John Cena

John Felix Anthony Cena Jr. (born April 23, 1977) is an American actor, retired professional wrestler, and former rapper. He is currently signed to WWE as a brand ambassador. During his in-ring career, Cena was a 17-time world champion, having won the WWE Championship a record 14 times and the World Heavyweight Championship three-times. He also held the United States Championship five times, the Intercontinental Championship once, and both the WWE and World Tag Team Championship twice. Also, Cena won the Royal Rumble in 2008 and 2013. As for his musical career, Cena has released an album called You Can't See Me. Cena has also been featured in the movies The Marine, 12 Rounds and Legendary. He starred as Peacemaker in the 2021 movie The Suicide Squad and his own television series for HBO Max. He is also known for his appearances in F9 and Heads Of State. His most famous catchphrase is "You Can't See Me" which has become a very well-known meme in Western Society.

 Career 
 WWE (2001–2025) 
Cena was signed by the person in charge of Talent Relations, Jim Ross on behalf of the WWE (then known as  the World Wrestling Federation WWF). According to Ross, when he returned to Connecticut after signing Cena he walked into Vince McMahon's office and told him "I just signed your main event for WrestleMania in 5 years." Cena would eventually make his WrestleMania debut 3 years later at WrestleMania XX in 2004, winning the WWE United States Championship from The Big Show. At WrestleMania 21 the following year, he won the WWE Championship from John "Bradshaw" Layfield. At 2006's WresteMania 22 he wrestled for the first time in a WrestleMania main event, beating Triple H to keep his WWE Championship. He would go on to main event WrestleMania in 2007 vs. Shawn Michaels, in 2011 vs. The Miz, in 2012 and 2013 vs. The Rock, and in 2025 vs. Cody Rhodes. He also wrestled in many other WWE premium live events.

In 2010, during a match between Wade Barrett and Randy Orton, Orton won so Cena was forced to retire. He was rehired by Wade Barrett and defeated him at TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs.

He was drafted to SmackDown as the first pick in the 2011 WWE Draft, but before the end of the night, he was drafted back to Raw.

He was defeated by The Rock at WrestleMania XXVIII. He won his second Royal Rumble in January 2013. Therefore he got another match at WrestleMania 29 against The Rock for the WWE Championship. He won that match and became the WWE Champion.

At Saturday Night's Main Event XLII, on December 13, 2025, Cena wrestled the final match of his career. He faced Last Time Is Now Tournament winner Gunther and lost after submitting to Gunther's sleeper hold. In doing so, he also suffered his first submission loss in 20 years.

 Championships and accomplishments 

 Professional wrestling 

 The Baltimore Sun
 Best Feud of the Decade (2010) vs. Edge
 Match of the Year (2007) vs. Shawn Michaels on April 23 on Raw
 Wrestler of the Year (2007, 2010)
 Feud of the Year (2010) vs. The Nexus
 Ohio Valley Wrestling
 OVW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
 OVW Southern Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Rico Constantino
 Pro Wrestling Illustrated
 Feud of the Year (2006) vs. Edge
 Feud of the Year (2011) vs. CM Punk
 Match of the Year (2007) vs. Shawn Michaels on Raw
 Match of the Year (2011) vs. CM Punk at Money in the Bank
 Match of the Year (2013) vs. Daniel Bryan at SummerSlam
 Match of the Year (2014) vs. Bray Wyatt in a Last Man Standing match at Payback
 Match of the Year (2016) vs. AJ Styles at SummerSlam
 Most Improved Wrestler of the Year (2003)
 Most Popular Wrestler of the Decade (2000–2009)
 Most Popular Wrestler of the Year (2004, 2005, 2007, 2012)
 Wrestler of the Year (2006, 2007)
 Ranked No. 1 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2006, 2007 and 2013
 Rolling Stone
 Best Promos (2015) tied with Kevin Owens
 Best Storyline (2015) vs. Kevin Owens
 WWE Match of the Year (2015) vs. Kevin Owens at Money in the Bank
 Sports Illustrated
 Muhammad Ali Legacy Award (2018)
 Ranked No. 4 of the top 10 wrestlers in 2017
 Ultimate Pro Wrestling
 UPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
 World Wrestling Entertainment / WWE
 WWE Championship (14 times)
 World Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
 WWE United States Championship (5 times)
 WWE Intercontinental Championship (1 time)
 WWE Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with The Miz (1) and David Otunga (1)
 World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Batista (1) and Shawn Michaels (1)
 Money in the Bank (2012)
 Royal Rumble (2008, 2013)
 WWE Championship No. 1 Contender's Tournament (2003, 2005)
 Brisbane Cup (2009)
 Slammy Award (10 times)
 Game Changer of the Year (2011) – with The Rock
 Hero in All of Us (2015)
 Holy $#!+ Move of the Year (2010) – Sending Batista through the stage with an Attitude Adjustment
 Insult of the Year (2012) – To Dolph Ziggler and Vickie Guerrero: "You're the exact opposite. One enjoys eating a lot of nuts and the other is still trying to find his"
 Kiss of the Year (2012) – with AJ Lee
 Match of the Year (2013, 2014) – vs. The Rock for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 29, Team Cena vs. Team Authority at Survivor Series
 Superstar of the Year (2009, 2010, 2012)
 Wrestling Observer Newsletter
 Best Box Office Draw (2007)
 Best Gimmick (2003)
 Best on Interviews (2007)
 Feud of the Year (2011) vs. CM Punk
 Match of the Year (2011) vs. CM Punk at Money in the Bank on July 17
 Most Charismatic (2006–2010)
 Most Charismatic of the Decade (2000–2009)
 Wrestler of the Year (2007, 2010)
 Worst Feud of the Year (2012) vs. Kane
 Worst Worked Match of the Year (2012) vs. John Laurinaitis at Over the Limit
 Worst Worked Match of the Year (2014) vs. Bray Wyatt at Extreme Rules
 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 2012)

 Other awards and honors 

 NCAA Division III All-American
 Springfield College Athletic Hall of Fame inductee (Class of 2015)
 Make-A-Wish Foundation Chris Greicius Celebrity Award
 Make-A-Wish Foundation Special Recognition Award (for being the first to grant 300 wishes)
 2014 Sports Social TV Entertainer of the Year
 2014 Rumble Royalty Hall of Game Award
 2014 Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure Grand Marshal
 2016 USO Legacy of Achievement Award
 2018 Sports Illustrated Muhammad Ali Legacy Award
 2024 NCAA Silver Anniversary Award

1  Cena did not accept the 2012 award, opting to award it to presenter Ric Flair instead.

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