Monday, August 24, 2009

John Cena

John Felix Anthony Cena[6] (born April 23, 1977)[4] is an American actor, amateur hip hop musician, and professional wrestler currently employed by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) on its Raw brand.

In professional wrestling, Cena is a five time world champion having won the WWE Championship one time while on SmackDown and two times while on Raw and won the World Heavyweight Championship while on Raw. In addition to these championships, Cena has also won the WWE United States Championship three times[7] and the World Tag Team Championship two times (once with Shawn Michaels and once with Batista).[8] Cena also won the 2008 Royal Rumble match.[9]

Cena started his professional wrestling career in 2000, wrestling for Ultimate Pro Wrestling (UPW), where he held the UPW Heavyweight Championship. In 2001, Cena signed a contract with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) and was sent to Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) where he held the OVW Heavyweight Championship and the OVW Southern Tag Team Championship (with Rico Constantino).

Outside of wrestling, Cena has released the rap album You Can't See Me, which debuted at #15 on the US Billboard 200 chart, and starred in the feature films The Marine (2006) and 12 Rounds (2009).[10] Cena has also made appearances on television shows including Manhunt, Deal or No Deal, MADtv, Saturday Night Live, and Punk'd. Cena was also a contestant on Fast Cars and Superstars: The Gillette Young Guns Celebrity Race, where he made it to the final round before being eliminated, placing third in the overall competition.

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