John Cena

John Felix Anthony Cena ( ; born April 23, 1977) is an American actor and professional wrestler. As a wrestler, he has been signed to WWE , where he is a record 17-time WWE world champion, the most world championship reigns recognized by WWE in history. As an actor, Cena starred in numerous films, including ''The Marine'' (2006), ''Trainwreck'' (2015), ''Ferdinand'' (2017), ''Bumblebee'' (2018), and ''F9'' (2021), as well as the HBO Max series ''Peacemaker'' (2022–present). He is widely regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time.

Cena moved to California in 1998 to pursue a bodybuilding career and switched to professional wrestling in 1999, making his debut for Ultimate Pro Wrestling (UPW). In 2001, he signed with WWE (then WWF) and was assigned to its developmental territory Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), where he won the OVW Heavyweight Championship and OVW Southern Tag Team Championship. After moving up to WWE's main roster on SmackDown in 2002, he became a breakout success after adopting the character of a villainous trash-talking rapper. After winning his first WWE Championship in 2005, he underwent a gimmick change into a heroic character, which he described as a "goody-two shoes Superman". Cena led the company as its franchise player and public face from the mid-2000s to the mid-2010s. He began working a reduced schedule from 2018, which included portraying a villainous character in 2025. His continuous portrayal of a heroic character from 2003 until 2025 is the longest in WWE history.

Cena has held the WWE Championship a record 14 times and the World Heavyweight Championship three times. He is also a five-time WWE United States Champion, a two-time WWE Tag Team Champion, a two-time World Tag Team Champion, a two-time Royal Rumble winner, and a one-time Money in the Bank winner. He has also headlined multiple major WWE pay-per-views, including its flagship event, WrestleMania, six times (22, 23, 27, 28, 29, and 41 – Night 2). His full-time career was met with mixed critical and audience reception, with praise for his character work and promotional skills but criticism for his perceived over-representation and on-screen dominance relative to other wrestlers, although, his later career has been more positively received.

Cena's first starring film role was in ''The Marine'' (2006) and he gained praise for his performances in ''Trainwreck'' (2015), ''Ferdinand'' (2017), ''Blockers'' (2018), and ''Bumblebee'' (2018). He starred in ''F9'' (2021) and ''Fast X'' (2023) and portrayed Peacemaker in ''The Suicide Squad'' (2021) and the eponymous television series (2022–present). He released his only studio album, ''You Can't See Me'', in 2005, which peaked at number 15 on the ''Billboard'' 200. Outside of his work in entertainment, Cena is known for his involvement in charitable causes, and has granted the most wishes for the Make-A-Wish Foundation at over 650. Provided by Wikipedia