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'''Zhang Jingna''' ({{zh-stp|s=张晶娜|t=張晶娜|p=Zhāng Jīngnuó}}; born May 4, 1986 in [[Beijing]], [[People's Republic of China|China]]) is a photographer known widely on [[DeviantART]] as [http://zemotion.deviantart.com zemotion].


'''John Felix Anthony Cena'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abcmedianet.com/web/showpage/showpage.aspx?program_id=002257&type=performers|title=Fast Cars & Superstars - Gillette Young Guns Celebrity Race Driver Bios|accessdate= 2007-06-11|publisher=ABC Media Net}}</ref> (born April 23, 1977)<ref name="slam"/> is an [[United States|American]] [[actor]], [[hip hop music]]ian, and [[professional wrestling|wrestler]]. He is employed by [[World Wrestling Entertainment]] (WWE) and performs on their [[WWE Raw|Raw]] [[WWE Brand Extension|brand]]. He is currently inactive due to a herniated disc in his neck.<ref name=injury2008>{{cite web | url = http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/articles/7603606/cenainjuredaug08 | publisher = [[World Wrestling Entertainment]] | title = Cena suffers herniated disk | first = Brandon D. | last = Campbell | date = 2008-08-25 | accessdate = 2008-08-26}}</ref>
Born in the suburbs of Beijing to a sporting family, Jingna relocated to [[Singapore]] at the age of eight, where she attended Haig Girls' School. At the age of fourteen, nine months after picking up air rifle, Jingna broke a national record, and subsequently joined the national [[air rifle]] team. She was active in the team for six years, during which she left the prestigious [[Raffles Girls' School (Secondary)]] at the age of sixteen to pursue a degree in fashion design in [[LASALLE College of the Arts]].


In his WWE career, Cena has been a [[List of WWE Champions|three time]] [[WWE Championship|WWE Champion]],<ref name="WWETitle" /> a [[List of WWE United States Champions|three time]] [[WWE United States Championship|United States Champion]],<ref name="USTitle" /> and a [[List of World Tag Team Champions (WWE)|two time]] [[World Tag Team Championship (WWE)|World Tag Team Champion]].<ref name="WWETT" /> He also won the [[Royal Rumble (2008)|2008 Royal Rumble]].<ref name="Rumble08" /> Before being promoted to the main WWE roster, Cena trained in and wrestled for [[Ultimate Pro Wrestling]] and [[Ohio Valley Wrestling]], holding the top titles of both [[Wrestling promotion|promotions]].<ref name="UPWTitle" /><ref name="OVWTitle" />
While in LASALLE, Jingna came across a camera, and began to learn its functions. It soon became another means by which she could express herself, the way she did with traditional art. In time she found that she wanted to take her passion for photography higher, and hence, in late April 2008, she left both the national air rifle team and LASALLE to become a professional photographer.


Outside of wrestling, Cena has released the rap album ''[[You Can't See Me]]'', which debuted at #15 on the US Billboard 200 chart,<ref name="billboard"/> and starred in the movie ''[[The Marine]]''.<ref name="m&c">{{cite web|url=http://www.monstersandcritics.com/dvd/news/article_1239672.php|title=WWE Superstar John Cena bust onto DVD with The Marine|accessdate=2008-06-12|date=2007-01-04|last=Luce|first=Patrick|publisher=Monster & Critics}}</ref><ref name=boxoffice>{{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/marine/numbers.php|title=The Marine: Box Office Summary| publisher=RottenTomatoes.com|accessdate=2007-07-04}}</ref> He has also made appearances on television shows including ''[[Manhunt (2001 TV series)|Manhunt]]'', ''[[Deal or No Deal (US game show)|Deal or No Deal]]'',<ref name="deal">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/dealofalifetime |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20070303065644/http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/dealofalifetime |archivedate=2007-03-03 |title= Sign-ing a Deal?|author=Zack Zeigler|accessdate=2007-05-25|date=March 1, 2007|publisher=WWE}}</ref> ''[[MADtv]]'', and ''[[Punk'd]]''. Most recently, Cena was a contestant on ''[[Fast Cars and Superstars: The Gillette Young Guns Celebrity Race]]'', where he made it to the final round before being eliminated, placing third in the overall competition.<ref name=third/>
Jingna has earned several awards, and in 2007 she became the youngest ever recipient of Associateship in the Masters Photographers Association. She was also awarded the Singapore Master Photographer of the Year award in 2007.


==Early life==
In the six months of her professional photography career, Jingna has worked with companies such as [[Mercedes Benz]], [[Ogilvy & Mather Advertising]] (Taiwan), [[Architecture International]], [[Wacom]], and The Arts House.
Cena was born April 23, 1977 in [[West Newbury, Massachusetts]],<ref name="slam" /> the second eldest of five brothers – Dan, Matt, Steve and Sean.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.ign.com/articles/607/607819p2.html|title=John Cena: The Champ is Here|accessdate=2007-05-05|publisher=[[IGN]]}}</ref> After graduating from [[Cushing Academy]], Cena attended [[Springfield College]] in [[Springfield, Massachusetts]].<ref name="Cushing">{{cite web|url= http://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/athletics.nsf/2404afe7dd4d7ef545256bf4002a67e2/57db02504b5554ff45256c150026822c|title=1998 Football Roster|accessdate=2007-05-05|publisher=Springfield College}}</ref> In college he was a [[Division III]] [[All-America]]n [[Center (American football)|center]] on the [[College football|football]] team,<ref>{{cite web|url= http://shopping.yahoo.com/p:John%20Cena:1927836016:page=biography|title=John Cena: biography|accessdate=2007-05-11|publisher=[[Yahoo!]]}}</ref> wearing the number 54,<ref name="Cushing" /> which is still used on some of his WWE merchandise.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://shopzone.wwe.com/Product_detail.asp?cat=cat-johncena&productId=01-08596|title=John Cena Bulldog Basketball Jersey|accessdate=2007-05-06|publisher=WWE}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://shopzone.wwe.com/Product_detail.asp?cat=cat-johncena&productId=01-09163|title=John Cena Personalized Beware of Dog Football Jersey|accessdate=2008-01-03 |publisher=WWE}}</ref> He graduated from Springfield in 1998 with a degree in [[exercise physiology]],<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.tribute.ca/people/John+Cena/17152|title=John Cena star bio|accessdate=2007-05-05|publisher=Tribute.ca}}</ref> after which he pursued a career as a [[bodybuilding|bodybuilder]],<ref name = "realitynews3" /><ref name="ground">{{cite web|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FCO/is_5_2/ai_68951389?tag=artBody;col1|title=Training Ground|first=Brad|last=Perkins|publisher=Wrestling Digest|accessdate=2008-07-17|month=February | year=2001}}</ref> and also worked as a chauffeur for a limousine company.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/archive/062606newmagazine|title=Inside WWE's New Magazine| accessdate=2007-05-05|publisher=WWE|quote=Who would have guessed John Cena was once a limo driver}}</ref>
She has also produced fashion editorials for magazines such as [[Harper's Bazaar]] Singapore, [[Luxury]], [[BeautyBlackBook]], [[Men's Folio]] and [[Smitten]].


==Wrestling career==
Her works exude an ethereal air, and a dreamlike quality permeates her work, with a characteristic cinematographic leaning and a quiet confidence and maturity belying her age. Jingna’s works have also been described as dark and romantic, with a cinematic appeal.
===Training===
Cena first started training to become a wrestler in 2000 at the [[California]]-based "Ultimate University" operated by [[Ultimate Pro Wrestling]] (UPW). Once he was placed into an in-ring role, Cena began using a semi-[[cyborg|robotic]] [[List of professional wrestling slang#G|character]] known as The Prototype.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.upw.com/features/cenahistory.htm|title=John Cena's WWE History|accessdate=2007-07-04|publisher=UPW}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.upw.com/uu/alumni.htm|title=Ultimate University/UPW alumni|accessdate=2007-03-29|publisher=UPW}}</ref> Some of this period of his career was documented in the [[Discovery Channel]] program ''Inside Pro Wrestling School''.<ref name="ground"/> While in UPW, Cena held the [[UPW Heavyweight Championship|Heavyweight Championship]] for just shy of a month in April 2000.<ref name="UPWTitle" /> In 2001, the [[World Wrestling Entertainment|World Wrestling Federation]] (WWF) signed him away from UPW, placing him under a developmental contract and assigning him to their "[[Farm team|farm territory]]" [[Ohio Valley Wrestling]] (OVW), where he continued his training.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/ovw/_2001/|title=Ohio Valley Wrestling results (2001)|accessdate=2007-07-04 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref> During his time there, Cena wrestled as both The Prototype and Mr. P, and he held the [[OVW Heavyweight Championship|Heavyweight Championship]] for three months and the [[OVW Southern Tag Team Championship|Tag Team Championship]] (with [[Rico Constantino]]) for two.<ref name="OVWTitle" /><ref name="OwW" /><ref name="OVWTT" />


===World Wrestling Entertainment (2002-present)===
Her inspirations are derived from people such as [[Peter Lindbergh]] and [[Yoshitaka Amano]]. Jingna also cites her friend [http://noah-kh.deviantart.com Kuang Hong], a fellow artist whom she managed from the age of fifteen, as one of the influences and foundations of her artistic development.
====2002-2003====
[[Image:CenaF-U.jpg|thumb|left|190px|Cena performing an [[Professional wrestling throws#Fireman's carry takeover|FU]] to [[Kurt Angle]].]]
Cena's first televised WWE match was in answer to a ([[kayfabe]]) open challenge by [[Kurt Angle]] on June 27, 2002.<ref name=ship67>Hamilton, Ian. ''Wrestling's Sinking Ship'' (p.67)</ref> Inspired by a speech given by WWE Chairman [[Vince McMahon]] to the rising stars of the company, exhorting them to show "ruthless aggression" to earn a place among the legends, Cena took advantage of the opportunity and almost beat Angle by kicking out of his [[Professional wrestling throws#Olympic slam|Angle Slam]] and enduring the [[Professional wrestling holds#Ankle lock|ankle lock]] submission hold.<ref name=resultsjune272002/> He ultimately lost, however, to a hard, [[Amateur wrestling|amateur-style]] [[Pin (professional wrestling)|pin]].<ref name=resultsjune272002>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/smackdown/020627.html|title=SmackDown! results - June 27, 2002| accessdate=2007-05-09|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref> Following the near-win, Cena became a [[Face (professional wrestling)|face]] and was put into a [[Feud (professional wrestling)|program]] with [[Chris Jericho]].<ref name=ship67/> In October, Cena and [[Billy Kidman]] joined forces to take part in a [[tag team]] tournament to crown the first [[WWE Tag Team Championship|WWE Tag Team Champions]] of the [[WWE Friday Night SmackDown|SmackDown!]] [[WWE Brand Extension|brand]], but lost in the first round.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/smackdown/021010.html|title=SmackDown! results - October 10, 2002 |accessdate=2007-05-09|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref> The next week, Cena [[Turn (professional wrestling)|turned on]] and attacked Kidman, blaming him for their loss.<ref name=ship67/>


Shortly after the Kidman attack, on a [[Halloween]] themed episode of ''SmackDown!'', Cena dressed as [[Vanilla Ice]] and performed a [[freestyle rap]].<ref name=ship67/> The next week, Cena received a new [[List of professional wrestling slang#G|gimmick]]: a [[rapper]] who [[Promo (professional wrestling)|cut promos]] in rhyme.<ref name=ship67/> As the gimmick grew, he adopted a variant of the 80s WWF logo — dropping the "F" — as his "signature symbol", along with the slogan "[[Wiktionary:word#Interjection|Word]] Life".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wweozshop.com/show_products.php?p_id=65 |title=John Cena's variant of the 80s WWF logo|accessdate=2007-05-09|publisher=WWEOzShop.com}}</ref> Moreover, he was joined by an [[Enforcer (professional wrestling)|enforcer]], [[Barry Buchanan|Bull Buchanan]], who was rechristened B-2 (also written B² and pronounced "B-Squared").<ref name=ship67/> Buchanan was later replaced by [[Rodney Begnaud|Rodney Mack]] under the moniker "Red Dogg",<ref name=ship67/> until he was sent to the [[WWE Raw|Raw]] brand in February.
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For the first half of 2003, Cena sought the [[WWE Championship]] and chased the reigning champion, [[Brock Lesnar]], performing weekly "freestyles" challenging him to matches.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/smackdown/030306.html|title=SmackDown! results - March 6, 2003|accessdate=2007-05-09|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/smackdown/030313.html|title=SmackDown! results - March 13, 2003|accessdate=2007-05-09|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/smackdown/030320.html|title=SmackDown! results - March 20, 2003|accessdate=2007-05-09|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref> During the program, Cena unveiled a new [[List of professional wrestling slang#F|finishing maneuver]]: the [[#In wrestling|FU]], a [[Powerslam#Fireman's carry powerslam|Fireman's carry powerslam]], so named to mock Lesnar's [[Brock Lesnar#In wrestling|F-5]].<ref name=ship68>Hamilton, Ian. ''Wrestling's Sinking Ship'' (p.68)</ref> He got a match against Lesnar at April's [[Backlash (2003)|Backlash]] by winning a #1 contenders tournament,<ref name=ship67/> but did not get the title.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/backlash.html#2003|title=Backlash 2003 results|accessdate=2007-05-09| publisher=Pro Wrestling history}}</ref> At the end of the year he became a face again when he joined Kurt Angle as a member of his [[Professional wrestling tag team match types#Elimination tag team match|Survivor Series team]] at the [[Survivor Series (2003)|2003 pay-per-view]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/smackdown/031113.html |title=SmackDown! results - November 13, 2003 |accessdate=2007-07-06 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/survivor.html#2003|title=Survivor Series 2003 results|accessdate=2007-12-29| publisher=Pro Wrestling history}}</ref>

====2004-2005====
[[Image:John Cena as United States Champion.jpg|thumb|right|175px|Cena, wearing his customized [[WWE United States Championship|U.S. Championship]] belt]]
In early 2004, Cena participated in the [[Royal Rumble#Match|Royal Rumble match]] at the annual [[Royal Rumble (2004)|January pay-per-view event]],<ref name="royalrumble2004">{{cite web|url= http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/rumble.html#2004|title=Royal Rumble 2004 results|accessdate=2007-05-10| publisher=Pro Wrestling History}}</ref> making it to the final six participants before being eliminated by [[Paul Wight|Big Show]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/1988118/mainevent/|title=Chris Benoit (spot No. 1) wins the Royal Rumble Match|accessdate=2007-05-10|publisher=WWE}}</ref> The Royal Rumble elimination led to a [[Feud (professional wrestling)|feud]] between Big Show and Cena,<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/smackdown/040129.html|title=SmackDown! results - January 29, 2004 |accessdate=2007-05-10 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/smackdown/040219.html|title=SmackDown! results - February 19, 2004|accessdate= 2007-05-10|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref> during which Cena won the [[WWE United States Championship|United States Championship]] from the Big Show at [[WrestleMania XX]] in March.<ref name="wrestlemania20">{{cite web|url= http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/mania.html#20|title=WrestleMania XX results|accessdate=2007-05-10| publisher=Pro Wrestling history}}</ref> During his reign, he came into contention with SmackDown! [[List of authority figures in professional wrestling|General Manager]] [[Kurt Angle]] over issues arising with [[René Goguen|René Duprée]] and [[Torrie Wilson]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/smackdown/040429.html|title=SmackDown! results - April 29, 2004|accessdate=2007-07-06|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref> The reign ended just shy of four months when, on July 8, he was "stripped" of the belt by Angle after he ([[kayfabe]], accidentally) knocked him over, thus "attacking an official".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/smackdown/040708.html|title=SmackDown! results - July 8, 2004|accessdate=2007-07-06|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref> He won the title back by defeating [[Booker Huffman|Booker T]] in a "[[professional wrestling match types#Series variations|best of five]]" series that culminated at October's [[WWE No Mercy#2004|No Mercy]],<ref name ="nomercy04">{{cite web|url= http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/nomercy.html#2004|title=No Mercy 2004 results|accessdate=2007-05-10| publisher=Pro Wrestling history}}</ref> only to lose it to the debuting [[Carly Colón|Carlito Caribbean Cool]] the next week.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/smackdown/041007.html|title=SmackDown! results - October 7, 2004|accessdate=2007-05-10|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref> After the loss to Carlito, the duo began a feud, during which Cena was ([[kayfabe]]) stabbed in the [[kidney]] while at a Boston-area nightclub by Carlito's [[Enforcer (professional wrestling)|bodyguard]], [[Aaron Aguilera|Jesús]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/smackdown/041014.html|title=SmackDown! results - October 14, 2004|accessdate= 2007-05-10|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/smackdown/041111.html|title=SmackDown! results - November 11, 2004|accessdate= 2007-05-10|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref> This [[Work (professional wrestling)|worked]] injury was used to keep Cena out of action for a month, during which Cena was actually filming his feature film debut ''[[The Marine]]''.<ref name="OwW">{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/j/john-cena.html|title= John Cena profile |publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref> Immediately on his return in November, he won the US title back from Carlito and debuted a "custom made" [[Spinner (wheel)|spinner]]-style title belt.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/smackdown/041118.html|title=SmackDown! results - November 18, 2004|accessdate=2007-05-10|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/unitedstates/30445411131|title= John Cena's Second Reign as US Champion|accessdate=2007-05-10|publisher=WWE}}</ref>

Cena took part in the [[Royal Rumble (2005)|Royal Rumble]] in January 2005, this time making it to the final two. He and [[WWE Raw|Raw]] [[WWE Brand Extension|brand]] wrestler [[Dave Batista|Batista]] went over the top rope at the same time, ostensibly ending the match. [[Vince McMahon]], however, appeared on stage and re-started the match in "[[Sudden death (sport)|sudden death]]", with Batista eventually winning.<ref name="royalrumble05">{{cite news|title=2007 Wrestling Almanac & Book of Facts| work=Wrestling’s Historical Cards|publisher=Kappa Publishing|year=2007|pages=117}}</ref> The next month, Cena defeated Kurt Angle to earn a spot in the SmackDown! brand's [[WrestleMania 21]] main event,<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/nowayout.html#2005|title=No Way Out 2005 results|accessdate=2007-05-10 |publisher=Pro Wrestling history}}</ref> beginning a feud with [[WWE Championship|WWE Champion]] [[John Layfield|John "Bradshaw" Layfield]] (JBL) and his [[Cabinet (professional wrestling)|Cabinet]] in the process. In the opening stages of the feud, Cena lost his US belt to Cabinet member [[Orlando Jordan]],<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/smackdown/050303.html|title=SmackDown! results - March 3, 2005|accessdate=2007-05-10|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref> who proceeded to "blow up" the spinner version with JBL and return a more traditional style belt.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/smackdown/050310.html|title= SmackDown! results - March 10, 2005|accessdate=2007-04-05|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref> When Cena and JBL met at WrestleMania, the title switched hands, giving Cena his first [[World Heavyweight Championship|world title]] in the company.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/mania.html#21|title=WrestleMania 21 results| accessdate=2007-05-10|publisher=Pro Wrestling history}}</ref> As part of the storyline, he then had a spinner WWE Championship belt made,<ref name="April 14, 2005">{{cite web|url= http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/smackdown/050414.html|title=SmackDown! results - April 14, 2005|accessdate=2007-04-05|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref> while JBL took the original belt and claimed to still be WWE Champion,<ref name="April 14, 2005"/> until Cena reclaimed the original belt in an [["I Quit" match]] at [[Judgment Day (2005)|Judgment Day]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/judgement.html#2005|title=Judgment Day 2005 results|accessdate=2007-05-10|publisher=Pro Wrestling history}}</ref>

Cena's SmackDown! tenure came to a close on the June 6, 2005 episode of ''[[WWE Raw]]'', when he became the first wrestler selected by Raw brand [[List of authority figures in professional wrestling|General Manager]] [[Eric Bischoff]] in the annual [[WWE Draft#2005 (Draft Lottery: RAW and SmackDown!)|draft lottery]]. Cena immediately entered a [[List of professional wrestling slang#A|program]] against Bischoff when he refused to participate in his "war" against the upcoming [[Extreme Championship Wrestling]] [[One Night Stand (2005)|reunion show]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/raw/050606.html|title=RAW results - June 6, 2005|accessdate=2007-05-10| publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref> With Bischoff vowing to make Cena's stint on Raw difficult, he "hand picked" Jericho to take Cena's title from him.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/raw/050711.html|title =RAW results - July 11, 2005|accessdate=2007-04-05|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref> During their feud, even though Cena was portrayed as the [[Face (professional wrestling)|face]] and Jericho as the [[Heel (professional wrestling)|heel]], a vocal section of live crowds nonetheless chose to [[Booing|boo]] Cena during their matches.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.oowrestling.com/recaps/ppv/20050821.shtml|title=SummerSlam 2005 recap|accessdate=2007-07-07|publisher=Online Onslaught}}</ref> More crowds followed suit during Cena's next feud with [[Kurt Angle]],<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.oowrestling.com/recaps/raw/20051024.shtml|title=RAW results - October 25, 2005|accessdate=2007-06-10|publisher= Online Onslaught|last=Scaia|first=Rick|quote=Cena's in the ring marinating in a mixture of 75% squeals and 25% boos}}</ref> who took over as Bischoff's hand picked #1 contender after Cena beat Jericho in a "[[Professional wrestling match types#Retirement match|You're Fired]]" match on the August 22 ''Raw'', sending him off the show.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/raw/050822.html|title=RAW results - August 22, 2005|accessdate=2007-05-10| publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref> As the feud continued and the dissenters grew more vocal, sometimes seeming to outnumber fans by wide margins,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oowrestling.com/recaps/raw/20060102.shtml|title=RAW results - January 3, 2006|accessdate=2007-06-10|publisher=Online Onslaught|last=Scaia|first=Rick|quote=it seemed like the entire state of New Jersey showed up to boo John Cena out of the building.}}</ref> the [[WWE Raw#Commentators|announce team]] was forced to acknowledge the boos on television and began calling Cena a "controversial champion", claiming some people disliked him on account of his "in-ring style" and his chosen [[#Fashion|fashion]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.oowrestling.com/columns/oo/20060927.shtml|title=All The Angle That's Fit To Print, plus TONS of Other Catch-up News|accessdate=2007-06-10|publisher=Online Onslaught}}</ref> Despite the mixed and negative reactions, Cena held on to his Championship through his feud with Angle, losing to him by [[Professional wrestling#Disqualification|disqualification]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/unforgiven.html#2005|title=Unforgiven 2005 results |accessdate=2007-05-10 |publisher=Pro Wrestling history}}</ref> — for which titles do not change hands in WWE — at [[Unforgiven (2005)|Unforgiven]] in September and [[Pin (professional wrestling)|pinning]] him at [[Survivor Series (2005)|Survivor Series]] in November.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/survivor.html#2005| title=Survivor Series 2005 results|accessdate=2007-05-10 |publisher=Pro Wrestling history}}</ref> The feud with Angle also saw Cena add a secondary, submission based, [[List of professional wrestling slang#F|finishing maneuver]] to his repertoire – the [[#In wrestling#STFU|STFU]] (a [[Professional wrestling holds#STS|Stepover Toehold Sleeper]], though named for a [[Professional wrestling holds#STF|Stepover Toehold Facelock]]) – when he was put into a [[Professional wrestling match types#Basic non-elimination matches|Triple Threat]] [[Professional wrestling match types#Variations of singles matches|Submissions Only]] match on the November 28 ''Raw''.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/raw/051128.html|title=RAW results - November 28, 2005|accessdate=2007-04-05| publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref>

====2006-2007====
[[Image:Edge vs. Cena.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Cena facing off against [[Adam Copeland|Edge]] at a [[World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE]] [[house show]].]]
Cena lost the [[WWE Championship]] at the first WWE [[pay-per-view]] of 2006, [[New Year's Revolution (2006)|New Year's Revolution]], but not in the [[Elimination Chamber]] match that he had been advertised to participate in beforehand. Instead, immediately after winning the Elimination Chamber, he was thrust into a match against [[Adam Copeland|Edge]], who cashed in his [[Money in the Bank ladder match|Money in the Bank]] contract — a "guaranteed title match at the WWE Champion of the owners choosing" — and after two quick [[Professional wrestling attacks#Spear|spears]] pinned Cena for the title.<ref name="NYR06">{{cite news|title=2007 Wrestling Almanac & Book of Facts|work=Wrestling’s Historical Cards|publisher=Kappa Publishing|year=2007|pages=119}}</ref> Cena's championship reign ended at [[List of WWE Championship reigns by length|280 days]], matching the length of previous champion [[John Layfield|JBL]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/wwechampionship/|title=History of the WWE Championship|accessdate=2007-05-11|publisher= WWE}}</ref> Just three weeks later, Cena won the title back at the [[Royal Rumble (2006)|Royal Rumble]] pay-per-view.<ref name="NYR06"/> After winning the Championship back, Cena was put in to a [[List of professional wrestling slang#A|program]] with [[Triple H]], during which the crowd again seemed to [[Booing|boo]] the intended [[Face (professional wrestling)|face]] (Cena) and cheer the intended [[Heel (professional wrestling)|heel]] (Triple H).<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.oowrestling.com/recaps/raw/20060320.shtml|last=Scaia|first=Rick|title=RAW results - March 20, 2006|accessdate= 2007-07-10|publisher=Online Onslaught|quote=For Cena's initial entrance, it's high pitched squeals, and the requisite 40-50% boos... [...]there were significant cheers for Trips, which is the REAL issue in play, here.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.oowrestling.com/recaps/raw/20060403.shtml|title=RAW results - April 2, 2006|accessdate=2007-07-10|publisher= Online Onslaught|quote=What [Cena] hears is the same thing he heard last night: 10,000 lustily booing the hell out of him, and maybe 5,000 frantically cheering to try to match that volume level.}}</ref> The negative reaction only intensified when he faced [[Rob Van Dam]] (also cashing in a Money in the Bank contract, which he won at [[WrestleMania 22]]) at [[One Night Stand (2006)|One Night Stand]] in June. Taking place in front of a crowd of mostly "old school" [[Extreme Championship Wrestling]] fans at the [[Hammerstein Ballroom]], Cena was met with raucous jeering and chants of "Fuck you, Cena", "You can't wrestle", and "Same old shit". When he began peppering different moves into the match the fans responded with a chant of "You still suck". Cena lost the WWE Championship for the second time in 2006 at One Night Stand, being pinned by Van Dam after interference from Edge.<ref name ="cybersunday06"/>

[[Image:Cena-2006.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Cena, addressing fans at a ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' show.]]
In July, after Edge won the title from Van Dam in a [[Professional wrestling match types#Basic non-elimination matches|Triple Threat match]] that also involved Cena,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/raw/060703.html| title=RAW results - July 3, 2006|accessdate=2007-05-11|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref> it re-ignited the feud between him and Cena from earlier in the year. After Edge went about retaining the title by dubious means — getting himself [[Professional wrestling#Disqualification|disqualified]]<ref name ="snme1">{{cite web|url= http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/snme/060715.html|title=Saturday Night's Main Event results - July 15, 2006|accessdate=2007-05-11|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref> (for which Championships do not change hands) and using [[brass knuckles]]<ref name="cybersunday06"/> — he introduced his own version of Cena's "custom" belt, this one with his logo placed on the spinner.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/raw/060821.html|title=RAW results - August 21, 2006|accessdate=2007-05-11|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref> Cena eventually won the Championship back in a [[Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match]] at September's [[Unforgiven (2006)|Unforgiven]] pay-per-view, in a match that had an added stipulation that had Cena lost he would leave the ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' brand and go to ''[[WWE Friday Night SmackDown|SmackDown!]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/raw/060828.html|title=RAW results - August 28, 2006|publisher=Online World of Wrestling|accessdate=2007-04-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/unforgiven.html#2006|title=Unforgiven 2006 results|accessdate=2007-05-11| publisher=Pro Wrestling History}}</ref> He returned his version of the spinner belt on the next night's ''Raw''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/raw/060918.html|title=RAW results - September 18, 2006|accessdate=2007-04-05|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref>

On the heels of the Edge program, Cena was placed in an inter-[[WWE Brand Extension|brand]] [[List of professional wrestling slang#A|angle]] to determine the so-called "Champion of Champions" — or which was the most dominant champion in WWE's three brands. Cena, [[Booker Huffman|King Booker]] (SmackDown!'s then [[World Heavyweight Championship (WWE)|World Heavyweight Champion]]), and [[Paul Wight|Big Show]] ([[Extreme Championship Wrestling (WWE)|ECW's]] then [[ECW Championship|World Champion]]) engaged in a mini-feud leading to a [[Professional wrestling match types#Basic non-elimination matches|Triple Threat match]] at [[Cyber Sunday (2006)|Cyber Sunday]] in November, with the viewers voting on which of the three championships would be placed on the line.<ref name="October 16">{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/raw/061016.html|title=RAW results - October 16, 2006| accessdate=2007-04-05|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref> At the same time, Cena became involved in a storyline with non-wrestler [[Kevin Federline]] when he began appearing on ''Raw'' with [[John Hennigan|Johnny Nitro]] and [[Melina Perez|Melina]]. After getting into a ([[Work (professional wrestling)|worked]]) physical altercation with Federline on ''Raw'',<ref name="October 16"/> Federline appeared at Cyber Sunday to hit Cena with the [[World Heavyweight Championship (WWE)|World Heavyweight Title belt]] during the main event Triple Threat match, helping King Booker retain his title.<ref name ="cybersunday06">{{cite news|title=2007 Wrestling Almanac & Book of Facts|work=Wrestling’s Historical Cards| publisher=Kappa Publishing|year=2007|pages=121-122}}</ref> 2006 ended with Cena beginning a feud with the undefeated [[Eddie Fatu|Umaga]] over the WWE Championship,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/raw/061127.html|title =RAW results - November 27, 2006|accessdate=2007-04-05|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref> while 2007 began with the end of his storyline with Kevin Federline. On the first ''Raw'' of the new year, Cena was pinned by Federline (with an assist from Umaga), although later in the night he was able to get his hands on Federline to [[#In wrestling|FU]] him.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/raw/070101.html|title=RAW results - January 1, 2007| accessdate=2007-05-11|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref>

During their feud, Cena ended Umaga's "undefeated" streak at [[New Year's Revolution (2007)|New Year's Revolution]]<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.wwe.com/shows/newyearsrevolution/matches/3678150/results/|title=Champ ends the streak|last=Tello|first=Craig| accessdate=2007-07-10|publisher=WWE}}</ref> before Umaga caused a ([[Work (professional wrestling)|worked]]) injury to Cena's [[spleen]],<ref>{{cite web|url =http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/archive/01222007/articles/39182221|title=Cena Injury Update|last=Hunt|first=Jen|accessdate=2007-04-05|publisher=WWE}}</ref> putting a scheduled [[Professional wrestling match types#Last Man Standing match|Last Man Standing]] rematch at [[Royal Rumble (2007)|Royal Rumble]] in ([[kayfabe]]) jeopardy. The match did, however, take place and Cena retained his title.<ref name="royalrumble07">{{cite news|title=Pro Wrestling Illustrated, May 2007|work=Arena reports| publisher=Kappa Publishing|year=2007|month=June|pages=130}}</ref>

[[Image:Cena-WordLife-04.jpg|thumb|left|215px|Cena putting his hands up meaning "Word Life".]]
One night after the Royal Rumble, an impromptu team of Cena and [[Shawn Michaels]] defeated [[Rated-RKO]] (Edge and [[Randy Orton]]) for the [[World Tag Team Championship (WWE)|World Tag Team Championship]], making Cena a double champion.<ref>{{cite news|title=Pro Wrestling Illustrated, May 2007|work=Arena Reports|publisher=Kappa Publishing|year=2007|month=May|page=134}}</ref> On the April 2 episode of ''Raw'', after losing a WWE Championship match to Cena at [[WrestleMania 23]],<ref>{{cite news|author=McElvaney, Kevin|title=Pro Wrestling Illustrated, July 2007|work=WrestleMania 23|publisher=Kappa Publishing|year= 2007|month=June|pages=74-101}}</ref> Michaels "[[Turn (professional wrestling)|turned]]" on Cena, costing them the team the Championship in the second of two 10 team [[Battle royal (professional wrestling)|battles royals]] by throwing Cena over the top rope and eliminating the team. [[Hardy Boyz|The Hardys]] ([[Matt Hardy|Matt]] and [[Jeff Hardy|Jeff]]) eventually won the match and the title.<ref>{{cite news|title=Pro Wrestling Illustrated, July 2007|work=Arena reports|publisher=Kappa Publishing|year=2007|month=June|pages=133}}</ref> For the rest of the month, Cena feuded with Michaels, Orton, and Edge until [[The Great Khali]] declared his intentions to challenge for Cena's title by attacking and "laying out" all three of the top contenders<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/raw/070430.html|title=RAW results - April 30, 2007 |accessdate=2007-06-04|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref> before assaulting Cena himself and stealing the physical belt.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/raw/070507.html |title=RAW results - May 7, 2007| accessdate=2007-06-04|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref> For the next two months, Cena feuded with Khali over the Championship, eventually becoming the first person in WWE to defeat him by submission at May's [[Judgment Day (2007)|Judgment Day]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wweppv/judgementday07.html|title=WWE Judgment Day 2007 Results|accessdate=2007-06-04|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.wwe.com/shows/judgmentday/history/2007/matches/4124402/results/|title=Judgment Day 2007 Results: Goliath goes down|first=Louie| last=Dee|publisher=WWE|accessdate=2007-07-06|date=May 20, 2007|quote=It was truly an impressive (and improbable) victory for the WWE Champion, magnified even more by the fact that he made Khali do something he’d never done before: tap out.}}</ref> and then by [[Pin (professional wrestling)|pinfall]] at June's [[One Night Stand (2007)|One Night Stand]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/raw/070521.html|title=RAW results - May 21, 2007|accessdate=2007-06-04| publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=One Night Stand 2007 Results: Crafty Cena conquers, pins Great Khali|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/shows1/onenightstand/matches/4362508/results/ |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20070606082019/http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/shows1/onenightstand/matches/4362508/results/ |archivedate=2007-07-06 |first=Coret|last=Clayton|publisher= WWE|accessdate=2007-07-06|date=June 3, 2007|quote=The Champ had beaten the never-pinned monster.}}</ref> Later that summer, prior to [[SummerSlam (2007)|SummerSlam]], Randy Orton was named the #1 contender to the WWE championship,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/raw/070730.html|title=RAW results - July 30, 2007|accessdate=2007-08-27| publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref> starting a feud between the two. Leading up to the pay-per-view, Orton delivered a number of sneak-attacks, hitting Cena with three [[Cutter (professional wrestling)|RKOs]], but in the actual match, Cena retained the title, winning by pinfall.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/summerslam07/matches/3900088/results/ |title=SummerSlam 2007 Results|publisher=WWE|accessdate=2007-08-26|date=2007-08-26}}</ref> A rematch between the two occurred at [[Unforgiven (2007)|Unforgiven]], with Orton winning by disqualification after Cena ignored the referee's instructions and continued to beat on him in the corner.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pwwew.net/ppv/wwf/september/2007.htm|title= Unforgiven 2007 Results|accessdate=2007-09-17|publisher=PWWEW.net}}</ref>

During a match with [[Mr. Kennedy]] on the October 1, 2007 episode of ''Raw'', Cena suffered a [[Legit (professional wrestling)|legitimate]] torn [[Pectoralis major muscle|pectoral muscle]] while executing a [[Professional wrestling throws#Hip toss|hip toss]].<ref name="surgvid">{{cite video|people=Dr. James Andrews|date2=2007-10-04 |title=Exclusive footage: John Cena surgery|url= http://www.wwe.com/content/media/video/vms/raw/2007/october1-7/5581280|format=WMV|publisher=WWE|accessdate=2007-10-04}}</ref> Though he finished the match and took part in the scripted attack by Randy Orton after the match, surgery the following day found that his pectoralis major muscle was torn completely from the bone, estimated at the time to require seven months to a year of rehabilitation.<ref name="TornPec">{{cite web |url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/archive/10012007/articles/cenainjuryupdate|title=Cena out with pec tear, must surrender WWE title |accessdate=2008-01-29 |first=Bryan |last=Robinson |publisher=WWE}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wwe.com/content/media/video/vms/raw/2007/october8-14/5609240 |title=John Cena speaks out for the first time since his surgery |date=2007-10-08 |accessdate=2007-10-29 |publisher=WWE}}</ref> As a result, he was stripped of the title in an announcement by Vince McMahon on the next night's episode of ''[[Extreme Championship Wrestling (WWE)|ECW]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/nomercy/exclusives/cenamcmahonannounce|title=Mr. McMahon vacates Cena's WWE Championship|accessdate=2007-10-03|date=October 2, 2007|publisher=WWE}}</ref> ending what was the longest WWE Championship reign in over 19 years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/wwechampionship/|title=Inside WWE > Title History > WWE Championship|accessdate=2007-10-02|publisher=WWE}}</ref> His surgery was performed by orthopedic surgeon [[James Andrews (physician)|James Andrews]] at St. Vincent's Hospital in [[Birmingham, Alabama]].<ref name="surgvid" /> Two weeks later, in a video update on WWE.com, Dr. Andrews and Cena's physical trainer both said that he was several weeks ahead of where he was expected to be in his rehabilitation at that time.<ref>{{cite video|date2=10|month2= October|year2=2007|title=John Cena begins road to recovery|url= http://www.wwe.com/content/media/video/vms/none/2007/october15-21/5675400?zone=raw_index |medium=WMV |publisher=WWE |accessdate=2007-10-24}}</ref> Despite his injury, Cena attended the annual WWE Tribute to the Troops show filmed at Camp Speicher in [[Tikrit]], [[Iraq]] on December 7, and aired on December 24.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/raw/071224.html |title=WWE RAW Results - December 24, 2007|accessdate=2007-12-25|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref>

====2008====
Cena made an unannounced return to action on January 27 as the final participant of the [[Royal Rumble (2008)|Royal Rumble]] match. He won the match, and the traditional WrestleMania title shot, by last eliminating [[Triple H]].<ref name="Rumble08">{{cite web |url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wweppv/royalrumble08.html |title=Royal Rumble 2008 results |accessdate=2008-01-29 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref> Instead of waiting until WrestleMania, the title shot was cashed in against [[WWE Championship|WWE Champion]] [[Randy Orton]] at February's [[No Way Out (2008)|No Way Out]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/raw/080128.html |title=RAW results - January 28, 2008 |accessdate=2008-04-01 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref> in a match Cena won by [[Professional wrestling#Disqualification|disqualification]], resulting in him not getting the championship.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wweppv/nowayout08.html |title=No Way Out 2008 results |accessdate=2008-02-19 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref> The night after his No Way Out win, Cena was placed back in to [[WrestleMania XXIV]]'s WWE Championship match, making it a [[Professional wrestling match types#Basic non-elimination matches|triple threat match]] also involving Triple H,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/raw/080218.html |title=Raw results - February 18, 2008 |accessdate=2008-04-01 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref> during which he was pinned by Orton.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wweppv/wrestlemania24.html |title=WrestleMania XXIV results |accessdate=2008-04-01 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref> At [[Backlash (2008)|Backlash]], Cena failed to regain the title in a [[Professional wrestling match types#Basic elimination matches|Fatal Four Way elimination match]], in which he was pinned by Orton.<ref name="Slam - Backlash">{{cite web|first=Dave|last=Hillhouse|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2008/04/28/5407546.html|title=HHH reigns again after Backlash|accessdate=2008-06-23|date=2008-04-28|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]|work=SLAM! Sports}}</ref> Triple H won the title during that match. During that match, Cena eliminated [[John Layfield|John "Bradshaw" Layfield]] (JBL),<ref name="Slam - Backlash"/> thus renewing their feud from 2005. Cena defeated JBL at [[Judgment Day (2008)|Judgment Day]] and then at [[One Night Stand (2008)|One Night Stand]] in a [[Professional wrestling match types#First Blood match|First Blood match]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Corey|last=Clayton|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/judgmentday/matches/7033882/results/|title=JBL burned in bruising battle against Cena|accessdate=2008-05-18|date=2008-05-18|publisher=WWE}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pwwew.net/ppv/wwf/june/2008-01.htm|title=WWE One Night Stand 2008|accessdate=2008-06-23|publisher=PWWEW.net}}</ref> JBL, however, defeated him in a [[New York City]] [[Professional wrestling match types#Parking Lot Brawl|Parking Lot Brawl]] at [[The Great American Bash (2008)|The Great American Bash]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Aubrey|last=Sitterson|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/thegreatamericanbash/matches/7627392/results/|title=JBL drives it home|accessdate=2008-07-20|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]}}</ref> On the August 4 edition of ''Raw'', Cena became a [[World Tag Team Championship (WWE)|World Tag Team Champion]] for a second time when he teamed up with [[Dave Batista|Batista]] to defeat [[Cody Rhodes]] and [[Ted Dibiase, Jr.|Ted Dibiase]] for the World Tag Team titles,<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/archive/08042008/|accessdate=2008-08-05|date=2008-08-05|last=Sitterson|first=Aubrey|title=Championship scramble|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]}}</ref> but they failed to retain the titles the following week against the former champions.<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/results/|accessdate=2008-08-12|date=2008-08-11|last=Sitterson|first=Aubrey|title=Bracing for a SummerSlam|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]}}</ref> Cena was defeated by Batista at SummerSlam.<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/summerslam/matches/7719954/results/|accessdate=2008-08-25|date=2008-08-17|last=Tello|first=Craig|title=Batista's blockbuster triumph|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]}}</ref> Cena was named one of four contenders for [[CM Punk]]'s [[World Heavyweight Championship (WWE)|World Heavyweight Championship]] in the [[Professional wrestling match types#Basic non-elimination matches|Championship scramble]] match at [[Unforgiven (2008)|Unforgiven]] but was replaced by [[Rey Mysterio, Jr.|Rey Mysterio]] after it was announced Cena had suffered a herniated disk in his neck which will require surgery and he will be out of action indefinitely.<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/results/|accessdate=2008-08-25|date=2008-05-28|last=Sitterson|first=Aubrey|title=Championship scramble|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]}}</ref> Cena underwent successive surgery to repair the herniated disk in his neck with Doctor Joseph Maroon on August 25.<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/cenaoutvowstoreturn|accessdate=2008-08-27|date=2008-08-26|title=Cena out, vows to return|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]}}</ref><ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/cenasurgeryinterview|accessdate=2008-08-27|date=2008-08-26|title=John Cena: Post-surgery interview|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]}}</ref><!-- DO NOT ADD WEEK BY WEEK EVENTS, RUMORS OR SPECULATION. 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==In wrestling==
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*'''Finishing and signature moves'''
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**'''''FU'''''<ref name=ship68/> ([[Professional wrestling throws#Fireman's carry takeover|Fireman's carry dropped into either a standing takeover]] or a [[Powerslam#Fireman's carry powerslam|powerslam]]) – [[World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE]]
**'''''Proto–Bomb'''''<ref name="UPW" /> ([[Ultimate Pro Wrestling|UPW]]) / '''''Killswitch''''' ([[Ohio Valley Wrestling|OVW]]) ([[Powerbomb#Spin-out powerbomb|Belly to back suplex lift twisted into an inverted side slam]]) – UPW / OVW; Used as a regular move in WWE
**'''''STFU'''''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wwe.com/superstars/raw/johncena/photos2/stfuphotos/|title=STFU photos |accessdate=2008-02-20 |publisher=WWE |work=John Cena > Photos }}</ref> ([[Professional wrestling holds#STS|Stepover toehold sleeper]]) – WWE; 2005–present
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**[[Professional wrestling aerial techniques#Diving leg drop bulldog|Diving leg drop bulldog]]
**[[Dropkick]], sometimes from the [[Dropkick#Missile dropkick|top rope]]<ref name=OWOW/> – UPW / OVW; 2000–2002
**[[Suplex#Fisherman suplex|Fisherman suplex]]<ref name=OWOW/>
**''Five Knuckle Shuffle''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wwe.com/superstars/raw/johncena/photos2/fiveknucklephotos/ |title=Five Knuckle Shuffle |accessdate=2008-02-20 |publisher=WWE |work=John Cena > Photos }}</ref> ([[Professional wrestling attacks#Fist drop|Fist drop]], with theatrics)
**[[Professional wrestling attacks#Lou Thesz press|Lou Thesz press]] followed by multiple [[Professional wrestling attacks#Punch|punches]]<ref name=OWOW/>
**[[Professional wrestling attacks#Shoulder block|Running flying shoulder block]]<ref name=OWOW/>
**[[Professional wrestling throws#One-handed bulldog|Running one–handed bulldog]]
**[[Professional wrestling throws#Hip toss|Sitout hip toss]]<ref name=OWOW/>
**[[Professional wrestling throws#Spinebuster|Spinebuster]]<ref name=OWOW/> – UPW / OVW; 2000–2002
**''[[Throwback uniform|Throwback]]'' ([[Neckbreaker#Neck snap|Running neck snap]] to a standing opponent)
**[[Suplex#Belly to belly suplex|Twisting belly to belly suplex]]

*'''Signature [[foreign object (professional wrestling)|foreign objects]]'''
**[[Brass knuckles]]
**[[Steel]] [[Link chain|chain]]

*'''[[Nickname]]s'''
**The Doctor of Thuganomics
**The Champ
**'''The Chain Gang Commander'''
**The Chain Gang Soldier

*'''Signature taunts'''
**Waving his hand in front of his face, horizontally, to symbolize that "[[Wiktionary:out of sight|You can't see me!]]". (2003–Present)
**Pumping up his [[Reebok Pump]] sneakers. (2004–2006)
**Putting his hands up while spreading them and putting his thumb sideways and his pinky up, meaning "Word Life". (2002–Present)
**"[[Freestyle rap|Freestyling]]" on his opponents before his matches. (2002–2005)
**Military salute to the audience. (2006–Present)

*'''[[Music in professional wrestling|Entrance themes]]'''
**Cena performs his current theme song, "The Time is Now", as well as the song it replaced, "Basic Thuganomics". Both songs were released on WWE soundtrack CDs (''[[You Can't See Me]]'' and ''[[WWE Originals]]'' respectively).

*'''[[Manager (professional wrestling)|Managers]]'''
**[[Kenny Bolin]]<ref name=OWOW/>
**[[Barry Buchanan|B-2]]
**[[Rodney Begnaud|Red Dogg]]

==Championships and accomplishments==
[[Image:Cena With Spinner Belt.jpg|thumb|155px|Cena with his [[Spinner (wheel)|spinner]] [[WWE Championship]] belt.]]
*'''[[Ohio Valley Wrestling]]'''
**[[OVW Heavyweight Championship]] ([[OVW Heavyweight Championship#Title history|1 time]])<ref name="OVWTitle">{{cite web|url= http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ky/ovw/ovw-h.html|title=OVW Heavyweight Title|accessdate=2007-04-12|publisher=Wrestling-Titles}}</ref>
**[[OVW Southern Tag Team Championship]] ([[OVW Southern Tag Team Championship#Title history|1 time]])<ref name="OVWTT">{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ky/ovw/ovw-t.html|title=OVW Souther Tag Team Title|accessdate=2007-04-12|publisher= Wrestling-Titles}}</ref> – with [[Rico Constantino]]

*'''[[Pro Wrestling Illustrated]]'''
**[[PWI Feud of the Year]] – {{small|vs. [[Adam Copeland|Edge]] (2006)}}<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/pwi/pwifoty.htm|title=Feud of the Year|accessdate=2007-04-12|publisher= Wrestling Information Archive}}</ref>
**[[PWI Match of the Year]] – {{small|vs. [[Shawn Michaels]] - ''Raw'', April 23}} (2007)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/pwi/pwimoty.htm |title=Match of the Year |accessdate=2008-04-17 |publisher=Wrestling Information Archive}}</ref>
**[[PWI Most Improved Wrestler of the Year]] (2003)<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/pwi/pwiimp.htm|title=Most Improved Wrestler of the Year|accessdate=2007-04-12 |publisher=Wrestling Information Archive}}</ref>
**[[PWI Most Popular Wrestler of the Year]] (2004, 2005, 2007)<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/pwi/pwimpoty.htm|title=Most Popular Wrestler of the Year|accessdate=2007-04-12| publisher=Wrestling Information Archive}}</ref>
**[[PWI Wrestler of the Year]] (2006, 2007)<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/pwi/pwiwoty.htm|title=Wrestler of the Year|accessdate=2007-04-12|publisher= Wrestling Information Archive}}</ref>
**PWI ranked #'''1''' of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the [[Pro Wrestling Illustrated#PWI 500|PWI 500]] in 2006 and 2007<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/pwi/pwi50006.htm|title=Pro Wrestling Illustrated Top 500 - 2006|accessdate= 2007-04-12|publisher=Wrestling Information Archive}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwi-online.com/art/PWD9107S.jpg|title=2007 PWI 500 edition of Pro Wrestling Illustrated - cover|accessdate=2007-09-03|publisher=[[Pro Wrestling Illustrated]]}}</ref>

*'''[[Ultimate Pro Wrestling]]'''
**[[UPW Heavyweight Championship]] ([[UPW Heavyweight Championship#Title history|1 time]])<ref name="UPWTitle">{{cite web|url= http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ca/la/upw/upw-h.html|title=UPW Heavyweight Title|accessdate=2007-04-12|publisher=Wrestling-Titles}}</ref>

*'''[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]'''
**[[World Tag Team Championship (WWE)|World Tag Team Championship]] ([[List of World Tag Team Champions (WWE)|2 times]])<ref name="WWETT">{{cite web|url= http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwf/wwf-t.html|title=WWWF/WWF/WWE World Tag Team Title|accessdate=2007-05-17|publisher= Wrestling-Titles}}</ref> – with Shawn Michaels (1) and [[Dave Batista|Batista]] (1)
**[[WWE Championship]] ([[List of WWE Champions|3 times]])<ref name="WWETitle">{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwf/wwf-h.html|title=WWWF/WWF/WWE World Heavyweight Title|accessdate=2007-05-17|publisher=Wrestling-Titles}}</ref>
**[[WWE United States Championship]] ([[List of WWE United States Champions|3 times]])<ref name="USTitle">{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwf/wwf-us-h.html |title=WWWF/WWE United States Heavyweight Title| accessdate=2007-05-17|publisher=Wrestling-Titles}}</ref>
**[[Royal Rumble|Royal Rumble Winner]] ([[Royal Rumble (2008)|2008]])

*'''[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards]]
**[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards#Lou Thesz/Ric Flair award (Wrestler of the Year)|Wrestler of the Year]] (2007)
**[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards#Best Box Office Draw|Best Box Office Draw]] (2007)
**[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards#Best on Interviews|Best on Interviews]] (2007)
**[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards#Most Charismatic|Most Charismatic]] (2006, 2007)
**[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards#Best Gimmick|Best Gimmick]] (2003)

==Outside of wrestling==
===Film===
[[Image:John Cena - The Marine premiere.jpg|thumb|200px|Cena, with actual [[United States Marine Corps|Marines]], at the premiere of his film ''[[The Marine]]''.]]
[[WWE Studios]], a division of World Wrestling Entertainment which produces and finances motion pictures, produced Cena's first movie — ''[[The Marine]]'', which was distributed theatrically by [[20th Century Fox]] America beginning on October 13, 2006. In its first week, the film made approximately [[United States dollar|$]]7 million at the [[United States]] box office.<ref name=boxoffice/> After ten weeks in theaters, the film grossed $18.7 million.<ref name=boxoffice/> Once the film was released on DVD, it fared better, making $30 million in rentals in the first twelve weeks.<ref name=boxoffice/>

His second film, also produced by WWE Films, is scheduled to be ''[[12 Rounds (film)|12 Rounds]]'',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://couloncasting.com/ |title=Current Projects|publisher=Coulon Casting, LLC|date=December 24, 2007|accessdate=2008-01-11}}</ref> filming for began on February 25, 2008 in New Orleans.<ref name=NOLA>{{cite web |url=http://blog.nola.com/business_of_film/2007/12/state_film_office_announces_20.html |title=State Film Office announces 2007 statistics|first=Roberta |last=Carrow-Jackson |publisher=NOLA.com |date=December 7, 2007 |accessdate=2008-01-11}}</ref>

===Guest appearances===
Before his WWE debut, Cena made a 2001 appearance on the [[webcast|Internet stream]] show ''Go Sick'' as Bruebaker, an angry, cursing wrestler.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.atomfilms.com/film/go_sick_psycho.jsp|title=Go Sick: Psycho Auditions|accessdate=2007-04-06|publisher=AtomFilms}}</ref>

During his WWE career, Cena has appeared on ''[[Jimmy Kimmel Live!]]'' twice; on July 23, 2005 promoting his CD, the pending [[SummerSlam (2005)|SummerSlam]] pay-per-view, and WWE in general, and again on March 14, 2006 to promote ''[[WWE Saturday Night's Main Event|Saturday Night's Main Event]]'' and [[WrestleMania 22]]. He has also appeared on popular morning radio shows; including the [[CBS Radio|CBS]] and [[XM Satellite Radio|XM]] versions of [[Opie and Anthony]] as part of their "walkover" on October 10, 2006. Other appearances have included ''[[Late Night with Conan O'Brien]]'', [[Fuse TV|Fuse's]] ''Celebrity Playlist'', [[Fox Sports Net]]'s ''[[The Best Damn Sports Show Period]]'', ''[[MADtv]]'', [[G4 (TV channel)|G4's]] ''[[G4's Training Camp|Training Camp]]'' (with [[Shelton Benjamin]]), and two appearances on MTV's ''[[Punk'd]]'' (August 2006 and May 2007), as the victim of a [[practical joke]]. He also served as a co-presenter, with [[Hulk Hogan]], at the 2005 [[Teen Choice Awards]], as a guest judge during the third week of the 2006 season of ''[[Nashville Star]]'', and appeared at the [[Nickelodeons UK Kids Choice Awards 2007|2007 Nickelodeon UK Kids Choice Awards 2007]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/overtheropes/news/cenanickuk |title=Cena on Nick U.K. Kids’ Choice Awards |last=Medalis |first=Kara A. |accessdate=2007-10-30 |publisher=WWE |date=October 26, 2007 }}</ref>

In January 2007, Cena, [[Dave Batista|Batista]], and [[Ashley Massaro]] appeared representing WWE on an episode of ''[[Extreme Makeover: Home Edition]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/homemakeover |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20070115030617/http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/homemakeover |archivedate=2007-01-15 |title=WWE Superstars aid family’s “Extreme Makeover”|last=Hunt|first=Jen|coauthors=Mike McAvennie|accessdate=2007-08-02|publisher=WWE}}</ref> giving the children of the family whose house was being renovated WWE merchandise and eight tickets to [[WrestleMania 23]].<ref>{{cite video|title= John Cena, Batista, and Ashley on Extreme Makeover: Home Edition|url= http://www.wwe.com/content/media/video/specialty_clips/wwehomemakeover|medium=WMV|publisher=WWE|accessdate=2007-08-01}}</ref> Two months later, he and [[Bobby Lashley]] appeared on the [[NBC]] game show ''[[Deal or No Deal (US game show)|Deal or No Deal]]'' as "moral support" to long time WWE fan and front row staple, Rick "Sign Guy" Achberger. [[Adam Copeland|Edge]] and [[Randy Orton]] also appeared, but as antagonists.<ref name="deal"/> On April 9, 2008, he, along with fellow wrestlers [[Triple H]] and [[Chris Jericho]], appeared on the ''[[Idol Gives Back]]'' fund-raising special.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/show/CTVShows/20080408/presidential_idol_080408/20080408/ |title=Presidential hopefuls among 'Idol Gives Back' stars |accessdate=2008-04-10 |publisher=[[CTV Television Network|CTV]]}}</ref>

===Television===
In 2001, between his training in [[Ultimate Pro Wrestling]] and [[Ohio Valley Wrestling]],<ref name="realitynews3">{{cite web|url=http://www.realitynewsonline.com/cgi-bin/ae.pl?mode=1&article=article1970.art&page=1|title=''Whatever Happened to Manhunt's "Big Tim"?''|accessdate=2006-06-13 |publisher=Reality News Online}}</ref> Cena was involved in the [[UPN]] produced [[reality show]] ''[[Manhunt (2001 TV series)|Manhunt]]''. Cena portrayed '''Big Tim Kingman''', leader of the group of [[bounty hunter]]s who chased down the contestants who acted as [[fugitive]]s. The show, however, was mired in controversy when it was alleged that the portions of the show were rigged to eliminate certain players, scenes were re-shot or staged to enhance drama and contestants read from scripts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.realitytvhallofshame.com/cgi-bin/ae.pl?mode=4&article=article1062.art&page=1|title=Article on ''Manhunt''|accessdate=2006-06-13 |publisher=Reality TV Hall of Shame}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.realitynewsonline.com/cgi-bin/ae.pl?mode=2&page=page1013.php|title=''Manhunt'' overview|accessdate=2006-06-13 |publisher=Reality News Online}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.realitynewsonline.com/cgi-bin/ae.pl?mode=1&article=article1339.art&page=1|title=Article on ''Manhunt'' scandal|accessdate=2006-06-13 |publisher=Reality News Online}}</ref>

He was also featured on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] reality series ''[[Fast Cars and Superstars: The Gillette Young Guns Celebrity Race]]'', which aired in June 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/cenarevvedup|title= Cena gets revved up|first=Kara A.|last=Medalis|date=March 12, 2007|accessdate=2007-03-20|publisher=WWE}}</ref> He made it to the final round before being eliminated on June 24, placing third in the competition overall.<ref name=third>{{cite web| url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/cenanascar5|title=Cena races into third on 'Fast Cars' finale|first=Kara A.|last=Medalis| publisher=WWE|accessdate=2007-07-08|date=June 25, 2007}}</ref>

In 2007 Cena was also interviewed for the ''[[CNN Special Investigations Unit]]'' documentary, "Death Grip: Inside Pro Wrestling", which focused on steroid and drug use in professional wrestling. When asked if he had taken steroids he was heard to reply, "I can't tell you that I haven't, but you'll never prove that I have." The day after the documentary aired WWE accused CNN of taking Cena's comments out of context to present a biased point of view, backing up their claim by posting an unedited video of his answering the same question—filmed by WWE cameras from another angle—in which he is heard beginning the same statement with "Absolutely not."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/cenaoncnnvideo/ |title=Cena: Steroids? Absolutely not |accessdate=2007-11-18 |publisher=WWE}}</ref> A text interview on the website with Cena later had him saying the news outlet should apologize for misrepresenting him,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/cenarespondstocnn |title=Cena reacts to CNN |accessdate=2007-11-18 |publisher=WWE }}</ref> which CNN refused in a statement, saying they felt the true answer to the question began with the phrase "My answer to that question".<ref name=noapology>{{cite web |url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/noapology |title=CNN to WWE: No Apology |accessdate=2007-11-18 |publisher=WWE}}</ref> They did, however, edit the documentary on subsequent airings to include the "Absolutely not".<ref name=noapology />

===Endorsements===
Before his [[professional wrestling]] career, Cena appeared in an advertisement for [[Gold's Gym]].<ref>{{YouTube|frOO6ApA-Y0|John Cena Gold's Gym commercial}}</ref> As a wrestler he has endorsed the [[energy drink]] [[YJ Stinger]],<ref>{{cite episode|title=November 23, 2003|series= WWE Confidential|serieslink=WWE Confidential|network=[[USA Network|USA]]}}</ref> appearing in commercials beginning in October 2003, and [[Subway (restaurant)|Subway]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/cenasubway2 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20061207162217/http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/cenasubway2 |archivedate=2006-12-07 |title=Cena to 'Eat Fresh' with Jared Fogle| accessdate=2007-01-13|publisher=WWE}}</ref> for whom he filmed advertisements with their spokesperson [[Jared Fogle]] in November 2006 that began airing the next January. For a time in 2007 he also endorses two "signature collections" of energy drinks and [[Energy bar|bars]] sold by American Body Builders.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.americanbodybuilding.com/v1/cenapack/ |title=Cena Pak product page |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20070328183219/http://www.americanbodybuilding.com/v1/cenapack/ |archivedate=2007-03-28 |accessdate=2007-11-28|publisher=American Body Builders }}</ref> In 2008 he filmed a commercial as part of [[Global Gillette|Gilette's]] "Young Guns" [[NASCAR]] campaign.<ref>{{cite press release |title=Gillette Unveils Newest Members of Its Gillette Young Guns Lineup |publisher=Gillette Gillette |date=2008-02-11 |url=http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/080211/20080211005924.html?.v=1 |accessdate=2008-02-11}}</ref>

===Fashion===
For the extent of his WWE career Cena's attire has reflected the [[hip hop culture]] that his [[List of professional wrestling slang#G|character]] represents. He started out wearing "[[Mitchell & Ness|throwback jerseys]]" until WWE produced specific Cena merchandise which he began wearing.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/gallery/cena-c.html|title= John Cena image gallery|accessdate=2007-05-11|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref> While he was a member of the ''SmackDown!'' brand, one of his WWE produced t-shirts bore the suggestive [[spoonerism]] "Ruck Fules". Whenever it appeared on television the image was censored, not by the network, but by WWE to sell more shirts under the premise that it was "too hot for TV."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oowrestling.com/columns/oo/20050126.shtml|title=RAW/Rating, SD! is CANCELLED~!, Plus: ECW PPV, Importance of Maturity, and More!|accessdate=2007-02-12|publisher=Online Onslaught}}</ref> He also wore a chain with a large [[lock (device)|padlock]], occasionally using it as a [[Foreign object (professional wrestling)|weapon]],<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/pictures/j/johncena/23.jpg|title=John Cena wearing his chain|accessdate=2007-05-11 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref> until [[WrestleMania 21]], when it was replaced with a [[Bling-bling|chromed and diamond studded]] "Chain Gang" [[Spinner (wheel)|spinner]] medallion—reminiscent of the ones worn by members of [[G-Unit]]—matching his spinner title belt.

Around the time Cena's film, ''[[The Marine]]'', was released he began wearing attire more military related, including [[Military camouflage|camouflage]] shorts, [[Dog tag (identifier)|dog tags]], a [[United States Marine Corps|Marine]] soldier cap and a WWE produced shirt with the legend "Chain Gang Assault Battalion."<ref>{{cite web|url= http://shopzone.wwe.com/product_detail.asp?productId=10-00492 |title=John Cena Studio Fathead|accessdate=2007-10-08|publisher= Shopzone.WWE.com}}</ref> Shortly after WrestleMania 23, when promotion for The Marine ended, the military attire diminished and was replaced with apparel bearing his new slogan "American Made Muscle" along with denim shorts, not seen since he was a member of the SmackDown! roster.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://shopzone.wwe.com/product_detail.asp?productId=50-02544&cartID=2007100721501321831024118|title=John Cena Youth American Made Muscle Package|accessdate=2007-10-08|publisher= Shopzone.WWE.com }}</ref>

===Music===
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Cena is a [[hip hop music]]ian in addition to his wrestling career. He performed his fifth WWE [[Music in professional wrestling|theme song]], "Basic Thugonomics," himself, and it was featured on the WWE soundtrack album ''[[WWE Originals]]''. He also recorded a song,"Untouchables", for the company's next soundtrack album ''[[WWE ThemeAddict: The Music, Vol. 6]]''. He collaborated on the song [[Murs 3:16: The 9th Edition|H-U-S-T-L-E remix]] along with [[MURS]], [[E-40]], and [[Chingo Bling]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emusic.com/album/10851/10851182.html?fref=150051|title=H-U-S-T-L-E, MP3 Album page|accessdate=2007-05-17|publisher=[[eMusic]]}}</ref>

His debut album, ''[[You Can't See Me]]'', was recorded with his cousin [[Tha Trademarc]]. It features, amongst other songs, his entrance theme "The Time is Now" and the single "Bad, Bad Man," for which a [[music video]] was made that parodied 1980s culture, including the television show ''[[The A-Team]]''. A video was also made for the second single, "Right Now," and premiered on the August 8 ''Raw''. Cena and Tha Trademarc were later featured on a track by [[The Perceptionists]] named "Champion Scratch."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.undergroundhiphop.com/store/detail.asp?UPC=DJX11212| title=Perceptionists - 'Black Dialogue/ 5 O'Clock/ Champion Scratch'|accessdate=2007-05-17|publisher=UndergroundHiipHop.com| quote='Champion Scratch’ feat. WWE Superstar John Cena as a bonus cut!}}</ref> Promotion for the album lead to Cena being the only professional wrestler to ever perform on [[BBC Two]]'s long running ''[[Top of the Pops]]''.

====Albums====
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*''[[You Can't See Me]]''
**Released: May 10, 2005
**Chart positions:<ref name="billboard">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Albums&model.vnuArtistId=643036&model.vnuAlbumId=679945 |title=John Cena - Artist Chart History |accessdate=2007-05-19|publisher=Billboard.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK2005.HTM|title=Chart Log UK - 2005 |accessdate=2007-09-06}}</ref> 15 U.S. [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], 10 U.S. [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|R&B/Hip-Hop]], 3 U.S. Rap, 103 U.K. [[UK Albums Chart|Top 200 Albums]]

====Singles====
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|align="center" valign="top"|2005
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|align="center" valign="top"|2005
|align="left" valign="top"|"Right Now"
|align="center" valign="top"|{{small|DNC}}
|align="center" valign="top"|{{small|DNC}}
|align="center" valign="top"|{{small|DNC}}
|align="left" valign="top"|''You Can't See Me''
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==Personal life==
Cena writes [[left-handed]],<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.wwe.com/superstars/raw/johncena/photos2/cenavstriplehphotos/a277.jpg|title=Photo of John Cena writing|accessdate= 2007-07-20|publisher=WWE}}</ref> but throws right-handed and favors his right arm in the ring.

Cena is a known fan of cartoons and has mentioned on "''Five Questions''" that his favorite animated movie is ''[[Fist of the North Star]]''. He has also said that he is a huge fan of the [[video game]] series ''[[Command & Conquer]]'' and names it his favorite game of all time.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.ugo.com/channels/sports/features/wrestling/?page=John%20Cena%20Interview%20&cur=John-Cena|title=John Cena interview |accessdate=2007-05-11|publisher=[[UGO]]|quote=''Command & Conquer'' is what I'm all about," [Cena] says, and he plays all the time...}}</ref> He's also a fan of the [[Boston Red Sox]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2003/06/01/101111.html|first=Tim|last=Baines|title=Cena's a star with rap attack| accessdate=2007-08-23|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer|SLAM! Sports]]}}</ref> Cena collects muscle cars and has over 20, some of which are one-of-a-kind.<ref>{{cite video | year=2007 | title=John Cena: My Life | medium=DVD | publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment}}</ref><!--please do not add any information about his supposed engagement without an actual, reliable source. Pictures on a photobucket account don't cut it.-->

==Notes==
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==References==
*{{cite book|author=Ian Hamilton|title=Wrestling's Sinking Ship: What Happens to an Industry Without Competition|isbn=1411612108|publisher=Lulu.com|year=2006}}

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John Cena
Born (1977-04-23) April 23, 1977 (age 47)[1]
West Newbury, Massachusetts[2]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)John Cena
Mr. P[3]
The Prototype[4]
Billed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2]
Billed weight240 lb (110 kg; 17 st)[2]
Billed fromCLASSIFIED (UPW)[4]
West Newbury, Massachusetts (WWE)[2]
Trained byUPW Staff[4]
OVW Staff[3]
DebutFebruary 16, 2000[3]

John Felix Anthony Cena[6] (born April 23, 1977)[1] is an American actor, hip hop musician, and wrestler. He is employed by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and performs on their Raw brand. He is currently inactive due to a herniated disc in his neck.[7]

In his WWE career, Cena has been a three time WWE Champion,[8] a three time United States Champion,[9] and a two time World Tag Team Champion.[10] He also won the 2008 Royal Rumble.[11] Before being promoted to the main WWE roster, Cena trained in and wrestled for Ultimate Pro Wrestling and Ohio Valley Wrestling, holding the top titles of both promotions.[12][13]

Outside of wrestling, Cena has released the rap album You Can't See Me, which debuted at #15 on the US Billboard 200 chart,[14] and starred in the movie The Marine.[15][16] He has also made appearances on television shows including Manhunt, Deal or No Deal,[17] MADtv, and Punk'd. Most recently, Cena was a contestant on Fast Cars and Superstars: The Gillette Young Guns Celebrity Race, where he made it to the final round before being eliminated, placing third in the overall competition.[18]

Early life

Cena was born April 23, 1977 in West Newbury, Massachusetts,[1] the second eldest of five brothers – Dan, Matt, Steve and Sean.[19] After graduating from Cushing Academy, Cena attended Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts.[20] In college he was a Division III All-American center on the football team,[21] wearing the number 54,[20] which is still used on some of his WWE merchandise.[22][23] He graduated from Springfield in 1998 with a degree in exercise physiology,[24] after which he pursued a career as a bodybuilder,[25][26] and also worked as a chauffeur for a limousine company.[27]

Wrestling career

Training

Cena first started training to become a wrestler in 2000 at the California-based "Ultimate University" operated by Ultimate Pro Wrestling (UPW). Once he was placed into an in-ring role, Cena began using a semi-robotic character known as The Prototype.[28][29] Some of this period of his career was documented in the Discovery Channel program Inside Pro Wrestling School.[26] While in UPW, Cena held the Heavyweight Championship for just shy of a month in April 2000.[12] In 2001, the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) signed him away from UPW, placing him under a developmental contract and assigning him to their "farm territory" Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), where he continued his training.[30] During his time there, Cena wrestled as both The Prototype and Mr. P, and he held the Heavyweight Championship for three months and the Tag Team Championship (with Rico Constantino) for two.[13][31][32]

World Wrestling Entertainment (2002-present)

2002-2003

Cena performing an FU to Kurt Angle.

Cena's first televised WWE match was in answer to a (kayfabe) open challenge by Kurt Angle on June 27, 2002.[33] Inspired by a speech given by WWE Chairman Vince McMahon to the rising stars of the company, exhorting them to show "ruthless aggression" to earn a place among the legends, Cena took advantage of the opportunity and almost beat Angle by kicking out of his Angle Slam and enduring the ankle lock submission hold.[34] He ultimately lost, however, to a hard, amateur-style pin.[34] Following the near-win, Cena became a face and was put into a program with Chris Jericho.[33] In October, Cena and Billy Kidman joined forces to take part in a tag team tournament to crown the first WWE Tag Team Champions of the SmackDown! brand, but lost in the first round.[35] The next week, Cena turned on and attacked Kidman, blaming him for their loss.[33]

Shortly after the Kidman attack, on a Halloween themed episode of SmackDown!, Cena dressed as Vanilla Ice and performed a freestyle rap.[33] The next week, Cena received a new gimmick: a rapper who cut promos in rhyme.[33] As the gimmick grew, he adopted a variant of the 80s WWF logo — dropping the "F" — as his "signature symbol", along with the slogan "Word Life".[36] Moreover, he was joined by an enforcer, Bull Buchanan, who was rechristened B-2 (also written B² and pronounced "B-Squared").[33] Buchanan was later replaced by Rodney Mack under the moniker "Red Dogg",[33] until he was sent to the Raw brand in February.

For the first half of 2003, Cena sought the WWE Championship and chased the reigning champion, Brock Lesnar, performing weekly "freestyles" challenging him to matches.[37][38][39] During the program, Cena unveiled a new finishing maneuver: the FU, a Fireman's carry powerslam, so named to mock Lesnar's F-5.[40] He got a match against Lesnar at April's Backlash by winning a #1 contenders tournament,[33] but did not get the title.[41] At the end of the year he became a face again when he joined Kurt Angle as a member of his Survivor Series team at the 2003 pay-per-view.[42][43]

2004-2005

Cena, wearing his customized U.S. Championship belt

In early 2004, Cena participated in the Royal Rumble match at the annual January pay-per-view event,[44] making it to the final six participants before being eliminated by Big Show.[45] The Royal Rumble elimination led to a feud between Big Show and Cena,[46][47] during which Cena won the United States Championship from the Big Show at WrestleMania XX in March.[48] During his reign, he came into contention with SmackDown! General Manager Kurt Angle over issues arising with René Duprée and Torrie Wilson.[49] The reign ended just shy of four months when, on July 8, he was "stripped" of the belt by Angle after he (kayfabe, accidentally) knocked him over, thus "attacking an official".[50] He won the title back by defeating Booker T in a "best of five" series that culminated at October's No Mercy,[51] only to lose it to the debuting Carlito Caribbean Cool the next week.[52] After the loss to Carlito, the duo began a feud, during which Cena was (kayfabe) stabbed in the kidney while at a Boston-area nightclub by Carlito's bodyguard, Jesús.[53][54] This worked injury was used to keep Cena out of action for a month, during which Cena was actually filming his feature film debut The Marine.[31] Immediately on his return in November, he won the US title back from Carlito and debuted a "custom made" spinner-style title belt.[55][56]

Cena took part in the Royal Rumble in January 2005, this time making it to the final two. He and Raw brand wrestler Batista went over the top rope at the same time, ostensibly ending the match. Vince McMahon, however, appeared on stage and re-started the match in "sudden death", with Batista eventually winning.[57] The next month, Cena defeated Kurt Angle to earn a spot in the SmackDown! brand's WrestleMania 21 main event,[58] beginning a feud with WWE Champion John "Bradshaw" Layfield (JBL) and his Cabinet in the process. In the opening stages of the feud, Cena lost his US belt to Cabinet member Orlando Jordan,[59] who proceeded to "blow up" the spinner version with JBL and return a more traditional style belt.[60] When Cena and JBL met at WrestleMania, the title switched hands, giving Cena his first world title in the company.[61] As part of the storyline, he then had a spinner WWE Championship belt made,[62] while JBL took the original belt and claimed to still be WWE Champion,[62] until Cena reclaimed the original belt in an "I Quit" match at Judgment Day.[63]

Cena's SmackDown! tenure came to a close on the June 6, 2005 episode of WWE Raw, when he became the first wrestler selected by Raw brand General Manager Eric Bischoff in the annual draft lottery. Cena immediately entered a program against Bischoff when he refused to participate in his "war" against the upcoming Extreme Championship Wrestling reunion show.[64] With Bischoff vowing to make Cena's stint on Raw difficult, he "hand picked" Jericho to take Cena's title from him.[65] During their feud, even though Cena was portrayed as the face and Jericho as the heel, a vocal section of live crowds nonetheless chose to boo Cena during their matches.[66] More crowds followed suit during Cena's next feud with Kurt Angle,[67] who took over as Bischoff's hand picked #1 contender after Cena beat Jericho in a "You're Fired" match on the August 22 Raw, sending him off the show.[68] As the feud continued and the dissenters grew more vocal, sometimes seeming to outnumber fans by wide margins,[69] the announce team was forced to acknowledge the boos on television and began calling Cena a "controversial champion", claiming some people disliked him on account of his "in-ring style" and his chosen fashion.[70] Despite the mixed and negative reactions, Cena held on to his Championship through his feud with Angle, losing to him by disqualification[71] — for which titles do not change hands in WWE — at Unforgiven in September and pinning him at Survivor Series in November.[72] The feud with Angle also saw Cena add a secondary, submission based, finishing maneuver to his repertoire – the STFU (a Stepover Toehold Sleeper, though named for a Stepover Toehold Facelock) – when he was put into a Triple Threat Submissions Only match on the November 28 Raw.[73]

2006-2007

Cena facing off against Edge at a WWE house show.

Cena lost the WWE Championship at the first WWE pay-per-view of 2006, New Year's Revolution, but not in the Elimination Chamber match that he had been advertised to participate in beforehand. Instead, immediately after winning the Elimination Chamber, he was thrust into a match against Edge, who cashed in his Money in the Bank contract — a "guaranteed title match at the WWE Champion of the owners choosing" — and after two quick spears pinned Cena for the title.[74] Cena's championship reign ended at 280 days, matching the length of previous champion JBL.[75] Just three weeks later, Cena won the title back at the Royal Rumble pay-per-view.[74] After winning the Championship back, Cena was put in to a program with Triple H, during which the crowd again seemed to boo the intended face (Cena) and cheer the intended heel (Triple H).[76][77] The negative reaction only intensified when he faced Rob Van Dam (also cashing in a Money in the Bank contract, which he won at WrestleMania 22) at One Night Stand in June. Taking place in front of a crowd of mostly "old school" Extreme Championship Wrestling fans at the Hammerstein Ballroom, Cena was met with raucous jeering and chants of "Fuck you, Cena", "You can't wrestle", and "Same old shit". When he began peppering different moves into the match the fans responded with a chant of "You still suck". Cena lost the WWE Championship for the second time in 2006 at One Night Stand, being pinned by Van Dam after interference from Edge.[78]

Cena, addressing fans at a Raw show.

In July, after Edge won the title from Van Dam in a Triple Threat match that also involved Cena,[79] it re-ignited the feud between him and Cena from earlier in the year. After Edge went about retaining the title by dubious means — getting himself disqualified[80] (for which Championships do not change hands) and using brass knuckles[78] — he introduced his own version of Cena's "custom" belt, this one with his logo placed on the spinner.[81] Cena eventually won the Championship back in a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match at September's Unforgiven pay-per-view, in a match that had an added stipulation that had Cena lost he would leave the Raw brand and go to SmackDown!.[82][83] He returned his version of the spinner belt on the next night's Raw.[84]

On the heels of the Edge program, Cena was placed in an inter-brand angle to determine the so-called "Champion of Champions" — or which was the most dominant champion in WWE's three brands. Cena, King Booker (SmackDown!'s then World Heavyweight Champion), and Big Show (ECW's then World Champion) engaged in a mini-feud leading to a Triple Threat match at Cyber Sunday in November, with the viewers voting on which of the three championships would be placed on the line.[85] At the same time, Cena became involved in a storyline with non-wrestler Kevin Federline when he began appearing on Raw with Johnny Nitro and Melina. After getting into a (worked) physical altercation with Federline on Raw,[85] Federline appeared at Cyber Sunday to hit Cena with the World Heavyweight Title belt during the main event Triple Threat match, helping King Booker retain his title.[78] 2006 ended with Cena beginning a feud with the undefeated Umaga over the WWE Championship,[86] while 2007 began with the end of his storyline with Kevin Federline. On the first Raw of the new year, Cena was pinned by Federline (with an assist from Umaga), although later in the night he was able to get his hands on Federline to FU him.[87]

During their feud, Cena ended Umaga's "undefeated" streak at New Year's Revolution[88] before Umaga caused a (worked) injury to Cena's spleen,[89] putting a scheduled Last Man Standing rematch at Royal Rumble in (kayfabe) jeopardy. The match did, however, take place and Cena retained his title.[90]

Cena putting his hands up meaning "Word Life".

One night after the Royal Rumble, an impromptu team of Cena and Shawn Michaels defeated Rated-RKO (Edge and Randy Orton) for the World Tag Team Championship, making Cena a double champion.[91] On the April 2 episode of Raw, after losing a WWE Championship match to Cena at WrestleMania 23,[92] Michaels "turned" on Cena, costing them the team the Championship in the second of two 10 team battles royals by throwing Cena over the top rope and eliminating the team. The Hardys (Matt and Jeff) eventually won the match and the title.[93] For the rest of the month, Cena feuded with Michaels, Orton, and Edge until The Great Khali declared his intentions to challenge for Cena's title by attacking and "laying out" all three of the top contenders[94] before assaulting Cena himself and stealing the physical belt.[95] For the next two months, Cena feuded with Khali over the Championship, eventually becoming the first person in WWE to defeat him by submission at May's Judgment Day[96][97] and then by pinfall at June's One Night Stand.[98][99] Later that summer, prior to SummerSlam, Randy Orton was named the #1 contender to the WWE championship,[100] starting a feud between the two. Leading up to the pay-per-view, Orton delivered a number of sneak-attacks, hitting Cena with three RKOs, but in the actual match, Cena retained the title, winning by pinfall.[101] A rematch between the two occurred at Unforgiven, with Orton winning by disqualification after Cena ignored the referee's instructions and continued to beat on him in the corner.[102]

During a match with Mr. Kennedy on the October 1, 2007 episode of Raw, Cena suffered a legitimate torn pectoral muscle while executing a hip toss.[103] Though he finished the match and took part in the scripted attack by Randy Orton after the match, surgery the following day found that his pectoralis major muscle was torn completely from the bone, estimated at the time to require seven months to a year of rehabilitation.[104][105] As a result, he was stripped of the title in an announcement by Vince McMahon on the next night's episode of ECW,[106] ending what was the longest WWE Championship reign in over 19 years.[107] His surgery was performed by orthopedic surgeon James Andrews at St. Vincent's Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama.[103] Two weeks later, in a video update on WWE.com, Dr. Andrews and Cena's physical trainer both said that he was several weeks ahead of where he was expected to be in his rehabilitation at that time.[108] Despite his injury, Cena attended the annual WWE Tribute to the Troops show filmed at Camp Speicher in Tikrit, Iraq on December 7, and aired on December 24.[109]

2008

Cena made an unannounced return to action on January 27 as the final participant of the Royal Rumble match. He won the match, and the traditional WrestleMania title shot, by last eliminating Triple H.[11] Instead of waiting until WrestleMania, the title shot was cashed in against WWE Champion Randy Orton at February's No Way Out,[110] in a match Cena won by disqualification, resulting in him not getting the championship.[111] The night after his No Way Out win, Cena was placed back in to WrestleMania XXIV's WWE Championship match, making it a triple threat match also involving Triple H,[112] during which he was pinned by Orton.[113] At Backlash, Cena failed to regain the title in a Fatal Four Way elimination match, in which he was pinned by Orton.[114] Triple H won the title during that match. During that match, Cena eliminated John "Bradshaw" Layfield (JBL),[114] thus renewing their feud from 2005. Cena defeated JBL at Judgment Day and then at One Night Stand in a First Blood match.[115][116] JBL, however, defeated him in a New York City Parking Lot Brawl at The Great American Bash.[117] On the August 4 edition of Raw, Cena became a World Tag Team Champion for a second time when he teamed up with Batista to defeat Cody Rhodes and Ted Dibiase for the World Tag Team titles,[118] but they failed to retain the titles the following week against the former champions.[119] Cena was defeated by Batista at SummerSlam.[120] Cena was named one of four contenders for CM Punk's World Heavyweight Championship in the Championship scramble match at Unforgiven but was replaced by Rey Mysterio after it was announced Cena had suffered a herniated disk in his neck which will require surgery and he will be out of action indefinitely.[121] Cena underwent successive surgery to repair the herniated disk in his neck with Doctor Joseph Maroon on August 25.[122][123]

In wrestling

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  • Nicknames
    • The Doctor of Thuganomics
    • The Champ
    • The Chain Gang Commander
    • The Chain Gang Soldier
  • Signature taunts
    • Waving his hand in front of his face, horizontally, to symbolize that "You can't see me!". (2003–Present)
    • Pumping up his Reebok Pump sneakers. (2004–2006)
    • Putting his hands up while spreading them and putting his thumb sideways and his pinky up, meaning "Word Life". (2002–Present)
    • "Freestyling" on his opponents before his matches. (2002–2005)
    • Military salute to the audience. (2006–Present)
  • Entrance themes
    • Cena performs his current theme song, "The Time is Now", as well as the song it replaced, "Basic Thuganomics". Both songs were released on WWE soundtrack CDs (You Can't See Me and WWE Originals respectively).

Championships and accomplishments

Cena with his spinner WWE Championship belt.

Outside of wrestling

Film

Cena, with actual Marines, at the premiere of his film The Marine.

WWE Studios, a division of World Wrestling Entertainment which produces and finances motion pictures, produced Cena's first movie — The Marine, which was distributed theatrically by 20th Century Fox America beginning on October 13, 2006. In its first week, the film made approximately $7 million at the United States box office.[16] After ten weeks in theaters, the film grossed $18.7 million.[16] Once the film was released on DVD, it fared better, making $30 million in rentals in the first twelve weeks.[16]

His second film, also produced by WWE Films, is scheduled to be 12 Rounds,[133] filming for began on February 25, 2008 in New Orleans.[134]

Guest appearances

Before his WWE debut, Cena made a 2001 appearance on the Internet stream show Go Sick as Bruebaker, an angry, cursing wrestler.[135]

During his WWE career, Cena has appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! twice; on July 23, 2005 promoting his CD, the pending SummerSlam pay-per-view, and WWE in general, and again on March 14, 2006 to promote Saturday Night's Main Event and WrestleMania 22. He has also appeared on popular morning radio shows; including the CBS and XM versions of Opie and Anthony as part of their "walkover" on October 10, 2006. Other appearances have included Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Fuse's Celebrity Playlist, Fox Sports Net's The Best Damn Sports Show Period, MADtv, G4's Training Camp (with Shelton Benjamin), and two appearances on MTV's Punk'd (August 2006 and May 2007), as the victim of a practical joke. He also served as a co-presenter, with Hulk Hogan, at the 2005 Teen Choice Awards, as a guest judge during the third week of the 2006 season of Nashville Star, and appeared at the 2007 Nickelodeon UK Kids Choice Awards 2007.[136]

In January 2007, Cena, Batista, and Ashley Massaro appeared representing WWE on an episode of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition,[137] giving the children of the family whose house was being renovated WWE merchandise and eight tickets to WrestleMania 23.[138] Two months later, he and Bobby Lashley appeared on the NBC game show Deal or No Deal as "moral support" to long time WWE fan and front row staple, Rick "Sign Guy" Achberger. Edge and Randy Orton also appeared, but as antagonists.[17] On April 9, 2008, he, along with fellow wrestlers Triple H and Chris Jericho, appeared on the Idol Gives Back fund-raising special.[139]

Television

In 2001, between his training in Ultimate Pro Wrestling and Ohio Valley Wrestling,[25] Cena was involved in the UPN produced reality show Manhunt. Cena portrayed Big Tim Kingman, leader of the group of bounty hunters who chased down the contestants who acted as fugitives. The show, however, was mired in controversy when it was alleged that the portions of the show were rigged to eliminate certain players, scenes were re-shot or staged to enhance drama and contestants read from scripts.[140][141][142]

He was also featured on the ABC reality series Fast Cars and Superstars: The Gillette Young Guns Celebrity Race, which aired in June 2007.[143] He made it to the final round before being eliminated on June 24, placing third in the competition overall.[18]

In 2007 Cena was also interviewed for the CNN Special Investigations Unit documentary, "Death Grip: Inside Pro Wrestling", which focused on steroid and drug use in professional wrestling. When asked if he had taken steroids he was heard to reply, "I can't tell you that I haven't, but you'll never prove that I have." The day after the documentary aired WWE accused CNN of taking Cena's comments out of context to present a biased point of view, backing up their claim by posting an unedited video of his answering the same question—filmed by WWE cameras from another angle—in which he is heard beginning the same statement with "Absolutely not."[144] A text interview on the website with Cena later had him saying the news outlet should apologize for misrepresenting him,[145] which CNN refused in a statement, saying they felt the true answer to the question began with the phrase "My answer to that question".[146] They did, however, edit the documentary on subsequent airings to include the "Absolutely not".[146]

Endorsements

Before his professional wrestling career, Cena appeared in an advertisement for Gold's Gym.[147] As a wrestler he has endorsed the energy drink YJ Stinger,[148] appearing in commercials beginning in October 2003, and Subway,[149] for whom he filmed advertisements with their spokesperson Jared Fogle in November 2006 that began airing the next January. For a time in 2007 he also endorses two "signature collections" of energy drinks and bars sold by American Body Builders.[150] In 2008 he filmed a commercial as part of Gilette's "Young Guns" NASCAR campaign.[151]

Fashion

For the extent of his WWE career Cena's attire has reflected the hip hop culture that his character represents. He started out wearing "throwback jerseys" until WWE produced specific Cena merchandise which he began wearing.[152] While he was a member of the SmackDown! brand, one of his WWE produced t-shirts bore the suggestive spoonerism "Ruck Fules". Whenever it appeared on television the image was censored, not by the network, but by WWE to sell more shirts under the premise that it was "too hot for TV."[153] He also wore a chain with a large padlock, occasionally using it as a weapon,[154] until WrestleMania 21, when it was replaced with a chromed and diamond studded "Chain Gang" spinner medallion—reminiscent of the ones worn by members of G-Unit—matching his spinner title belt.

Around the time Cena's film, The Marine, was released he began wearing attire more military related, including camouflage shorts, dog tags, a Marine soldier cap and a WWE produced shirt with the legend "Chain Gang Assault Battalion."[155] Shortly after WrestleMania 23, when promotion for The Marine ended, the military attire diminished and was replaced with apparel bearing his new slogan "American Made Muscle" along with denim shorts, not seen since he was a member of the SmackDown! roster.[156]

Music

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Template:Sample box end Cena is a hip hop musician in addition to his wrestling career. He performed his fifth WWE theme song, "Basic Thugonomics," himself, and it was featured on the WWE soundtrack album WWE Originals. He also recorded a song,"Untouchables", for the company's next soundtrack album WWE ThemeAddict: The Music, Vol. 6. He collaborated on the song H-U-S-T-L-E remix along with MURS, E-40, and Chingo Bling.[157]

His debut album, You Can't See Me, was recorded with his cousin Tha Trademarc. It features, amongst other songs, his entrance theme "The Time is Now" and the single "Bad, Bad Man," for which a music video was made that parodied 1980s culture, including the television show The A-Team. A video was also made for the second single, "Right Now," and premiered on the August 8 Raw. Cena and Tha Trademarc were later featured on a track by The Perceptionists named "Champion Scratch."[158] Promotion for the album lead to Cena being the only professional wrestler to ever perform on BBC Two's long running Top of the Pops.

Albums

Singles

Year Song U.S. Hot 100 U.S. R&B U.S. Rap Album
2005 "The Time Is Now" DNC DNC DNC You Can't See Me
2005 "Bad Bad Man" (featuring Bumpy Knuckles) DNC DNC DNC You Can't See Me
2005 "Right Now" DNC DNC DNC You Can't See Me
  • DNC = Did not chart

Personal life

Cena writes left-handed,[160] but throws right-handed and favors his right arm in the ring.

Cena is a known fan of cartoons and has mentioned on "Five Questions" that his favorite animated movie is Fist of the North Star. He has also said that he is a huge fan of the video game series Command & Conquer and names it his favorite game of all time.[161] He's also a fan of the Boston Red Sox.[162] Cena collects muscle cars and has over 20, some of which are one-of-a-kind.[163]

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References

  • Ian Hamilton (2006). Wrestling's Sinking Ship: What Happens to an Industry Without Competition. Lulu.com. ISBN 1411612108.

External links

http://www.myspace.com/Johncus54

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