^[4]
Billed from	\"Classified\"^[5] West Newbury, Massachusetts^[6] Los Angeles, California
Trained by	Ultimate Pro Wrestling^[7] Christopher Daniels^[8] Mike Bell^[8] Tom Howard^[8] Fit Finlay^[9]
Debut	November 5, 1999^[10]
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John Felix Anthony Cena (/\u02c8si\u02d0n\u0259/ SEE-n\u0259; born April 23, 1977)^[11] is an American actor and professional wrestler. As a wrestler, he has been signed to WWE since 2001^[update], and is a record 16-time world champion as recognized by WWE alongside Ric Flair.^[a] He is widely regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time.^[12]^[13]^[14]\n

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) and was assigned to its developmental territory Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), where he won the OVW Heavyweight Championship and OVW Southern Tag Team Championship.^[15]^[16] 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.^[17]^[18] After winning his first WWE Championship in 2005, he underwent a face turn into a clean-cut heroic character, which he described as a \"goody-two shoes Superman\".^[19] Cena led the company as its franchise player^[20] and public face from the mid-2000s to the late 2010s.^[21]\n

Cena has held the WWE Championship a record 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.^[20]\n

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).^[22] He starred in F9 (2021) and Fast X (2023) and portrayed Peacemaker in The Suicide Squad (2021) and the eponymous television series (2022\u2013present). 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.^[23]\n

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John Cena
Genres	Hip hop
Years active	2004\u20132005, 2014, 2022
Labels	Columbia, WWE

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.\n
2017\n	CinemaCon\n	Action Star of the Year\n	\u2014\n	Won\n	\n
2017\n	Teen Choice Awards\n	Choice Male Athlete\n	\u2014\n	Nominated\n	\n
2018\n	People's Choice Awards\n	The Comedy Movie Star of 2018\n	Blockers\n	Nominated\n	\n
2019\n	Teen Choice Awards\n	Choice Action Movie Actor\n	Bumblebee\n	Nominated\n	\n
2020\n	Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards\n	Favorite TV Host\n	Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?\n	Nominated\n	\n
2022\n	Critics' Choice Super Awards\n	Best Actor in a Superhero Movie\n	The Suicide Squad\n	Nominated\n	^[448]\n
2022\n	Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards\n	Favorite Movie Actor\n	F9\n	Nominated\n	^[449]\n
2022\n	MTV Movie & TV Awards\n	Best Comedic Performance\n	Peacemaker\n	Nominated\n	^[450]\n
2022\n	Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards\n	Best Actor in a Streaming Series, Comedy\n	Nominated\n	\n
2023\n	Critics' Choice Super Awards\n	Best Actor in a Superhero Series\n	Nominated\n	^[451]\n

Year\n	Title\n	Notes\n
2003\n	WWE WrestleMania XIX\n	Video game debut\n
WWE Raw 2\n	\n
WWE SmackDown! Here Comes the Pain\n	\n
2004\n	WWE Day of Reckoning\n	\n
WWE Survivor Series\n	Cover athlete\n
WWE Smackdown! vs. Raw\n	\n
2005\n	WWE WrestleMania 21\n	\n
WWE Aftershock\n	\n
WWE Day of Reckoning 2\n	Cover athlete\n
WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw 2006\n
2006\n	WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2007\n	Cover athlete\n
2007\n	WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2008\n	Cover athlete\n
2008\n	WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009\n	\n
2009\n	WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010\n	Cover athlete\n
2010\n	WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011\n	Cover athlete\n
2011\n	WWE All Stars\n	Cover athlete\n
WWE '12\n	\n
2012\n	WWE WrestleFest\n	\n
WWE '13\n	\n
2013\n	WWE 2K14\n	\n
2014\n	WWE 2K15\n	Cover athlete\n
WWE SuperCard\n	\n
2015\n	WWE Immortals\n	\n
WWE 2K16\n	\n
2016\n	WWE 2K17\n	\n
Marvel Avengers Academy\n	Hulk\n
2017\n	WWE Champions\n	\n
WWE Tap Mania\n	\n
WWE 2K18\n	\n
WWE Mayhem\n	\n
2018\n	WWE 2K19\n	\n
2019\n	WWE 2K20\n	\n
2020\n	WWE 2K Battlegrounds\n	Cover athlete\n
2022\n	WWE 2K22\n	\n
Fortnite\n	\n
2023\n	WWE 2K23\n	Cover athlete\n
Mortal Kombat 1\n	Peacemaker\n
2024\n	WWE 2K24\n	\n

v t e John Cena
\n Filmography \n
Wrestling career	\n WrestleMania 21 \n The Nexus \n
Music	\n You Can't See Me\n \"The Time Is Now\" \n Tha Trademarc \n
In popular culture	\n \"John Cena\" (song) \n Unexpected John Cena \n
Related	\n Peacemaker (DC Extended Universe) \n

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Early life

Professional wrestling career

Ultimate Pro Wrestling (1999\u20132001)

World Wrestling Federation / World Wrestling Entertainment / WWE

Ohio Valley Wrestling (2000\u20132002)

The Doctor of Thuganomics (2002\u20132005)

WWE Champion (2005\u20132007)

World Heavyweight Champion (2008\u20132010)

Feuds with The Nexus, The Rock, and CM Punk (2010\u20132013)

World championship pursuits and reigns (2013\u20132015)

United States Champion (2015\u20132016)

Feud with AJ Styles (2016\u20132017)

Free agent (2017\u20132019)

Part-time performer (2019\u20132024)

Retirement tour (2024\u2013present)

Professional wrestling style and persona

In-ring style

Fashion

Legacy

Acting career

Film

Guest appearances

Television

Music career

Discography

Other ventures

Endorsements

Philanthropy

In popular culture

Personal life

Awards and nominations

Video games

Championships and accomplishments

Professional wrestling

Other awards and honors

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John Cena - American professional wrestler and actor

John Cena - American professional wrestler and actor