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John Felix Anthony Cena, better known simply as John Cena, is a retired American professional wrestler and actor who was signed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) from 2001 until his retirement. Over more than two decades, he became the defining star of WWE’s modern era, setting the company-recognized record with 17 world championship reigns. Cena wrestled his final match on December 13, 2025, at Saturday Night’s Main Event XLII, where he was defeated by Gunther, officially closing his in-ring career. Cena moved to California in 1998 with the goal of pursuing bodybuilding before transitioning into professional wrestling the following year. He debuted in Ultimate Pro Wrestling (UPW) and signed with WWE in 2001, spending time in Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), where he won the OVW Heavyweight Championship and the Southern Tag Team Championship. After joining WWE’s main roster in 2002, Cena broke out with a trash-talking rapper persona before reinventing himself in 2005 as the company’s long-term top babyface. He went on to headline major events and accumulate 17 world championships, including 13 WWE Championship reigns and three World Heavyweight Championship reigns, along with multiple United States and tag team title reigns, two Royal Rumble victories, and a Money in the Bank win. He headlined WrestleMania six times and maintained the longest uninterrupted run as a top babyface in WWE history. Outside of wrestling, Cena built a successful acting career, beginning with The Marine and later earning praise for roles in Trainwreck, Blockers, and Bumblebee. He became a major franchise presence in the Fast & Furious series with F9 and Fast X, and gained widespread recognition portraying Peacemaker in James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad and its HBO spin-off series Peacemaker, based on DC Comics. Cena also released the rap album You Can't See Me in 2005, which debuted in the top 20 on the Billboard 200. Beyond entertainment, he is known for his extensive charitable work, particularly with the Make-A-Wish Foundation, for which he has granted more wishes than any individual in the organization’s history.
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John Felix Anthony Cena, better known simply as John Cena, is a retired American professional wrestler and actor who was signed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) from 2001 until his retirement. Over more than two decades, he became the defining star of WWE’s modern era, setting the company-recognized record with 17 world championship reigns. Cena wrestled his final match on December 13, 2025, at Saturday Night’s Main Event XLII, where he was defeated by Gunther, officially closing his in-ring career. Cena moved to California in 1998 with the goal of pursuing bodybuilding before transitioning into professional wrestling the following year. He debuted in Ultimate Pro Wrestling (UPW) and signed with WWE in 2001, spending time in Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), where he won the OVW Heavyweight Championship and the Southern Tag Team Championship. After joining WWE’s main roster in 2002, Cena broke out with a trash-talking rapper persona before reinventing himself in 2005 as the company’s long-term top babyface. He went on to headline major events and accumulate 17 world championships, including 13 WWE Championship reigns and three World Heavyweight Championship reigns, along with multiple United States and tag team title reigns, two Royal Rumble victories, and a Money in the Bank win. He headlined WrestleMania six times and maintained the longest uninterrupted run as a top babyface in WWE history. Outside of wrestling, Cena built a successful acting career, beginning with The Marine and later earning praise for roles in Trainwreck, Blockers, and Bumblebee. He became a major franchise presence in the Fast & Furious series with F9 and Fast X, and gained widespread recognition portraying Peacemaker in James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad and its HBO spin-off series Peacemaker, based on DC Comics. Cena also released the rap album You Can't See Me in 2005, which debuted in the top 20 on the Billboard 200. Beyond entertainment, he is known for his extensive charitable work, particularly with the Make-A-Wish Foundation, for which he has granted more wishes than any individual in the organization’s history.
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Saturday Night Live
The Simpsons
The Oscars
The Kelly Clarkson Show
WWE NXT
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
The Daily Show
Raw
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Graham Norton Show
The Flintstones
MTV Movie & TV Awards
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Parks and Recreation
Hannah Montana
The Eric Andre Show
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
WWE ECW
Pluribus
The Bear
Biography: WWE Legends
Teen Choice Awards
The Celebrity Apprentice
MADtv
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Psych
Kids' Choice Awards
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
WWE This Is Awesome
WWE Backstage
WWE Rivalries
Dark Side of the Ring
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Deal or No Deal
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
Wrestlemania Rewind
Stephanie's Places
WWE 24
America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
WWE Raw Classics
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
WWE: Unreal
WWE Heat
Die Hart
Total Divas
Saturday Night's Main Event
Nashville Star
WWE Superstars
WWE Best of Raw & SmackDown Live 2017
Fighting with My Family
The Bubble
WWE Money in the Bank 2023
WWE Money in the Bank 2024
Daddy's Home
Undertaker: The Last Ride
WWE WrestleMania XXX
Barbie
Psych: The Movie
WWE Payback 2023
Daddy's Home 2
Bray Wyatt: Becoming Immortal
WWE Money in the Bank 2016
Argylle
Dolittle
Sisters
Trainwreck
WWE NXT UK
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery
Fast X
Fast X: Part 2
WWE Royal Rumble 2025
F9
The Independent
WWE SmackDown
WWE's The Bump
Man of Tomorrow
The Best of WWE
Surf's Up 2: WaveMania
Total Bellas
WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009
WWE 205 Live
Vacation Friends
Tour de Pharmacy
The Suicide Squad
Vacation Friends 2
Mr. McMahon
WWE Fastlane 2023
Bumblebee
WWE Confidential
Ricky Stanicky
Blockers
Jackpot!
Hidden Strike
The Wall
The Marine
The Reunion
Heads of State
WWE: The Best of Raw & SmackDown 2012, Volume 1
Peacemaker
Officer Exchange
WWE Evil
Playing with Fire
Freelance
Ferdinand
WWE Main Event
Matchbox
Wipeout
Production Credits
Peacemaker
Raw
WWE Heat
WWE Confidential
Jackpot!
Total Drama Island
WWE Evil
Heads of State
WWE 24
Wipeout
WWE SmackDown
Officer Exchange
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