John Felix Anthony Cena Jr. (born April 23, 1977) is an American professional wrestler, rapper, actor, and reality television show host signed to WWE on the SmackDown brand.

Cena started his pro wrestling career in 1999 with Ultimate Pro Wrestling (UPW), and won the UPW Heavyweight Championship the following year.[9] Cena signed a developmental contract with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, later renamed to WWE) in 2001, debuting on the WWE main roster in 2002. From a generic character in 2002, Cena morphed into an arrogant and edgy rapper for the time period of 2002-2003.[10][11] Cena later transitioned to his current character, which he describes as a goody-two shoes Superman.[12] However, Cena has been labeled as the most polarizing pro wrestler ever as his character has many supporters and many detractors.[13] In 2015, WWE credited Cena as being the face of WWE from 2004,[14] while in 2012, IGN described Cena as WWE's franchise player since 2005.[15]