Who Is John Cena? And How Much Is John Cena Worth?

Last Updated on February 25, 2024 by Ali Hamza

John Cena

John Felix Anthony Cena (born April 23, 1977) is an American professional wrestler, rapper and actor. He is signed to WWE where he is a free agent who appears for both the Raw and SmackDown brands.

Career

Cena started his professional wrestling career in 1999 with Ultimate Pro Wrestling (UPW) and won the UPW Heavyweight Championship the following year. Cena signed a developmental contract with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, later renamed to World Wrestling Entertainment, or simply WWE) in 2001, debuting on the WWE main roster in 2002. From a generic character in 2002, he morphed into a rapper for the time period of 2002–2004, which earned him fame within the audience on SmackDown! He later transitioned to his current character, which he describes as a “goody-two shoes Superman”. However, Cena was labeled “the most polarizing professional wrestler ever” by industry commentator Jim Ross, as his character has many supporters and detractors.

Cena has been consistently portrayed as a face

But has had several turns as a heel in his career. He was a key component in the success of WWE’s “Thuganomics” era, and his eight-year relationship with Nikki Bella was highly publicized in celebrity media. Outside of professional wrestling, Cena released the 2005 rap album You Can’t See Me, which debuted at No. 15 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart. In 2006, Cena began an acting career in feature films with his first role being in The Marine.

That same year he was drafted to SmackDown!, which he has been featured on since July 19, 2007 where he is the 10th longest reigning wrestlers in its history at 469 days. In 2015, Cena was hobbled by a legitimate injury for the first time in his career and as a result he took some time off from WWE to focus on acting and charity work. He returned at Summer Slam 2016 to win his 16th world championship.  John Cena is the highest-paid wrestler of all time. Cena’s net worth is estimated to be $55 million dollars as of 2018. He might earn $5 million dollars in 2018.

Net worth

The WWE star has an estimated net worth of $55 Million (2018). He’s currently signed to the WWE and earns around $10 Million a year. His Salary for 2017 -$8.5 Million, 2016 – $8.5 Million, 2015 – 9 million, 2014 – 8.5Million, 2013 – 8.25Million, 2012 – 7 Million etc.

He also has a lot of money from endorsement deals, sponsorships and WWE Shop:

Cena is currently dating fellow wrestler Nikki Bella. He had previously dated Elizabeth Huberdeau between 2012 and 2014, however this ended in an acrimonious fashion. Cena was engaged to fellow wrestler Nikki Bella from April 2017 until the couple called off the engagement on Sunday 28 April 2019. This announcement came after they attended a WWE event together on Saturday night in New Jersey, USA. Cena proposed to Nikki in the ring at WrestleMania 33 back in 2017.

In March 2018, Forbes released their list of World’s Highest-Paid Athletes with John Cena coming in at No. 72 with earnings of $9 million.

In 2016, Cena was listed at No. 15 on the Forbes Highest Paid Celebrities list.

Awards

Cena has won several awards including Teen Choice Awards for Choice Male Athlete in 2013 and 2014. Cena has also won several Slammy Awards in his career including Superstar Of The Year (2012), OMG Moment Of The Year (2013) and many more. Cena’s net worth is estimated to be $55 million dollars as of 2018. He might earn $5 million dollars in 2018.

Cena is the second highest paid wrestler of all time, behind Stone Cold Steve Austin who is no longer active. Stone Cold retired from wrestling in 2003 after a near 20 year long career where he was a six-time world champion and a four-time WWF/E Champion with numerous title runs. John Cena on the other hand just had his 16th World Championship win at WrestleMania 33 on April 2nd 2017 fellow wrestlers AJ Styles, Bray Wyatt, Randy Orton, The Miz and Baron Corbin were also in the running. Cena is one of the most famous wrestlers in WWE, He is well known for his time in Thuganomics where he had a rap gimmick which made him popular with younger fans.

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The Greatest Professional Wrestler Alive:

Cena has been praised as possibly “the greatest professional wrestler alive” by some critics due to his hard work and dedication to his character. He is signed to WWE but does not actually appear on TV as often as other stars such as Triple H or Brock Lesnar (he only wrestles about 3-4 times a month) but instead works behind the camera where he helps make other wrestlers look good and feed them information which they use during their promos.

Cena is also well known for his philanthropic work which includes working with the Make-A-Wish foundation where he grants sick children’s wish to go to WrestleMania. Cena is married to fellow wrestler Nikki Bella and together they have a reality TV show called Total Bellas which airs on E! Network in America. John Cena has also won several awards including Teen Choice Awards for Choice Male Athlete in 2013 and 2014. Cena has also won several Slammy Awards in his career including Superstar of the Year (2012), OMG Moment Of The Year (2013) and many more. John Cena Net Worth 2018: $55 Million Cena’s net worth is estimated to be $55 million dollars as of 2018. He might earn $5 million dollars in 2018.

Who is the first person in John Cena career to whom he defeated?

The first person was Randy Orton to whom John Cena was defeated. He was the first person who beat John. It was the WWE Championship when he suffer this loss. The match was not so long. But it was a bad day for john.

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