Stats
6'1"
251 lbs.
West Newbury, Mass.
Attitude Adjustment; STF
World Heavyweight Champion; WWE
Champion; U.S. Champion; World Tag Team Champion; WWE Tag Team Champion;
2008 Royal Rumble Winner; 2010 Superstar of the Year Slammy Award
winner .
Real Name: John Cena
Height : 6'3"
Weight : 260 lbs
DOB : 4/23/77
Hometown : Los Angeles, California
Other Names : "Prototype of the Perfect Man" (OVW), The Prototype(OVW)
Wrestler Since : 2000
Cena's
first televised WWE match was in answer to an open challenge by Kurt
Angle on June 27, 2002. Inspired by Vince McMahon's speech to WWE's
rising stars, exhorting them to show "ruthless aggression" to earn a
place among the legends, Cena took advantage of the
opportunity and almost beat Kurt Angle kicking out of the Angle Slam and
enduring the ankle Lock submission hold, but ultimately lost to a hard,
amateur-style pin.
Though a huge WWE fan since childhood, rooting for heroes like Hulk
Hogan, Ultimate Warrior, and Shawn Michaels, Cena had honestly never
even considered a career in WWE. Instead, he flew out to California in
2000, to pursue a profession in bodybuilding (a move he now admits to
making simply because his father had told him he wouldn't make it out
there). But while working behind the counter of Gold's Gym in Venice, a
discussion with a wrestler-in-training encouraged Cena to enroll in
classes at Ultimate Pro Wrestling. He was instantly hooked, and became
motivated to learn everything he could about his newfound craft. He
obviously proved a quick study; within a year, WWE signed Cena to a
developmental contract to train at Ohio Valley Wrestling. By June 2002,
he had joined the SmackDown roster, and less than a year later headlined
the first of what has since become countless main-event matches.
That
said, Cena has never forgotten his roots. In fact, remembering where he
came from has helped him evolve into the man he is today: A well-versed
hip-hop artist, a successful movie star and a blue-collared Superstar
who's always ready to fight. He leads his WWE fan-based army into battle
with the mission statement he's been down with since Day One: Hustle,
loyalty and respect.
