Who is John Cena?
John Cena, best known as WWE Superstar John Cena, is an American professional wrestler best known for his times on WWE Raw and WWE SmackDown. He is also a reality television show host, rapper, and actor known for his roles in the movies The Marine, Legendary, Fred: The Movie and 12 Rounds.
John Cena: Birth Facts, Family, and Childhood
John Cena was born as John Felix Anthony Cena on 23 April 1977, in West Newbury, Massachusetts, United States. John holds an American nationality and he is of mixed ethnicity(Italian, French, Canadian, English).
He is the second son of French-Canadian mother, Carol Cena, and Italian father, John Cena Sr. He has four brothers named Matt, Sean, Dan, and Steve. He is the grandson of baseball player Tony Lupien. He was a good football player of his college’s team. Before fame, he worked as a driver for a limousine company.
John Cena: Education History
Cena attended Central Catholic High School in Lawrence, Massachusetts and later shifted to Cushing Academy, a private prep boarding school. After graduation, he attended Springfield College and graduated in 1998 with a degree in exercise physiology.
John Cena: Professional Life and Career
After graduation, Cena moved to California in 2000, in order to pursue his career in bodybuilding. That same year, he began training to become a professional wrestler at Ultimate Pro Wrestling’s (UPW) and wrestled for the UPW until March 2001.
Cena, then known as The Prototype, made his unofficial debut on World Wrestling Federation (WWF) on a SmackDown, in October 2000. He was signed by WWE in early 2002, and he first appeared on WWE in a match against Kurt Angle on the 27th of June, 2002 which ended up with him losing. In 2004, Cena won the United States Championship from Big Show and gained everyone’s attention. Since then, Cena became a WWE star and he has won 25 professional championships, including 16 WWE World Heavyweight Championships till now. He is one of the fans favorite stars of WWE and he is labeled as the “most polarizing professional wrestler ever”.
Besides wrestling, Cena is a rapper. He morphed into a rapper for the time period of 2002–2004, which earned him popularity within the WWE audience and his fans. John made his acting debut as a Gym Trainer in the movie Ready to Rumble (2002). His first lead role came up with the movie The Marine (2006), in which he played as John Triton. In 2010, he got more popularity after he played Mike Chetley in the movie Legendary (2010). Since then, he has appeared in several big movies including Trainwreck, Sisters, and The Wall. He also appeared on the TV shows like Saturday Night Live, Fred: The Show, and Total Divas. He is also the host and executive producer of American Grit. Cena has also appeared in more than 20 WWE video games till now.
John Cena: Salary and Net Worth
Cena has been a very successful actor and wrestler, He is the highest paid WWE wrestler with an annual salary of 9.5 million dollars and he has a net worth of 35 million dollars.
John Cena: Rumors and Controversy
There is no rumor about him dating any other woman at the current time. Cena was criticized for his work in his early WWE career but he has established himself as a sincere person and he has not been in any off-screen controversies.
John Cena: Description To Body Measurements
Moving towards his body measurements, he has a good height of 6 feet 1 inch tall with a weight of 113 kg. His chest is 50 inches, waist 36 inches and biceps measure 19 inches. He has light brown hair and blue eyes.
John Cena: Social Media Profile
John Cena does use the social media. He has Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram accounts. His Twitter site followers number an enormous 11.3 million. He has Instagram followers to the tune of 9.1 million. He has more than 44.3 million followers on Facebook account.
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