John Cena Biography

Born John Felix Anthony Cena on the 23rd of April 1977, John Cena is a renowned professional American wrestler, actor, and hip hop artist. He wrestles on the RAW brand of the World Wrestling Entertainment group. He is currently the reigning WWE Champion. Cena also has the distinction of being a three time United States Champion, as well as a one time World Tag Team Champion.

Before he became a member of the World Wrestling Entertainment roster, John Cena trained and wrestled for Ohio Valley Wrestling as well as Ultimate Pro Wrestling. Cena proved himself to be a winner early on, gaining the top titles of both of these promotions before moving on to the WWE.

In addition to his pro wrestling career, Cena has also made a name for himself as a hip hop force to be reckoned with. His debut album, You Can’t See Me, debuted at Number Fifteen on the Billboard charts in the United States. Cena was also featured in the film The Marine. Cena’s numerous television appearances include Punk’d, Manhunt, MADtv, and Deal or No Deal. Cena was recently a contestant on the show Fast Cars and Superstars: The Gillette Young Guns Celebrity Race. He made it to the final round of the show before he was eliminated. Cena placed third in the overall competition.

The very first televised WWE match to feature Cena was in response to a challenge by Kurt Angle in June of 2002. Fueled by an inspiring speech given by WWE boss Vince McMahon to show ruthless aggression in becoming a legend, Cena nearly beat Angle by kicking out of his Angle Slam and then enduring the ankle lock submission hold. Cena ultimately lost the match however, when he was put in to a hard amateur style pin. Cena nevertheless became a face following the near win. He was put in to a program alongside Chris Jericho. Then, in October of that year, Cena and Billy Kidman joined forces in a tag team tournament, crowning the very first WWE Tag Team Champions of the SmackDown! Brand. Unfortunately, the pair lost in the first round of that tournament. The following week, Cena attacked Kidman, claiming it was his fault that they lost the match.

Not long after the Kidman incident occurred, Cena dressed up as rapper Vanilla Ice and performed a freestyle rap for Stephanie McMahon during a backstage segment of a Halloween themed SmackDown! Episode. This gave birth to Cena’s new gimmick – as a rapper who cut promos in the form of rhymes. Cena would later adopt a variant of the WWF logo of the 1980s. Enforcer Bull Buchanan, whose new name was given as B-2, then joined John Cena. Later, Rodney Mack replaced B-2; he adopted the moniker Red Dogg.

In early 2003, John Cena was out to get the WWE Championship. He chastised reigning champion Brock Lesnar, constantly challenging him in weekly “freestyles.” Eventually, he was able to score a match with Lesnar after winning a Number One Contenders tournament. He did not take the title, however.

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