John Cena

Also known as John Félix Anthony Cena, Cena

John Felix Anthony Cena is an American actor, retired professional wrestler, and former rapper. Widely regarded as one of WWE's greatest professional wrestlers of all-time, he is signed with WWE as a brand ambassador as of December 2025. He is best known for his in-ring career from 2001 to 2025, where he is recognized by WWE as a record 17-time world champion.

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John Felix Anthony Cena is an American professional wrestler, actor, rapper, and executive producer. Born in West Newbury, he began his work period in 1999. He is educated at Springfield College and resides in Land O' Lakes. Cena competes in professional wrestling and American football for the United States. He is unmarried and his partner is Nikki Garcia.

As a musician, Cena is signed to Columbia Records and performs in the hip-hop genre. He uses his voice as an instrument and writes in American English. He has received the Slammy Award and was inducted into the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame. His citizenship is in the United States, where he speaks American English and Mandarin.

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West Newbury, Massachusetts, USA

John Cena (born April 23, 1977) is an American actor, retired professional wrestler, and former rapper. He is signed to WWE as a brand ambassador. Cena wrestled for WWE for 24 years, becoming a record-setting 17-time world champion, before transitioning fully into his acting career. Cena began professional wrestling in 1999 and signed with the World Wrestling Federation in 2001, where he began…

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Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: United States
Active from: 1977

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Discography

Bad, Bad Man / The Time Is Now2005
You Can’t See Me2005

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Instance of: human
Given name: Anthony
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: West Newbury
Occupation: executive producer
Employer: WWE
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: American English
Award: Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame
Field of work: wrestling
Eye colour: blue
Hair colour: brown hair
Genre: hip-hop
Instrument: voice
Record label: Columbia Records
Sport: American football
Country for sport: United States
Mass: 114
Image: John Cena by Gage Skidmore.jpg
Height: 185
Residence: Land O' Lakes

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Commons category: John Cena
date of birth: 1977-04-23
birth name: John Felix Anthony Cena
unmarried partner: Nikki Garcia
start of work period: 1999-00-00
social media followers: 14096197
writing language: American English
debut date: 1999-11-05
ethnic group: Italian Americans
start time: 1999-11-05
name in native language: John Cena
pseudonym: Mr. P

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Encyclopedic overview

John Felix Anthony Cena (/ˈsiːnə/ SEE-nə; born April 23, 1977) is an American actor, retired professional wrestler, and former rapper. He is signed to WWE as a brand ambassador. Cena wrestled for WWE for 24 years, becoming a record-setting 17-time world champion, before transitioning fully into his acting career.

Cena began professional wrestling in 1999 and signed with the World Wrestling Federation in 2001 (renamed WWE in 2002), where he began in its then-developmental territory Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW). After debuting on the main roster on WWE SmackDown! in 2002, he rose to prominence as a brash heel rapper, before becoming the company's franchise player from the mid-2000s to the mid-2010s. He wrestled on a part-time schedule from 2017 until his retirement in 2025. His run as a face from 2003 to 2025 was the longest continuous portrayal of a heroic character in WWE history.

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