On the morning of March 11 (Vietnam time), wrestler John Cena surprised many people when he appeared almost naked on stage at the 2024 Oscars. This image immediately brought John Cena to the top of the online community’s search results.

John Cena makes a funny appearance at this year’s Oscars

However, for many sports fans, especially wrestling fans, John Cena has long been known. In fact, the 46-year-old wrestler’s career path is quite similar to The Rock’s. He also became famous through wrestling before entering the entertainment industry. But unlike his predecessor, Cena continued his sports career despite having established a solid position in his acting career.

WWE legend

John Cena graduated from Springfield College with a degree in sports psychology and worked as a gym attendant for just $6 an hour. However, things changed when Cena moved to California in 1998 to pursue a wrestling career because he was a big fan of Hulk Logan.

Highly regarded for his ability to stir up excitement, Cena quickly made a name for himself and held the UPV heavyweight championship in 2000. Not long after, Cena officially joined WWE – the world’s largest wrestling company.

According to WWE, Cena was the face and most notable name of the tournament during the mid-2000s to the late 2010s.

John Cena is a WWE legend

In terms of title collection, it is difficult for anyone to surpass Cena in WWE. He owns 16 heavyweight championships in the tournament. Not stopping there, Cena also has 5 WWE United States championships, 2 WWE Tag Team championships, and 2 Royal Rumble victories.

Cena has also headlined many of WWE’s signature events, including five appearances at WrestleMania.

In 2023, Fightful Select voted Cena the greatest wrestler in the history of wrestling. Many fans agreed with this assessment.

In recent years, Cena has been a regular on the WWE stage. In November 2023, he competed against wrestler Solo Sikoa but lost.

Huge fortune

If only counting active athletes, John Cena is currently the 2nd richest wrestler in WWE with a fortune estimated at around 80 million USD.

According to The Street, Cena earns about $8.5 million a year in competition fees, not to mention about $500,000 in appearance fees at major events. The wrestler also receives additional payments from WWE from merchandise sales at a 5% profit share.

John Cena has also appeared in action movies for a long time. With his name gradually being affirmed, he is increasingly appearing in bigger blockbusters, pocketing more money. In 2021, Cena is said to have pocketed 7 million USD for appearing in the movie “The Suicide Squad”. Cena also played a small role in the billion-dollar blockbuster “Barbie” but the salary was not disclosed.

John Cena in costume in “The Suicide Squad”

John Cena currently lives in a $4 million Florida mansion that has five bedrooms, four bathrooms, two swimming pools, and a host of other amenities.