John Cena
John Felix Anthony Cena, better known simply as John Cena, is a retired American professional wrestler and actor who was signed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) from 2001 until his retirement. Over more than two decades, he became the defining star of WWE’s modern era, setting the company-recognized record with 17 world championship reigns. Cena wrestled his final match on December 13, 2025, at Saturday Night’s Main Event XLII, where he was defeated by Gunther, officially closing his in-ring career.
Cena moved to California in 1998 with the goal of pursuing bodybuilding before transitioning into professional wrestling the following year. He debuted in Ultimate Pro Wrestling (UPW) and signed with WWE in 2001, spending time in Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), where he won the OVW Heavyweight Championship and the Southern Tag Team Championship.
After joining WWE’s main roster in 2002, Cena broke out with a trash-talking rapper persona before reinventing himself in 2005 as the company’s long-term top babyface. He went on to headline major events and accumulate 17 world championships, including 13 WWE Championship reigns and three World Heavyweight Championship reigns, along with multiple United States and tag team title reigns, two Royal Rumble victories, and a Money in the Bank win. He headlined WrestleMania six times and maintained the longest uninterrupted run as a top babyface in WWE history.
Outside of wrestling, Cena built a successful acting career, beginning with The Marine and later earning praise for roles in Trainwreck, Blockers, and Bumblebee. He became a major franchise presence in the Fast & Furious series with F9 and Fast X, and gained widespread recognition portraying Peacemaker in James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad and its HBO spin-off series Peacemaker, based on DC Comics.
Cena also released the rap album You Can't See Me in 2005, which debuted in the top 20 on the Billboard 200. Beyond entertainment, he is known for his extensive charitable work, particularly with the Make-A-Wish Foundation, for which he has granted more wishes than any individual in the organization’s history.
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The Simpsons
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Raw
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Superman
Peacemaker (uncredited)
Psych
Ewan O'Hara
Peacemaker
Christopher 'Chris' Smith / Peacemaker
Parks and Recreation
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Barbie
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The Bear
Samuel 'Sammy' Fak
Fast X
Jakob
Heads of State
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The Suicide Squad
Peacemaker
Hannah Montana
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MTV Movie & TV Awards
Self - Presenter
WWE Superstars
WWE Superstars
(archive footage)
WWE SmackDown
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WWE SmackDown
Himself
Punk'd
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Freelance
Mason Pettits
The Oscars
Self
Bumblebee
Jack Burns
F9
Jakob Toretto
Saturday Night's Main Event
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WWE Main Event
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Dolittle
Yoshi (voice)
Daddy's Home
Cool Dad
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Self
The Eric Andre Show
Self
WWE Heat
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True Jackson, VP
Himself / Tate Blizzard
Kids' Choice Awards
Host
The Celebrity Apprentice
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The Best of WWE
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Ferdinand
Ferdinand (voice)
WWE ECW
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Hidden Strike
Chris
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Baron Draxum (voice)
Jackpot!
Noel Cassidy
WWE WrestleMania XXV
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
Rocksteady (voice)
WWE: Unreal
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Daniel Bryan: Just Say Yes! Yes! Yes!
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WWE Greatest Wrestling Factions
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WWE WrestleMania 23
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Argylle
Wyatt
Batista - I Walk Alone
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WWE Backlash 2025 Post Show
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Brock Lesnar: Eat, Sleep. Conquer. Repeat
Himself
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WWE WrestleMania 32
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Ricky Stanicky
Ricky Stanicky (Rod)
WWE NXT UK
(archive footage)
WWE WrestleMania 22
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WWE Crown Jewel
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It's Good To Be The King: The Jerry Lawler Story
The Prototype
Die Hart
Mr. 206
NXT TakeOver: WarGames II
(archive footage)
WWE WrestleMania 35
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NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable
12 Rounds
Danny Fisher
Daddy's Home 2
Roger
FRED 3: Camp Fred
Fred's Dad
WWE Payback 2023
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Dark Side of the Ring
Dark Side of the Ring
Self (archive footage)
Wipeout
Self - Host
WWE Payback 2013
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Trainwreck
Steven
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
Self
WWE Crown Jewel
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Vacation Friends 2
Ron
WWE Payback 2015
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WWE 24: Wrestlemania Dallas
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Vacation Friends
Ron
WWE RAW Homecoming
Randy Orton: RKO Outta Nowhere
Himself
WWE Payback 2014
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Biography: WWE Legends
Ready to Rumble
Gymrat (Uncredited)
Wrestlemania Rewind
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America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
Narrator (voice)
Blockers
Mitchell
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2005
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Total Divas
Himself
Surf's Up 2: WaveMania
J.C. (voice)
Mr. McMahon
Self
WWF Jakked/Metal
The Wall
Matthews
WWE: Best of the 2000's
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WWE This Is Awesome
John Cena (archive footage)
WWE WrestleMania XX
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WWE: Triple H: The King of Kings - There is Only One
Himself
Nashville Star
WWE Raw on Netflix Premier Post-Show
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WWE Confidential
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WWE Clash in Paris 2025
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WWE Elimination Chamber 2025: Toronto
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The Marine
John Triton
Fighting with My Family
John Cena (archive footage)
WWE Rivalries
Self
Little Brother
Playing with Fire
Jake “Soup” Carson
WWE Wrestlepalooza
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WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
Himself
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
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WWE WrestleMania XXIV
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Birth of The Stunner
Self
Deal or No Deal
Self
WWE No Mercy 2004
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Saturday Night's Main Event - John Cena's Final Match
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Florida Championship Wrestling
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WrestleMania 41 Sunday Post-Show
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Undertaker: The Last Ride
Self
The Substitute
Himself
WWE Super Show-Down 2018
WWE Raw Classics
John Cena
WWE: The Best of Raw 15th Anniversary
WWE: The Best of Raw 15th Anniversary
Himself
WWE Night of Champions 2025
John Cena
The Top 100 Moments In Raw History
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Sisters
Pazuzu
Psych: The Movie
Ewan O'Hara
Tour de Pharmacy
Gustav Ditters
WWE No Mercy 2017
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The JBL and Cole Show
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WWE Crown Jewel 2025
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The Reunion
Sam Cleary
Wrestlemania's Greatest Moments
Self
WWE WrestleMania 34 Kickoff
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Total Bellas
Self
WWE: The History Of The WWE Championship
The Bubble
Steve the Stunt Coordinator
Matchbox
WWE Untold
WWE Untold
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WWE Evil
Narrator (voice)
Ruthless Aggression
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WWE No Mercy 2003
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Coyote vs. Acme
Buddy Crane
WrestleMania XL Sunday
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The Leading Man
WWE No Mercy 2016
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MADtv
Self
Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader
Himself - Host
WrestleMania 41: Sunday
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WWE: The Ladder Match
Himself
Manhunt
Big Tim Kingman
10 Ways
The Independent
Nate Sterling
WWE vs. ECW: Head to Head
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WWE: Viva La Raza - The Legacy of Eddie Guerrero
Himself
The Bloodline: The Complete Story
Self
The Making of 'The Marine'
Self
WrestleMania 39: Saturday
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WWE: WrestleMania Monday
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Death Grip: Inside Pro Wrestling
Self
Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery
John Cena (voice)
Southpaw Regional Wrestling
Lance Catamaran
WWE WrestleMania's Legendary Moments
Narrator
John Cena: Champion of the Ring
Self
Dallas & Robo
Robo
John Cena - Word Life
Survivor Series: WarGames
John Cena
WWE SummerSlam 2021
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Attack of the Doc!
Self
WWE Royal Rumble 2013
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FRED: The Movie
Fred's Dad
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2013
John Cena
WWE Fatal 4-Way 2010
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Shawn Michaels: Mr Wrestlemania
Himself
WWE Extreme Rules 2015
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You Think You Know Me? The Story of Edge
Himself
WWE Money in the Bank 2014
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WWE Survivor Series 2012
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The Flintstones and WWE: Stone Age SmackDown!
John Cenastone (voice)
WWE Money in the Bank 2013
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WWE Backlash 2025
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WWE Night of Champions 2015
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WWE Fastlane 2015
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The Road is Jericho: Epic Stories and Rare Matches from Y2J
Himself
WWE: The Best of Raw & SmackDown 2012, Volume 1
Himself
WWE Judgment Day 2004
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What's Your Story? With Steph McMahon
Self - Guest
WWE Judgment Day 2003
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WWE WrestleMania XXVII
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WWE Hell in a Cell 2015
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WWE Live From MSG 2015
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American Grit
Host
Teen Choice Awards
Self
Teen Choice Awards
Self - Host
Teen Choice Awards
Self - Presenter
WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness
John Cena (archive footage)
WWE Money in the Bank 2023
John Cena (Appearance)
WWE WrestleMania XXVIII
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WWE: Straight to the Top - Money in the Bank Anthology
Himself
WrestleMania XL: Behind the Curtain
Self
WWE Money in the Bank 2021
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WWE Royal Rumble 2025
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WWE Hell In A Cell 2014
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WWE Battleground 2015
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WWE Velocity
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Legendary
Mike Chetley
I demoni dello sport
Self
John Cena's Greatest Rivalries
Self
WWE Elimination Chamber 2017
John Cena
YouShoot: Maria Kanellis
(archive footage)
WWE Money in the Bank 2025
John Cena
WWE Wrestlemania XXVI
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The Epic Journey of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson
Self - Host
WWE WrestleMania 36: Part 2
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Stone Cold Steve Austin: The Bottom Line on the Most Popular Superstar of All Time
Himself (Host)
WWE Royal Rumble 2009
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WWE Survivor Series 2017
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Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred
Fred's Dad
WWE Worlds Collide NXT vs. NXT UK
(archive footage)
WWE The Day Of
John Cena (Self)
WWE Royal Rumble 2008
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WWE SummerSlam 2004
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WWE WrestleMania XXX
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WWE The Great American Bash 2007
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WWE Greatest Royal Rumble
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The Firefly Funhouse Match
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The Janson Directive
Paul Janson
Vanilla Ice Archive
Self (archive footage)
WWE Royal Rumble 2012
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WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
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WWE SummerSlam 2008
John Cena
The History of the World Heavyweight Championship
Himself
WWE SummerSlam 2006
John Cena
Fast & Furious Greatest Moments: Refuelled
Self
WWE Royal Rumble 2010
John Cena
WWE SummerSlam 2016
Self
WWE Backlash 2009
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WWE Royal Rumble 2005
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WWE Survivor Series 2011
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WWE Unforgiven 2005
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WWE Vengeance 2002
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WWE: OMG! The Top 50 Incidents in WWE History
WWE The Best of Raw & SmackDown 2015
Himself
WWE Money in the Bank 2016
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WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
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WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak
WWE Judgment Day 2009
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WWE Royal Rumble 2018
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WWE Royal Rumble 2015
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WWE Backlash 2008
Himself
WWE The Great American Bash 2004
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WWE: AJ Styles: Most Phenomenal Matches
Himself
WWE Survivor Series 2008
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WWE Elimination Chamber 2013
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WWE Wrestlemania XIX
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WWE Survivor Series 2003
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WWE Money in the Bank 2011
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WWE Capitol Punishment 2011
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WWE Survivor Series 2014
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WWE Extreme Rules 2011
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WWE Backlash 2007
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WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009
John Cena (archive footage)
WWE Survivor Series 2009
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Killer Vacation
WWE Night of Champions 2011
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WWE SummerSlam 2007
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WWE: Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2012
Himself
WWE Survivor Series 2010
John Cena (Special Guest Referee)
WWE Extreme Rules 2009
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WWE No Way Out 2007
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WWE SummerSlam 2014
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WWE Hell in a Cell 2011
John Cena (WWE Champion)
WWE Royal Rumble 2014
John Cena
WWE Royal Rumble 2007
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WWE Unforgiven 2006
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WWE Elimination Chamber 2012
John Cena
The History of WWE: 50 Years of Sports Entertainment
Self
WWE Best of Raw & SmackDown Live 2017
Himself
WWE Best of Raw 2024 Special
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WWE Extreme Rules 2012
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WWE SummerSlam 2017
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WWE New Year's Revolution 2007
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WWE Judgment Day 2005
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WWE Royal Rumble 2004
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WWE Judgment Day 2007
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WWE: John Cena - My Life
The Greatest Superstars of the 21st Century
John Cena
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2010
John Cena
The 50 Greatest Finishing Moves in WWE History
WWE Armageddon 2004
John Cena
WWE Survivor Series 2005
John Cena
WWE Royal Rumble 2003
John Cena
WWE Unforgiven 2007
John Cena
WWE Money in the Bank 2024
John Cena (Appearance)
WWE One Night Stand 2008
John Cena
WWE: 20 Years Too Soon - The Superstar Billy Graham Story
WWE Night of Champions 2008
John Cena
Our Nation's Pride: The Best of Canadian Superstars
Himself
WWE Over The Limit 2012
John Cena
WWE Elimination Chamber 2010
John Cena
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2009
John Cena
WWE Royal Rumble 2017
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WWE Survivor Series 2004
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WWE Vengeance 2003
John Cena
WWE Extreme Rules 2014
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WWE Survivor Series 2006
John Cena
The John Cena Experience
John Cena
WWE Cyber Sunday 2006
John Cena
WWE Survivor Series 2013
John Cena
WWE Money in the Bank 2015
John Cena
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 2
Himself
Daniel Bryan: Journey to WrestleMania 30
John Cena
WWE Elimination Chamber 2018
John Cena
WWE The Best of Raw and Smackdown Live 2018
John Cena
Inside Wrestling School
Self
WWE SummerSlam 2011
John Cena
Officer Exchange
Shepard "Shep"
WWE Armageddon 2008
John Cena
WWE Bragging Rights 2009
John Cena
WWE Night of Champions 2010
John Cena
WWE SummerSlam 2025: Sunday
John Cena
WWE: Tombstone - The History of the Undertaker
Himself
WWE Royal Rumble 2011
John Cena
WWE SummerSlam 2013
John Cena
WWE Backlash 2003
John Cena
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
Himself
WWE New Year's Revolution 2006
John Cena
WWE Rebellion 2002
John Cena
WWE SummerSlam 2015
John Cena
WWE SummerSlam 2010
John Cena
WWE Taboo Tuesday 2005
John Cena
The Rock vs. John Cena: Once in a Lifetime
John Cena
WWE Bragging Rights 2010
John Cena
WWE Hell In A Cell 2010
John Cena
WWE: The Rock vs John Cena: Once in a Lifetime
WWE Extreme Rules 2010
John Cena
WWE: 30 Years of Survivor Series
WWE The Great American Bash 2012: Super Smackdown Live!
Himself
Breaking the Code: Behind the Walls of Chris Jericho
Himself
ECW One Night Stand 2006
Self
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2014
John Cena
WWE Battleground 2016
John Cena
Shawn Michaels - The Showstopper Unreleased
John Cena
WWE: Shawn Michaels: My Journey
Himself
My Way: The Life and Legacy of Pat Patterson
John Cena
WWE: Satan's Prison - The Anthology of the Elimination Chamber
John Cena
WWE No Way Out 2004
John Cena
WWE Vengeance 2011
John Cena
WWE No Way Out 2009
John Cena
WWE Armageddon 2002
John Cena
WWE: The Shawn Michaels Story - Heartbreak & Triumph
Himself
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2014
WWE NXT Great American Bash
(archive footage)
WWE One Night Stand 2007
John Cena
Randy Orton: The Evolution of a Predator
John Cena (archive footage)
The Rock's Most Electrifying Matches
John Cena
WWE The Great American Bash 2008
John Cena
WWE Hall of Fame 2007
John Cena
WWE: 30 Years of SummerSlam
WWE Over The Limit 2011
John Cena
WWE Money In The Bank 2012
Himself
WWE RAW 1000
WWE Vengeance: Night of Champions 2007
John Cena
WWE Hell in a Cell 2009
John Cena
Bray Wyatt: Becoming Immortal
Self
WWE The Bash 2009
John Cena
Kurt Angle: The Essential Collection
John Cena (archive footage)
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2012
John Cena
WWE: Brock Lesnar: Here Comes the Pain
Self
WWE Armageddon 2006
John Cena
WWE Night of Champions 2012
John Cena
WWE Battleground 2014
John Cena
WWE Fastlane 2018
John Cena
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2010
John Cena
WWE No Way Out 2005
John Cena
WWE Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2017
Himself
WWE Elimination Chamber 2014
John Cena
WWE Breaking Point 2009
John Cena
WWE Extreme Rules 2013
John Cena
WWE SummerSlam 2005
John Cena
WWE No Way Out 2008
John Cena
WWE Money in the Bank 2010
John Cena
WWE No Way Out 2012
John Cena
WWE The Beast in the East
John Cena
WWE Elimination Chamber 2015
John Cena
WWE: DX: One Last Stand
John Cena
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2008
WWE Fastlane 2023
John Cena
WWE Night of Champions 2014
John Cena
WWE Battleground 2017
John Cena
WWE: The Best of Raw & Smackdown 2011
Himself
WWE Vengeance 2005
John Cena
WWE: Edge: A Decade of Decadence
Himself
WWE SummerSlam 2012
John Cena
WWE Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2015
Himself
WWE Over the Limit 2010
John Cena
WWE: Best Pay-Per-View Matches of 2013
The American Dream: The Dusty Rhodes Story
Self
CM Punk: Icon
WWE Champion John Cena
WWE SummerSlam 2009
John Cena
WWE Elimination Chamber 2011
John Cena
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 3
Himself
WWE Royal Rumble 2006
John Cena
WWE Hell in a Cell 2013
John Cena
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event XXXVI
John Cena
WWE Judgment Day 2008
John Cena
WWE Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2018
Himself
CM Punk: Best in the World
Himself
WWE Superstar Spectacle 2023
John Cena
WWE: Best Pay-Per-View Matches of 2009-2010
WWE: Ring in the Holiday
WWE: The Best of Raw - After the Show
Himself
WWE: Jake 'The Snake' Roberts - Pick Your Poison
WWE Best of Raw & SmackDown Live 2016
Himself
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2013
John Cena
Mick Foley: Have a Nice Night
Himself
WWE Elimination Chamber 2025 Post Show
John Cena
Warrior's Greatest Matches
Self
WWE Night of Champions 2009
John Cena
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2003
John Cena
Saturday Night's Main Event XXXIX
John Cena
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2009
John Cena
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2011
John Cena
WWE: Best Pay-Per-View Matches of 2011
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
Ultimate Pro-Wrestling Training Volumes 1, 2 & 3
WWE Royal Rumble 2025 Post-Show
John Cena
The Daily Show
Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
The John Cena Experience
Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
Supercar Saints
Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
The Graham Norton Show
Self
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
SpongeBob, Brawl Stars, and... JOHN CENA?!?!
Self
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
Self
WWE Rivals
John Cena
WWE's The Bump
WWE 24
Himself
What Drives You with John Cena
Self - Host
Stephanie's Places
Self