John Felix Anthony Cena
; born April 23, 1977 is an American professional Wrestler and Actor. He is currently
signed to WWE
as a member of its Raw brand. In WWE, Cena has won 19 championships in
Total, including 12 world titles
(having won the WWE Championship a record 10 times and
the World Heavyweight Championship
twice).
In addition, Cena has also won the WWE United States Championship
three times, and is a four-time Tag Team Champion, having held the World Tag Team Championship
twice (once each with Shawn Michaels and Batista),
and the WWE Tag Team Championship twice (once each
with David Otunga
and The Miz).
Cena also won the 2008 Royal Rumble match, and is a two-time Superstar
of the Year Slammy Award winner (2009 and 2010).
He also has the fourth highest
number of combined days as WWE Champion behind Bob Backlund,
Hulk Hogan
and Bruno Sammartino. Cena started his professional
wrestling career in 2000, wrestling for Ultimate Pro Wrestling, 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 No.15 on the US Billboard 200
chart, and starred in the feature films The Marine,
12 Rounds and Legendary. Cena has also made
appearances on television shows including Manhunt, Deal or No Deal, MADtv, Saturday Night Live, Punk'd,
and Psych.
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.
