World Wrestling Entertainment Champion John Felix Anthony Cena was born on April 23, 1977. He is a professional wrestler, hip hop musician and actor who is signed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), wrestling on its RAW brand where he is the reigning WWE Champion. Cena started training in 2000 at the California-based Ultimate Pro Wrestling’s "Ultimate University". He began using the character The Prototype when he was placed into an in-ring role. His early career was featured in Discovery Channel's Wrestling School and while he was in UPW he held the Heavyweight Championship for less than a month. Aside from his accomplishments in wrestling, Cena is also a hip hop musician whose music was featured on the WWE soundtrack album. His debut album entitled You Can't See Me was released in May 2005. He has also appeared in commercials and films.

John Cena appears on Fast Cars and Superstars: The Gillette Young Guns Celebrity Race where he races stock car style with eleven other celebrities. Among them are Jewel, William Shatner, John Salley and Serena Williams. The show runs for six episodes and hour long finale, and is hosted by Kenny Mayne and Brad Daugherty.


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