Childhood and youth
The future athlete was born in the spring of 1977 in the American state of Massachusetts, in the provincial town of West Newbury. John Felix Anthony Cena is the second of five sons of Carole and John Cena Sr. The boy was born with the umbilical cord wrapped around his neck, which could have cost him his life. But this was the star's first battle won.
In the early years of his biography, John watched with bated breath the fights of Hulk Hogan and Shawn Miles, but did not think about a wrestling career. However, there has always been a place for sports in Cena's life. At first he was fond of baseball, and then, having been bullied by his classmates, he persuaded his parents to buy weightlifting equipment.
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The psychological pressure experienced did not affect the star’s performance. After graduating from school, he applied to 60 universities, of which he was accepted into 58. The young man chose Springfield University, where, in parallel with his studies, he became an American football player. He soon became captain of the local team.
In the late 1990s, John received a degree in sports physiology, and, against his father's wishes, he moved from Massachusetts to California. The guy decided to become a professional bodybuilder and was ready to endure hardships for the sake of future success. He cleaned toilets, served towels for athletes and worked as a taxi driver. The celebrity did not have money to rent housing - he spent the night in an old Lincoln.
Biography of John Cena
John Cena (John Cena, full name - John Felix Anthony Cena) is a famous American wrestler, 16-time world champion. Since 2002 he has been performing in the World Ranking Federation (WWE).
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He also realized himself as an actor, starring in more than 20 Hollywood films and TV series (for example, he was a guest star in the comedy series “Parks and Recreation”). In 2005, John released a rap album: “You can't see me,” which took 10th place on the Billboard 200 chart.
Wrestling
Cena got into wrestling by accident. In 2000, an athlete he knew advised him to attend classes at the WWE subsidiary Ultimate Pro Wrestling. This sport was well known to the star, because his father played amateur matches in West Newbury.
Soon the guy took the pseudonym Prototype and quickly soared to the top: in the spring of 2001, he won the UPW champion title in San Diego. John then won the OVW Heavyweight and Tag Team Championships, which helped him get his start in WWE.
The first years of fighting as a representative of the federation were not successful for the celebrity. He often lost and was not a fan favorite, but gradually the situation changed. Sina came up with a vivid image of a rapper who writes improvisational lyrics about his rivals. This is exactly what he did during the title fight against champion Brock Lesnar, which ended in defeat for the young athlete.
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John Cena and Nikki Bella
It was even planned that John would have a duel with Jay-Z to compete in his ability to rhyme. But it never took place, and the image had to be abandoned, since the provocative texts caused discontent among viewers due to the use of obscene language.
The wrestler won his first belt in 2004, when he won a fight against Big Show and became the US Champion. The following year he also won the WWE Championship. After this, Cena was repeatedly stripped of this title and regained it again.
Among the extraordinary opponents that the star had to meet is singer and dancer Kevin Federline. Their fight took place on RAW New Years Day and, to the surprise of many, ended in John's defeat. His opponent managed to win thanks to the help of another wrestler, Umaga (Eddie Fatu).
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Later, the athlete began a rivalry with Randy Orton, which fans watched with interest. It turned out to be so cruel and uncompromising that John’s father decided to stand up for his son. As a result, he lost, as expected, but remained alive and did not receive serious injuries. Sina managed to avenge his dad in subsequent skirmishes.
No less exciting was the confrontation between the wrestler and The Nexus team, which appeared in 2010. An unpleasant incident is connected with this: one of the group members, Michael Tarver, after being fired from WWE, accused John of the collapse of his career. He stated that the athlete struck him with an unplanned blow, which led to serious injury. But representatives of the federation, like Sina, left this message without comment and were soon forgotten about it.
Moreover, then the star’s rival was Dwayne Johnson himself, nicknamed The Rock, and all the fans’ attention was focused on their confrontation. John did not mince words, calling his opponent a “part-time wrestler” for his desire to build a career not only in wrestling, but also in cinema. Years later, the athlete called his words unfair, because he himself eventually followed the example of his colleague.
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John Cena and Brock Lesnar
In turn, Johnson called his opponent a “fruit pebble” for his bright image and popularity among children. Interestingly, Cena soon actually became the face of a cereal brand with the same name - Fruity Pebbles.
The confrontation ended in The Rock's favor, but later they met several times in the ring and even tried to team up. By this time, John was already a crowd favorite.
In 2021, the athlete set a record after becoming a 16-time WWE champion. But he did not stop there; he appeared on the show more than once, staging spectacular fights.
Wrestling and WWE
John Cena came to the sport quite by accident in 2000, when a wrestler he knew from the gym advised him to take lessons at Ultimate Pro Wrestling (then a subsidiary of WWE).
The idea of trying himself in wrestling did not seem strange to Sena - with a height of 185 centimeters and a weight of 108 kilograms, he was an ideal candidate for the ring.
John Cena's height is 185 cm
He took his first steps in his new career quite confidently. Taking the pseudonym “Prototype,” Cena quickly and rapidly climbed to the top of world wrestling and on April 27, 2001 in San Diego, captured the UPW champion title.
Cena won the OVW title in February 2002 and began his WWE career in June of the same year. In the federation, he became the undisputed US champion, bringing with him to California the Wrestlermania XX title, which he won from Big Show.
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In subsequent years, he repeatedly became the Champion of various federations and competitions, second only to the legendary Bruno Sammartino, Hulk Hogan and Bob Backlund in the number of his championship belts. John Cena in WWE vs. Rey Mysterio Over the ensuing years, Cena actively cultivated his image like his childhood idol Hogan, becoming an American pop culture icon. He proved his worth as a wrestler and showman not only in the ring, but also outside it. John Cena's exit In 2015, after failing to defend his championship title against an open challenge posed by himself, Cena lost the WWE belt to Alberto Del Rio. Since then, he has appeared on the show as a part-timer, that is, occasionally, receiving a lot of money for each appearance.
Wrestler John Cena in the ring
In 2021, while receiving the Muhammad Ali Award from Sports Illustrated, Cena said his career was coming to an end and it was time to pass the torch to younger athletes.
Films and television
Success in sports did not prevent Cena from becoming a screen star. He made his debut in the film “The Marine,” where he played the main role. In an interview, the performer admitted that although he was ready to perform various stunts, he felt nervous and awkward while kissing his partner Kelly Carlson. But this did not stop us from completing filming. The action film premiered in October 2006 and grossed $7 million in its first week.
The next project with the participation of the athlete was called “12 rounds”. In it, viewers saw John in the image of a charismatic policeman. The film was filmed in New Orleans and presented in March 2009. After this, the performer’s filmography continued to expand rapidly.
Cena starred in the comedy “Girl Without a Complex” directed by Judd Apatow, for which film critics gave him a lot of praise. He played the supporting character Stephen. The main roles went to Amy Schumer, Tilda Swinton and Brie Larson. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film's rating reached 86%.
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Vin Diesel and John Cena in the film “Fast and Furious 9”
In the same year, 2015, the film “Hello, Dad, New Year!” was released, where the performer received a small role, teaming up with Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg. He later returned to work on the character of Roger in the sequel.
No less striking was the appearance of the star in the adventure film “Bumblebee” with Hailee Steinfeld in the title role. The actor embodied a character significant to the plot - Agent Burns. Then he played an emotional father in the comedy “No Sex!!!”
On television, John gained attention thanks to commercials for the Nickelodeon channel. In 2021, an American boy named Jackson said he saved his sister's life when she was choking and suffocating. He used a move shown by a wrestler in the training program The Substitute.
Childhood
At the beginning of his sports biography, John Cena was like most American boys from the provinces. He was born on April 23, 1977 in the small provincial town of West Newbry in Massachusetts into a large middle-class family. In addition to him, his father and mother raised four more sons.
The boy grew up physically strong, did well in school subjects, and was interested in American football and wrestling, like all American teenagers.
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Little John's idols were the famous wrestlers Hulk Hogan and Shawn Miles, but the boy himself at that time did not even dream that he could make a successful career in the spectacular sports show WWE.
After graduating from school, John Cena, like many young men in the United States, decided to get a higher education by entering Springfield University, where his sports biography began.
Sina was a good student at school, so when he applied to 60 universities at once, 58 immediately accepted his documents. The young man chose the not-so-prestigious University of Springfield, which had a fairly strong American football team.
At the university, a physically strong 17-year-old student immediately joined the university’s American football team, in which he became captain the very next year.
After graduating from the university in the late 90s with a degree in sports physiology, John Cena decided to connect his biography with bodybuilding, for which he moved from his native Massachusetts to California.
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John's relatives did not support this decision, so the young man did not have to hope for financial support from his family.
The future champion began his independent life with 500 dollars in his pocket. In order to pay for training with an instructor, he was engaged in various low-prestige jobs:
- taxed;
- cleaned toilets;
- served towels in the gym to clients.
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The young man did not have enough money to rent even the most modest housing for himself, so he often had to spend the night in an old Lincoln car.
Personal life
The athlete first married in 2009 to Elizabeth Huberdeau, whom he had dated since school. But the marriage cracked and eventually ended in divorce.
After this, Cena had an affair with colleague Nikki Bella. The couple even performed together, and at the end of the next match, the wrestler proposed marriage to his beloved. But the wedding never took place, because the girl decided to break up with him.
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Shay Shariatzadeh, an engineer by training, managed to find happiness in her personal life. The lovers met when the actor was filming the comedy Playing with Fire, where he played a fireman. In 2020, the media reported about a secret wedding ceremony.
Now the artist maintains a page on Instagram, where there are not many of his personal photos. John uses the platform to share interests with his followers and update them on news.
Personal life of John Cena
The wrestler married his girlfriend Elizabeth Huberdeau in 2009. The girl passionately wanted children, and Sina, as he stated in one of his interviews, was not going to have offspring until he finished his career. Because of this and numerous other disagreements, the couple divorced three years later.
John Cena and Elizabeth Huberdeau
After the divorce, he began dating a wrestler, one of the famous “Bella Twins” – Nicole Garcia. In 2021, they announced their half-engagement, but in 2021 the couple broke up.
John Cena and Nicole Garcia
Since 2021, John Cena's girlfriend is Canadian Shai Shariadze. In February 2020, the paparazzi caught them on a walk, and the girl had an engagement ring on her finger. The chosen one is 14 years younger than John. Presumably, they met in Canada, on the set of the comedy Playing with Fire, in which John Cena played the leading role.
Joah Sina's new girlfriend Shai Shariadze
John is an avid sports car collector. He has more than 30 models in his garage, some of which are one-off models.
One of the favorite pieces in the wrestler's collection
The wrestler is a big baseball fan. In particular, he supports the Boston Red Sox team.
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In 2021, Cena delighted fans with new films. Among them is the sequel to “Suicide Squad” called “Mission Bang.” The actor received the role of the Peacemaker and became so accustomed to the character that he began giving interviews in the character’s costume and going out in it.
The performer treated the work on the action movie “Fast and Furious 9” with the same responsibility. He told the journalist that he was a longtime fan of this series of films and was glad to work with their star Vin Diesel.
Awards and achievements
- OVW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- OVW Southern Tag Team Championship (1 time)
- PWI Feud of the Year (2006) vs. Edge
- PWI Match of the Year (2007) vs. Shawn Michaels on Raw
- PWI Match of the Year (2011) vs. CM Punk at Money in the Bank (2011)
- PWI Match of the Year (2013) vs. Daniel Bryan at SummerSlam (2013)
- PWI Match of the Year (2014) vs. Bray Wyatt at Payback (2014)
- PWI ranks him No. 1 on their list of the top 500 wrestlers of 2006, 2007 and 2013
- UPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- WWE Champion (13 times)
- World Heavyweight Champion (3 times)
- World Tag Team Champion (2 times)
- WWE Tag Team Championship (2 times)
- WWE United States Champion (5 times)
- Winner of the Royal Rumble 2008, 2013
- WWE ranks him No. 16 on their list of the 50 Greatest Wrestlers of All Time
John Cena today
After returning to the ring in 2021 after treatment for his injury, he became the WWE champion for the 16th time. Since 2021, the athlete has been paired with his bride in a wrestling show for married couples.
It was at one such performance in 2021 that the athlete proposed to Bella in front of the public. The photo of Sina presenting an engagement ring to his partner on his knee was very popular among his American fans.
The latest news about the athlete included information that he participated in the filming of Jackie Chan's film Project X, which should appear in theaters at the end of 2021. Also on Van Diesel’s page on the Instagram social network, information appeared that Sina could take part in the filming of the Fast and the Furious sequel.
