John Cena Profile

JOHN CENA Profile :

Height: 6'1"

Weight: 240 lbs.

From: West Newbury, Mass.

Signature Move: Attitude Adjustment, STF

Entrance Video: WATCH

Career Highlights: World Heavyweight Champion; WWE Champion; U.S. Champion; World Tag Team Champion; WWE Tag Team Champion; 2008 Royal Rumble Winner

Let's be honest: calling from the hills and broad valleys which is a West Newbury, Mass., most likely will never give you "street cred" - unless, of course, you're John Cena. Then again, it does not happen overnight for John Cena, either. Long before he became the Dr. of Thuganomics, young Cena had to bear taunts the kids rocker neighbors' about baggy pants and rayon shirts Kwame. His love for freestyling lyrics about rebellion and individualism just did not fit in a small rural community. By the time he turned 15, however, the same kids would stop teasing him, for it became apparent that Cena had been developing another passion: hitting the gym.
After applying more than 60 colleges (and accepted by 58), Cena attended Massachusetts' Springfield College, where he excels as a Division III All-American offensive midfielder and team captain for the Pride. But as much as he loved remember college football accomplishments, he was just as proud to get a degree in Exercise Physiology, which attributes to make it a smarter, more durable player in the ring today.
Despite the big WWE fan since childhood, rooting for heroes like Hulk Hogan, Ultimate Warrior, and Shawn Michaels, he had honestly never considered a career in the WWE. Instead, he flew to California in 2000, to pursue a profession in bodybuilding (a move he now confessed only because his father said that he will not be able to get 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 immediately hooked, and became motivated to learn everything he could about his newfound craft. He obviously proved a quick study; in one year, World Wrestling Entertainment signed Cena to progress to train at Ohio Valley Wrestling. In June 2002, he joined the list of Smackdown, and less than one year later the first title of what has since become a more main-event matches.
That said, Cena has never forgotten his roots. In fact, remembering where he came from has helped him develop into a man who is today: A hip-hop artists who are good, successful movie star and blue-collared Superstar who is always ready to fight. He led his troops WWE fan-based into a battle with the mission statement he's been down with since Day One: Hustle, loyalty and respect.