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Real name: John Cena
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 240 lbs.
Date of birth: April 23, 1977
Hometown: West Newbury, MA
Pro debut: 2001
Trained by: UPW
Finishing move: FU
John Cena broke in on the ground floor of professional wrestling, and before he was through, he took it to the mat. The West Newbury, MA, native and college football star (he was an All-American center at Division III Springfield College) made his WWE debut in 2002, and eventually made his bones with moves like the F.U. and Five-Knuckle Shuffle and raucous catch phrases like "You Can't See Me!" and "If You Want Some, Come Get Some!" He also built a reputation with his firebrand freestyle raps, and that led to a second career as an MC. In April 2005 Cena seized the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 21, beating out JBL. The SmackDown! wrestler was more popular than ever and capitalized by dropping his full-length rap debut the following May. You Can't See Me featured guest appearances from Bumpy Knuckles (aka Freddie Foxxx) and Esoteric, as well as production from Eligh of the Living Legends. It also featured a lot of rapping about being muscular and was emblazoned with the blinging image of Cena's WWE championship belt. ~ Johnny Loftus, All Music Guide
Jonathan Felix-Anthony Cena (born April 23, 1977 in West Newbury, Massachusetts), better known to wrestling fans simply as John Cena, is an American professional wrestler and rap music artist, currently performing for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) on the RAW brand. He is the current WWE Champion. Cena brought the once SmackDown!-exclusive belt to RAW on June 6, 2005 when he was drafted to RAW during the 2005 Draft Lottery. Cena has released a music CD and has performed live concerts with Tha Trademarc and Bumpy Knuckles.
Stage names The Prototype
Height 6 ft. 1 in. (185 cm)
Weight 240 lbs (108 kg)
Born April 23, 1977
Hometown West Newbury, Massachusetts
Debut 2001
Pre-WWE career
Cena attended Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts, where he earned a degree in exercise physiology (Springfield College has been nationally renowned health and physical fitness programs). At Springfield, Cena played varsity football; he was a team captain and earned All-American honors.
After moving to California to work at Gold's Gym, Cena enrolled in a wrestling school run by Ultimate Pro Wrestling and started wrestling there under the ring name Whiteboy Reggie. UPW had a working relationship with WWE, which soon took notice of Cena, signing him to a developmental contract and sending him to developmental promotion Ohio Valley Wrestling (where he was briefly managed by Kenny Bolin) for further seasoning. While at OVW, he also appeared as a hunter on the UPN television show Manhunt, which WWE initially had a role in producing. He made his debut with WWE in 2002.
World Wrestling Entertainment
Cena's first televised WWE match was against Kurt Angle on June 27, 2002. Angle was giving free shots at himself to newcomers, something he still does from time to time, and Cena had been inspired by Vince McMahon's recent, somewhat inscrutable, speech to WWE's rising stars, exhorting them to show "ruthless aggression" and they would have a place among the legends. He almost beat Kurt Angle, surviving the Angle slam and kicking out of the ankle lock submission hold, but ultimately losing to a hard amateur-style pin.
Word Life
Cena was a typical face, an underdog in each match, which at first did not get much reaction from the fans. After losing with Billy Kidman in a tournament match for the new WWE Tag Team Championships, Cena turned heel and blamed Kidman for the loss. Shortly after his heel turn on an episode of SmackDown!, he performed a freestyle rap and his gimmick was changed to that of a white rapper. This gimmick at first got him a lot of heel heat from the fans, but he was later being cheered by them due to the freestyle raps he made on other wrestlers. During his run as a heel, Cena feuded with the Undertaker and Chris Benoit and aligned himself with the Full Blooded Italians. One of Cena's symbols was a modified classic WWF logo (without the "F") with the slogan "Word Life."
John Cena putting Brock Lesnar in the F-U.Cena also feuded with Brock Lesnar. During that feud, he derived his signature finishing maneuver, the F-U as a counterpart to Lesnar's similar F-5 move. When Lesnar turned heel, they briefly joined forces. However, due to his his growing popularity, Cena eventually turned face, betraying Lesnar and feuding with him again. Cena established his signature "You can't see me" catch phrase and hand gesture during this time as well. In a 2003 Survivor Series match, he was on a team led by Kurt Angle with Benoit, Bradshaw and Hardcore Holly against Lesnar, The Big Show, Nathan Jones, Matt Morgan and A-Train. In the end Cena hit the F-U on The Big Show and got the final pin, leaving him and Benoit as the sole survivors. The two superstars ended their feud there, though they would fight each other during Cena's run for the WWE United States Championship.
United States champion
In 2004, Cena's popularity was increasing. He feuded with The Big Show, leading to a WrestleMania XX victory to win the WWE United States Championship, his first WWE title. Eventually he was stripped of the title by then-SmackDown! General Manager Kurt Angle. Cena later won the title back after winning a best-of-5 match series with Booker T. His second title reign was short-lived as he lost the title to the debuting Carlito Caribbean Cool in Cena's first televised match since regaining the title.
As part of an angle, Cena was allegedly attacked in a Boston nightclub by Carlito's bodyguard, Jesus, which kept Cena from wrestling for about a month because of a kidney puncture (in actuality, Cena was filming "The Marine"). He returned to wrestling just in time for Survivor Series. When he returned, he exacted revenge on Carlito in a SmackDown! match and won the U.S. title back but was attacked afterward in the ring by Jesus, who hit Cena in the kidney several times with Cena's own chain.
Cena's United States title reigns were notable for two reasons. His second title reign came after a best-of-5 series of matches, a series of matches similar to the one wrestled by Booker T and Chris Benoit for the World Television Championship in WCW. In addition, Cena wore a modified United States title belt during his third reign as champion. The new belt featured the same colors, but with the face plate fashioned as a Spinner.
WWE champion
After a strong showing at the 2005 Royal Rumble, Cena became involved in a feud with John Bradshaw Layfield (JBL) after Cena won a No.1 contendership tournament to face JBL in the SmackDown! main event at WrestleMania 21 for the WWE Championship. This feud saw him lose his United States Championship to JBL's Chief of Staff Orlando Jordan, with he and JBL "destroying" the turntable belt the following week. During this feud Cena established a name for his core of fans, the "Chain Gang Soldiers."
John Cena with his customized WWE Championship belt after winning it at WrestleMania 21.SmackDown! General Manager Teddy Long told John Cena to wait for WrestleMania to get back at JBL for destroying the Spinner belt but Cena put Long in the F-U for keeping him away. As punishment, Cena was sanctioned; he could not touch JBL until WrestleMania 21 or he would lose his title shot. If he was struck by JBL first, however, then he could retaliate. A campaign of vandalism against JBL's property ensued, including ruining his ten-gallon hat at the contract signing, spraypainting a yellow streak down his back, and slashing the tires of his limousine. At one point, Cena stopped interference by The Cabinet on a match, hitting the Basham Brothers and Orlando Jordan with a steel chair. He threatened JBL with the chair, but instead of forfeiting his title shot by striking JBL, Cena sat down by his cowering body and did his "You Can't See Me" gesture in his face.
Cena defeated JBL to win the WWE Championship on April 3, 2005 at WrestleMania 21 in Los Angeles. JBL stole the real WWE belt back before the next SmackDown! taping. Cena, however, had a custom WWE title made, just as Stone Cold Steve Austin did with his "Smoking Skull" belt. The new belt was similar his custom U.S. title belt, featuring a Spinner type WWE logo plate.
SmackDown! featured a series of matches to decide who Cena would face in his first title defense at Judgment Day. John Cena successfully defeated JBL, the winner of the tournament, in a bloody "I Quit" Match. JBL, cornered against a glass pane, quit to avoid getting hit by a tractor trailer's exhaust pipe. He got hit anyway, sending him through the glass pane behind him. Cena was finally able to claim the real WWE Championship belt, though he still carried around his Spinner belt.
Cena on RAW
On the June 6, 2005 episode of RAW, John Cena became the first draft pick in the annual WWE Draft Lottery, with Eric Bischoff drafting him from SmackDown! to RAW. This came as a surprise to many, as Cena was the reigning WWE Champion of the SmackDown! brand and had previously expressed a desire to remain on SmackDown!.
Upon entering RAW, Cena immediately entered an angle with Chris Jericho and Christian. The rivalry between Christian and Cena had already been established when Christian attacked Cena on the Jericho's Highlight Reel, while Cena's rivalry with Jericho started when Jericho turned on Cena in a tag team match against Christian and Tyson Tomko.
Cena defeated Christian and Chris Jericho in a Triple Threat match at WWE Vengeance by knocking Jericho out of the ring and pinning Christian. On the June 27 edition of RAW, Cena teamed with Shawn Michaels and a returning Hulk Hogan for the first time to beat Jericho, Christian, and Tyson Tomko.
Cena quickly made enemies with RAW general manager Eric Bischoff, delivering the F-U to Bischoff on the July 11, 2005 edition of RAW. Bischoff vowed to make Cena's stint on RAW difficult and chose Chris Jericho to contend for Cena's title.
On July 12 ,2005 Cena and Jericho went to do the first ever battle of the bands on RAW. The battle featured Cena's Chain Gang against Jericho's Fozzy. Cena performed but Jericho refused, claiming the audience was biased against him and said that Fozzy won't perform until the upcoming SummerSlam PPV. After a successful title defense against his rival Carlito, Cena successfully defended his title against Chris Jericho at SummerSlam 2005.
On August 22, 2005 Cena beat Jericho in a "You're Fired" match for the WWE Championship despite the General Manager giving Cena a low-blow and a Brass Knuckle to Jericho. After the match, Kurt Angle came into the ring and attacked Cena while Eric Bischoff revealed that Angle was the number one contender for Cena's world title.
After several weeks of feuding, both men faced off in the main event of Unforgiven, where Cena lost to Angle for hitting Angle with the WWE Title belt. After the match, Cena gave both Eric Bischoff and Angle an F-U through the Spanish announcers' table.
WE Homecoming on October 3, 2005, John Cena decisively defeated General Manager Eric Bischoff in a NO Disqualification Match despite a few good kicks and a low-blow from Bischoff and attempted interference and a missed chair shot by Kurt Angle. After the Match, Kurt Angle and John Cena were battling it out but Smackdown! General Manager Theodore Long, upset that Bischoff cancelled his 6-Man Tag Team Match, decided to end the show with a RAW VS Smackdown! Street Brawl. Smackdown! Superstars stormed the Ring and overwhelmed Angle and Cena until RAW's Superstars joined in the battle. The Street Brawl ended in Victory for the RAW Superstars.
Outside of wrestling
John Cena and his trademark fashion
Music/Movies
Cena has cut a series of rap music tracks. His fifth WWE entrance song, "Basic Thugonomics" was featured on the WWE soundtrack album WWE Originals. His track "Untouchables" was featured on Theme Addict, another WWE soundtrack album. His debut album You Can't See Me features his current entrance theme "My Time is Now".
The first single off the album was "Bad, Bad Man". The music video for the song, a parody of 1980s culture and the television show The A-Team, premiered on an edition of SmackDown. WWE premiered the music video for Cena's second single, "Right Now", on the August 8 edition of RAW.
John Cena's first major movie role will be in the 2006 film The Marine, to be produced by WWE Films.
Fashion
Cena's ring attire in and out of the ring reflects the old school hip hop culture that his character represents. He previously wore throwback sports jerseys (during his time as heel, he would wear jerseys of a rival team of the city he was wrestling in; as a good guy, he would wear jerseys of one of the city's home teams), though he now generally wears "Chain Gang" related merchandise. He has also worn a chain with a lock on it to the ring and the chain was at times utilized as a weapon.
When Cena was part of the SmackDown! brand, his apparel bearing the suggestive spoonerism "Ruck Fules" was censored when he wore it on camera. Supposedly they were not censored by UPN, but by WWE to sell more shirts under the premise that it was "too hot for TV." Of course, Cena's phrase of Ruck Fules is a pun on what his phrase is supposed to be (in which is Fuck Rules)
Guest Appearances
Prior to his debut in WWE, Cena made a guest appearance on the Internet stream show Go Sick in 2001 as an angry, cursing wrestler called Bruebaker.
During his WWE career, Cena appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live on July 23, 2005 in order to promote his CD, WWE, and SummerSlam 2005. He has also been on Fuse's Daily Download. Cena has recently appeared on FOX Sports Net's Best Damn Sports Show Period and also served as a co-presenter with Hulk Hogan on the 2005 teen Choice Awards show.
Trademarks
"The Five Moves of Doom"
Cena's "Five Moves of Doom" is a term that some wrestling fans use to refer to a combo of moves Cena uses when he is on a comeback in match that leads to the pin. The phrase was originally coined in the Internet wrestling community as a reference to Bret Hart, who had a well-established sequence of five moves in the same context (in both cases, the term was also at times used in a pejorative fashion by critics who perceived the wrestler in question to have a limited moveset). He often began on the losing end of the match, then would build momentum using these 5 moves, preceded by a series of lariats. The following are the 5 Moves and are in the approximate order in which Cena uses them.
Flying shoulderblock
Sitout Hip Toss
Freestyle / Protoplex (Blue Thunder Sideslam)
Five-Knuckle Shuffle (Augmented fist drop)
F-U (Standing Firemen's Carry) (finishing move)
Signature moves and weapons
Steel chain
Brass knuckles
Swinging Fisherman Suplex
Throwback (Modified flip over neckbreaker/facebuster)
Multiple clothesline
Back body drop
Catchphrases
"Word Life!"
"You can't see me!"
"The champ is here!"
"If you want some, come... get... some!"
"This is how we roll!"
Championships and accomplishments
World Wrestling Entertainment
1-time WWE Champion (current)
3-time WWE United States Champion
Ohio Valley Wrestling
1-time OVW Heavyweight Champion
1-time OVW Southern Tag Team Champion (with Rico Constantino)
Ultimate Pro Wrestling
1-time UPW Champion
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
PWI Most Improved Wrestler Award (2003)
PWI Most Popular Wrestler Award (2004)
PWI Top 500 ranked 2nd
Straight up and in your face, the fan favorite rapper and WWE Champion John Cena has made quite the notorious reputation for himself in WWE by speaking the truth and backing it up in the ring with his own style of ruckus. Pimping baggy jean shorts and a throwback jersey, Cena will often get amped up signaling the end for his victims by pumping up his kicks leading to him dropping his trademark “You can't see me” catchphrase en route to the FU.
A street brawler by definition, Cena is always up for a fight against anyone who steps to him. Of course, for those who step foot in the ring to lock up with Cena or do battle on the microphone, they best prepare to get burned by this RAW Superstar’s blistering, edgy rap lyrics that often scorch the egos of those who dare challenge the rebellious rapper. Cena refuses to back down from any man who gets in his way.
One of his latest challengers was WWE’s only Olympic Gold Medalist, Kurt Angle. Angle, with the support of RAW General Manager Eric Bischoff, has done everything he could to soften up the Champ. The two finally met up at Unforgiven in what was perhaps Cena’s toughest test to date. Angle took Cena to the limits and applied his vicious Ankle Lock. Cena refused to quit, however, and eventually escaped the hold. With the referee seemingly incapacitated, Bischoff was trying to give the Championship belt to Angle to use as a weapon. The belt ended up in the Champ’s hands, however, as he blasted Angle across the face. The referee was just coming-to, however, and saw the illegal act and called for the disqualification. Angle had picked up the win, but Cena was still the Champ. These two appear to be on a collision course to meet up again for the most coveted prize on RAW, but if you ask Cena, he doesn’t care. He’ll simply say, “If you want some, come get some!”
Cena also had to face Angle at Taboo Tuesday, but the fans also voted in Shawn Michaels for a Triple Threat Match. Cena didn't even have to be pinned to lose the belt, but The Champ overcome the odds once again. But his nemesis Angle refused to go away. They met up again at Survivor Series, and this time Angle had his own personal referee, Daivari. This one spiraled out of control in a hurry, though, and several referees were knocked out amidst the chaos. In the end, it was Cena who once again had his arm raised in victory.
Week after week, Cena had to overcome seemingly insurmountable odds to hold onto the WWE Championship. But things got even tougher at New Year's Revolution when he had to defend his most prized possession in the Elimination Chamber against Shawn Michaels, Kane, Carlito, Chris Masters, and of course, Kurt Angle. To make matters even worse for Cena, he had to start the match from the beginning along with HBK.
But Cena showed an amazing threshold for pain in this one. He was busted open and bleeding profusely, but he refused to go down. He was even in the unbreakable Master Lock, but Carlito turned on his "partner" Masters and low-blowed him for an elimination. Then the resourceful Cena rolled up Carlito from out of nowhere to pick up the amazing victory. However, Cena's night was not over yet.
Mr. McMahon came out and announced that Edge was finally going to cash in his Money in the Bank title shot. Edge showed how smart he is by waiting until The Champ was at his most vulnerable - badly bloodied and exhausted. A fresh Edge anxiously came to the ring and leveled Cena with a spear. The Champ somehow kicked out, but Edge just waited for him to get up and nailed him with another spear. Cena had finally been beaten for the WWE Championship.
Now, Cena is hungrier than ever, and will stop at nothing to regain the gold.
Even though he's no longer WWE Champion, there's no denying Cena's amazing success early on in his career. Perhaps, much of Cena’s success can be attributed to his unparalleled fan support. Maybe no WWE Superstar can relate to the fans quite like John Cena.
After all, before Cena became a household name in sports-entertainment, before he became an accomplished rapper and before he grabbed the leading role in a major motion picture, he was a WWE fan.
Cena came to live events, created homemade signs and even collected WWE action figures. All in hope of one day performing in the ring himself.
And Cena's dream came through in resounding fashion at WrestleMania 21 when he defeated JBL for the WWE Championship. In the Staples Center, the same arena where he watched so many matches as a fan, Cena won the WWE Championship.
A former football star at Springfield College, Cena was addicted to training and music growing up. After a successful bodybuilding career, he began his wrestling journey not long after he left college. The rest is history.
Cena is a multi-time United States Champion and current WWE Champion. He began his first U.S. Championship reign in amazing fashion by defeating Big Show at WrestleMania XX.
In June of 2002, Cena had one of the more memorable debuts in SmackDown history. After Kurt Angle challenged anyone backstage to a match, Cena, a young wrestler looking for a big break, made his way to the ring.
Angle would win that match, but Cena took him to the brink, impressing everyone in attendance that night, including the entire SmackDown! roster. In his relatively short time with WWE, Cena has already built up quite a resume.
By April of 2003, Cena was already in his first pay-per-view main event, battling Brock Lesnar for the WWE Championship at Backlash.
He defended his United States Championship in a thrilling best-of-five series with Booker T in the fall of 2004. In the 2005 Royal Rumble, Cena was the last Superstar to be eliminated, as RAW's Batista went on to emerge victorious.
At No Way Out, Cena defeated Angle in the final of the No. 1 Contender's Tournament, landing Cena a spot opposite JBL for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 21.
Cena, of course, went on to defeat JBL at WrestleMania 21 as well as defend his new WWE Championship against his nemesis in a brutal I Quit Match at Judgment Day. Cena was on a rool and it looked as though he would be ruling SmackDown! for a long time to come.
But WWE fans everywhere were shocked to learn that the WWE Champion was the first Superstar selected in the 2005 Draft Lottery, sending the Dr. of Thuganomics over to RAW. Cena, the fighting champion that he is, told the entire RAW roster, "If you want some, come get some."
Christian and Chris Jericho answered the challenge and the two vied for the WWE Championship against Cena in a Triple Threat Match at Vengeance. Cena once again came out on top as he pinned Christian after an FU.
General Manager Eric Bischoff, enraged at Cena’s disrespect for his authority, got behind Jericho and did everything he could to try and make Y2J the next WWE Champion. No matter how much he stacked the deck against Cena, though, Jericho could not overcome the Dr. of Thuganomics. In fact, Jericho even lost a Loser Leaves RAW match, leaving him unemployed.
Through all of his success, Cena has never forgotten his roots, which began in the bleachers watching the likes of Hollywood Hogan, Ultimate Warrior, Shawn Michaels and Bret Hart.
He refers to his fans as members of his "Chain Gang." Together, he figures, they can't lose. And so far, the combination of their support and his talent, have made John Cena one of the top Superstars around.
John Cena Lyrics:
Bad, Bad Man Lyrics
Beantown Lyrics
Don't Fuck With Us Lyrics
Flow Easy Lyrics
If It All Ended Tomorrow Lyrics
Just Another Day Lyrics
Make It Loud Lyrics
Right Now Lyrics
Running Game Lyrics
Summer Flings Lyrics
The Time Is Now Lyrics
This Is How We Roll Lyrics
We Didn't Want You To Know Lyrics
What Now Lyrics
Bad, Bad Man Lyrics
by John Cena
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[John Cena]
Aww, you done did it now
Chaos you shoulda put this one in the vault man!
They not ready - they don't know what's comin man!
Oh we gonna drop this on 'em right here
Y'all ain't ready for this, Y'ALL AIN'T READY FOR NONE OF THIS!
Your boy's a bad man, and we invadin the streets
Make unclever rappers scurred, they be droppin the heat
Shocked the world, now I'm standin alone
I flip fools like them clamshell cellular phones
You can't help but nod your head to the track
Fuck the watered down rap, we be takin it back
Give it to me straight - ain't no chasin it
Check yourself in the mirror - ain't no facin it
Cause you, playin the role and you plannin to fold
This the masterplan, we got the planet on hold
We all over the streets like your favorite sneaker
Breakin up your sound like a drive-through speaker
Everything that I be spittin is strong
After I rock, fast forward through the rest of the song
We the monkeywrench, that's gonna ruin your plan
And don't fuck with John Cena - I'm a BAD, BAD MAN
[Chorus 2X: Bumpy Knuckles]
With the mic in my hands I'm a bad man
Even in a fight with the hands I'm a bad man
Livin in the streets all my life I'm a bad man
I'm a bad man, I'm a bad man
[Tha Trademarc]
We devils - rockin ambient levels
We set loose among hot tunes to instrumentals
And cats got one-liners, I drop several
And I think it's funny you choose, losin progress
or runnin in place; we makin moves, and y'all settle
I rip rappers and take responsibility
for makin future hall-of-famers look third rate
Y'all are lost for words like conversation on your worst first date
and ride beats, creep through side streets
Looseleaf notepads that's where rhymes leak
Punchlines - man, don't even beg
I got knee-slappin tracks, y'all brusin your leg
You a rhyme writer - funny man, that's a joke
You ain't worthy of bein my secretary man that's a quote
I flood tracks like cracks in boats
And pussy rappers choked up with they own lines in they throat
[Chorus]
[Bumpy Knuckles a.k.a. Freddie Foxxx]
TURN UP THE MICROPHONE and see me I'm a beast
MC's and they beats is what I eat, 16 I'll leave you in the street
My rhymes are sicker than gangrene in both feet
It's spreadin up the leg, and headed for the head
Your rhymes are whack your style is proof that the brain corrosion
is fuckin with your chosen flows, I'm nice with mics
My hands'll break your nose like Mikey Tyson
Fightin in his prime, one rhyme
And I shake up the room one time, BOOM! To the jaw
Your face is a coat type raw
And the blood and snot they mix, jelly on the floor
My love is cop them bricks, belly on the floor
I rob you, you soft and you really ain't a problem
I solve you, 357 long nose revolve you
Acid in your face, bad look, dissolve you
I'm a bad, bad man
Yeah, check it out
It's Bumpy Knuckles baby
And I want you to say hello to the BAD, BAD, MAN - C'MON!
[Chorus]
John Cena sets pulse racing in Mumbai, India
February 09, 2006
What is so special about big hulky men, with strange names and stranger wardrobes, beating chests and then smashing their opponents' face and then involving in the loudest of dramatics?
It's entertainment!
Parents may cringe at that thought, but kids love it, especially the male species; the adrenaline rush that accompanies when bang goes a man's head. Grrrh!
Hordes of youngsters turned out at the Crossroads mall in Mumbai to see WWE superstar John Cena. Some of the little ones came dressed for the occasion, slipping into costumes of other popular wrestlers like Hulk Hogan and Big Show; some carried replicas of the championship belt. One of them appearently flew in from Dubai to see the WWE star.
The show, as made up for entertainment as the sport, was complete with a DJ and disco lights.
The crowd, which was steadily growing in numbers, went into a frenzy when Cena stepped on to the stage. Off went his T-shirt into the waiting hands of the mob and Cena got into the act. He involved the audience with the customary getsures and broke into a rap song. The man had once even walked into the stands and grabbed a beer from an astounded-yet-hystercial fan.
No beers here; only mobile phones poked out everywhere in the video tape mode.
He later thanked them and said it was the one of the biggest audience he had played to.
"The closest it came to was in Italy but this was beyond anything we had expected."
The American also said that the fans here were very knowledgable about the game. Another warning for parents to secure their TV censor mode better.
Cena, the former RAW champion, standing high at 6' 1 inches on 240 pounds and with 22-inch biceps, believe it or not, was once a very small kid.
"I got picked on a lot as a kid. So I thought enough of it; I'm going to be a big guy just so people stay away from me."
At 13, he started lifting weights and built his body in an intimidating mass of muscle.
After a shot at American football, Cena settled nicely into the WWE ring, which he asserts is a real world.
"For me, none of the matches are stage managed," said Cena.
"I have an unorthodox style, I beat people up. And because I don't know what I'm going to do next, it surprises people and entertains them. I like the spontaneity."
Cena is also all right with the WWE being viewed solely as entertainment and not as a sport.
"It doesn't disturb me that it is not taken as a serious sport. But the fact is that there are some of the finest athletes here. A lot of them have come from other professional sports. Unlike some sports, when people buy the WWE ticket at least they know they are going to be entertained fully.
"You see all this people here. They come because WWE is a great entertainment sport and they feel a part of it."
To involve the crowd further, Cena turned into a hip-hop singer and came out with his album 'You can't see me'.
"Music is another medium to express yourself, to release your emotion. Breaking into rap songs on the stage makes me think on the spot."
On his first visit to India, Cena also showed interest in the Indian favourites -- cricket and food. All he knew was that cricket was a lot like baseball and had heard about it in Australia on his last visit.
In the end, the experience of spending the morning with Cena and his fans, which turned out to be an outrageous number, was just the knid of tickling fun it was meant to be.
The WWF, or WWE as it is now known, bug that bites every youngster is back with a bite.
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