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Let’s be honest: hailing from the rolling hills and broad valleys that constitute West Newbury, Massachusetts, will likely never earn you “street cred”--unless, of course, you’re John Cena. Then again, it didn’t happen overnight for him, either. Long before he became the Dr. of Thuganomics, young Cena had to endure the neighborhood rocker kids’ taunts about his baggy pants and rayon Kwamé shirts. His love for freestyling lyrics about rebellion and individualism just didn’t fit within the small rural community. By the time he turned 15, however, those same kids would stop teasing him, for it became apparent that Cena had been developing another passion: hitting the gym.After applying to more than 60 colleges (and being accepted by 58), Cena attended Massachusetts’ Springfield College, where he excelled as a Division III All-American offensive lineman and team captain for the Pride. But as much as he fondly remembers his college football accomplishments, he’s equally as proud of earning his degree in Exercise Physiology, which he attributes to making him a smarter, more durable performer in the ring today.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 sports-entertainment. 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, World Wrestling Entertainment 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 Chain Gang Soldier who’s always ready to fight. In his jean shorts and Reebok Pumps, 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.John Felix Anthony Cena[4] (born April 23, 1977)[5] is an American professional wrestler, hip hop musician and actor. He is signed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), wrestling on its RAW brand, where he is the reigning WWE Champion.[6] In WWE, he is also a three-time United States Champion and a one-time World Tag Team Champion.[7][8]Before being called up to the main WWE roster, Cena trained in and wrestled for Ultimate Pro Wrestling and Ohio Valley Wrestling, winning the top titles of both promotions.[9][10]Aside from professional wrestling, Cena has released the rap album You Can't See Me, which debuted at #15 on the US Billboard 200,[11] and starred in the movie The Marine. He has also made appearances in television shows including Manhunt, Deal or No Deal, MADtv, and Punk'd. Most recently, he was 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.[12]For the extent of his WWE career, Cena's attire has reflected the hip hop culture that his character represents. He previously wore "throwback jerseys," though now he generally wears WWE produced "Chain Gang" merchandise.[118] While he was a member of the SmackDown! brand, one of his WWE produced t-shirts bore the suggestive spoonerism "Ruck Fules." Whenever it appeared on television the image was censored, not by UPN, but by WWE to sell more shirts under the premise that it was "too hot for TV."[119] He also wore a chain with a large padlock on it to the ring on SmackDown!, occasionally using it as a weapon,[120] until WrestleMania 21, when it was replaced with a chromed and diamond studded "Chain Gang" spinner medallion — reminiscent of the ones worn by members of G-Unit — matching his spinner title belt.Around the time Cena's film, The Marine, was released he began wearing attire more military related, including camouflage shorts, dog tags, a Marine soldier cap and a WWE produced shirt with the legend "Chain Gang Assault Battalion."Five Questions Cena hosted a segment on WWE.com entitled "Five Questions with The Champ" — "Five Questions with John Cena" while he was not champion — every week. Five questions sent in by fans via e-mail were picked at random and answered by Cena on camera. During the segment, whenever Cena cursed, an image of the Brooklyn Brawler appeared and the word was "replaced" with him saying "Brawler", "Brooklyn Brawler", "No, no, no" or "Nu-Uh!". The show was canceled after the December 29, 2006 episode.[109]Signature taunts Waving his hand in front of his face, horizontally, to symbolize that "You can't see me!". (2003–Present) Pumping up his Reebok Pump sneakers. (2004–2006) Putting his hands up while spreading them and putting his thumb sideways and his pinky up, meaning "Word Life". (2002–Present) "Freestyling" on his opponents before his matches. (2002–2004) Military salute to the audience. (2006–2007) Entrance music Cena performed his fifth and sixth theme songs, "Basic Thuganomics" and "The Time Is Now". Both songs were later released on CDs (WWE Originals and You Can't See Me respectively).2004–2005 Cena, wearing his customized U.S. Championship beltIn early 2004, Cena participated in the Royal Rumble match at the annual January pay-per-view event,[48] making it to the final six participants before being eliminated by Big Show.[49] After the Rumble, The Big Show and Cena began a program together where they feuded because of Show's elimination of Cena during the pay-per-view,[50][51] during which Cena won the United States title from him at WrestleMania XX in March.[52] During his reign, he came into contention with SmackDown! General Manager Kurt Angle over issues arising with René Duprée and Torrie Wilson.[53] The reign ended just shy of four months when, on July 8, he was "stripped" of the belt by Angle after he (kayfabe - accidentally) knocked him over. thus "attacking an official".[54] He won the title back by defeating Booker T in a "best of five" series that culminated at October's No Mercy,[55] only to lose it to the debuting Carlito Caribbean Cool the next week.[56] After the loss to Carlito, the duo began a feud, during which Cena was (kayfabe) stabbed in the kidney while at a Boston area nightclub by Carlito's bodyguard, Jesús.[57][58] This worked injury was used to keep Cena out of action for a month, during which Cena was actually filming his feature film debut The Marine.[25] Immediately on his return in November, he won the US title back from Carlito,[59] then debuted a "custom made" spinner style title belt.[60]Cena took part in the Royal Rumble in January 2005, this time making it to the final two. He and RAW brand wrestler Batista went over the top rope at the same time, ostensibly ending the match. However, Vince McMahon appeared on stage and re-started the match in "sudden death", with Batista eventually winning.[61] The next month, Cena defeated Kurt Angle to earn a spot in the SmackDown! brand's WrestleMania 21 main event,[62] beginning a feud with WWE Champion John Bradshaw (JBL) Layfield and his Cabinet in the process. In the opening stages of the feud Cena lost his US belt to Cabinet member Orlando Jordan,[63] who proceeded to "blow up" the spinner version with JBL and return a more traditional style belt.[64] When Cena and JBL met at WrestleMania, the title switched hands, giving Cena his first top title in the company.[65] As part of the storyline, he then had a spinner WWE Championship belt made,[66] while JBL took the original belt and claimed to still be WWE Champion,[67] until Cena reclaimed the original belt in an "I Quit" match at Judgment Day.[68]Cena's SmackDown! tenure came to a close on the June 6, 2005 episode of WWE RAW, when he became the first wrestler selected by RAW brand General Manager Eric Bischoff in the annual draft lottery. On arriving on the RAW brand, Cena entered a program against Bischoff when he refused to participate in his "war" against the upcoming Extreme Championship Wrestling reunion show.[69] With Bischoff vowing to make Cena's stint on RAW difficult, he "hand picked" Jericho to take Cena's title from him.[70] During their feud, even though Cena was portrayed as the face and Jericho as the heel, a vocal section of live crowds nonetheless chose to boo Cena during their matches.[71] More crowds followed suit during Cena's next feud with Kurt Angle,[72] who took over as Bischoff's hand picked #1 contender after Cena beat Jericho in a "You're Fired" match on the August 22 RAW, sending him off the show.[73] As the feud continued and the dissenters grew more vocal, sometimes seeming to outnumber fans by wide margins,[74] the announce team was forced to acknowledge the boos on television and began calling Cena a "controversial champion", claiming some people disliked him on account of his "in-ring style" and his chosen fashion.[75] Despite the mixed and negative reactions, Cena held on to his Championship through his feud with Angle, losing to him by disqualification[76]—for which titles do not change hands in WWE—at Unforgiven in September and pinning him at Survivor Series in November.[77] The feud with Angle also saw Cena add a secondary, submission based, finishing maneuver to his repertoire – the STFU (a Stepover Toehold Sleeper, though named for a Stepover Toehold Facelock) – when he was put into a (Triple Threat) Submissions Only match on the November 28 RAW.[78]2006–2007 Cena, addressing fans at a RAW show.Cena lost the WWE Championship at the first WWE pay-per-view of 2006, New Years Revolution, but not in the Elimination Chamber match that he had been advertised to participate in beforehand. Instead, immediately after winning the Elimination Chamber, he was (kayfabe) thrust into a match against Edge, who cashed in his Money in the Bank contract — a "guaranteed title match at the WWE Champion of the owners choosing" — and after two quick spears pinned Cena for the title.[79] Cena's championship reign ended at 280 days, matching the length of previous champion JBL.[80] Just three weeks later, Cena won the title back at the Royal Rumble pay-per-view.[81] After winning the Championship back Cena was put in to a program with Triple H, during which the crowd again seemed to boo the intended face — Cena — and cheer the intended heel — Triple H.[82][83] The negative reaction only intensified when he faced Rob Van Dam (also cashing in a Money in the Bank contract, which he won at WrestleMania 22) at ECW One Night Stand in June. Broadcast from the Hammerstein Ballroom — one of the former mainstays of Extreme Championship Wrestling, the crowd of mostly "old school" ECW fans, greeted Cena with raucous jeering and chants of "Fuck you, Cena", "You can't wrestle", and "Same old shit" — the latter two references to his supposed "five moves of doom". When he began peppering different moves into the match the fans responded with a chant of "You still suck". Cena lost the WWE Championship for the second time in 2006 at One Night Stand, being pinned by Van Dam after interference from Edge.[84]In July, after Edge won the title from Van Dam in a Triple Threat match that also involved Cena,[85] it re-ignited the feud between he and Cena from earlier in the year. After Edge went about retaining the title by dubious means — getting himself disqualified[86] (for which Championships do not change hands), and using brass knuckles[87] — he introduced his own version of Cena's "custom" belt, this one with his logo placed on the spinner.[88] Cena eventually won the Championship back in a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match at September's Unforgiven pay-per-view, in a match that had an added stipulation that had Cena lost he would leave the RAW brand[89] and go to SmackDown!.[90] He returned his version of the spinner belt on the very next night's RAW.[91] On the heels of the Edge program, Cena was placed in an inter-brand angle to determine the so-called "Champion of Champions" — or which was the most dominate champion in WWE's three brands.Cena, King Booker (SmackDown!'s World Heavyweight Champion), and Big Show (ECW's World Champion) engaged in a mini-feud leading to a Triple Threat match at Cyber Sunday in November, with the viewers voting on which of the three championships would be placed on the line.[92] At the same time, Cena became involved in a storyline with non-wrestler Kevin Federline when he began appearing on RAW with Johnny Nitro and Melina Perez. After getting into a (worked) physical altercation with Federline on RAW,[93] Federline appeared at Cyber Sunday to hit Cena with the World Heavyweight Title belt during the main event Triple Threat match, helping King Booker retain his title.[94] 2006 ended with Cena beginning a feud with the undefeated Umaga over the WWE Championship,[95] while 2007 began with the end of his storyline with Kevin Federline. In the first RAW of the new year, Cena was pinned by Federline (with an assist from Umaga), although later in the night he was able to get his hands on Federline to FU him.[96] During their feud Cena ended Umaga's "undefeated" streak at New Year's Revolution[97] before Umaga caused a (worked) injury to Cena's spleen,[98] putting a scheduled Last Man Standing rematch at Royal Rumble in (kayfabe) jeopardy. The match did, however, take place and Cena retained his title.[99]One night after the Royal Rumble, an impromptu team of Cena and Shawn Michaels defeated Rated-RKO (Edge and Randy Orton) for the World Tag Team Championship, making Cena a double champion.[100] On the April 2 episode of RAW, after losing a WWE Championship match to Cena at WrestleMania 23,[101] Michaels "turned" on Cena, costing the team the Championship in the second of two 10 team battles royals by throwing Cena over the top rope and eliminating the team, clearing the way for The Hardys (Matt and Jeff) to take the title.[102] For the rest of the month Cena feuded with Michaels, Orton, and Edge until The Great Khali declared his intentions to challenge for Cena's title by attacking and "laying out" all three of the top contenders[103] before assaulting Cena himself and stealing the physical belt.[104] For the next two months Cena feuded with Khali over the Championship, eventually becoming the first person in WWE to defeat him by submission at May's Judgment Day[105][106] and then by pinfall at June's One Night Stand.[107][108]2002–2003 Cena lifting Kurt Angle for an FU.Cena's first televised WWE match was in answer to a (kayfabe) open challenge by Kurt Angle on June 27, 2002. Inspired by a speech given by WWE CEO Vince McMahon to the rising stars of the company, exhorting them to show "ruthless aggression" to earn a place among the legends, Cena took advantage of the opportunity and almost beat Angle by kicking out of his Angle Slam and enduring the ankle lock submission hold.[27] However, he ultimately lost to a hard, amateur-style pin.[27] Following the near-win, Cena became a face and was put into a program with Chris Jericho.[28][29] In October, Cena and Billy Kidman joined forces to take part in a tag team tournament to crown the first WWE Tag Team Champions of the SmackDown! brand, but lost in the first round.[30] The next week, Cena was turned on and attacked Kidman, blaming him for their loss.[31]Shortly after the Kidman attack, on a Halloween themed episode of SmackDown!, Cena dressed as Vanilla Ice and performed a freestyle rap for Stephanie McMahon during a backstage segment.[32] The next week, Cena received a new gimmick: a rapper who cut promos in rhyme.[33] As the gimmick grew, he adopted a variant of the 80s WWF logo—dropping the "F" as his "signature symbol"—along with the slogan "Word Life".[34] Moreover, he was joined by an enforcer, Bull Buchanan, who was rechristened B-2 (also written B² and pronounced "B-Squared").[35][36] Buchanan was later replaced by Rodney Mack under the moniker "Red Dogg,"[37] until he was sent to the RAW brand in February.For the first half of 2003, Cena sought the WWE Championship and chased the reigning champion, Brock Lesnar, performing weekly "freestyles" challenging him to matches.[38][39][40] During the program, Cena unveiled a new finishing maneuver: the FU, a Fireman's carry powerslam, so named to mock Lesnar's F5.[41] He got a match against Lesnar at April's Backlash by winning a #1 contenders tournament,[42] but did not get the title.[43] He finished out the year engaging in feuds with Brian "Spanky" Kendrick and Kurt Angle.[44][45][46][47]