Future WWE Hall of Famer John Cena who is a record 16 times WWE World champion recently looked back at his younger days, he talked about the time before he joined the world of professional wrestling.
John Cena sign for WWE back in 2001 after spending two years on the Ultimate Pro Wrestling. He first started working on the development Territory of WWE which was Ohio Valley Wrestling back in the time. He was named as Prototype during his Ohio Valley Wrestling days. After spending one year on the development Territory of WWE he came to the main roster in 2002 after the first brand extension of the promotion.
John Cena Looks Back At His Life Before Wrestling
His first match was against Kurt Angle who was one of the biggest wrestlers of the time. He might have lost the match but he was extremely impressive in his first match in WWE main roster. Just after his first match, fans were pretty much sure that they are going to get something big from this individual.
Soon he turned heel and started having feuds with some of the biggest names back in the time such as Brock Lesnar and the Undertaker. His feud with Rikishi in that time is not much remembered now it is but it became quite famous back in the time.
In late 2003 he turned baby face to never turn heel ever again. WWE started to build him as the face of the promotion and his first big break came at WrestleMania 21 when he defeated John Bradshaw Layfield who win his first of the sixteen WWE World Championships. Boli he not only turned out to be the face of the promotion but one of the biggest names in the history of WWE. Currently he is focusing on his movie career more than his professional wrestling career.
John Cena who is a record 16 times WWE World champion recently spoke to Buzzfeed where he looked back at his younger days, he talked about the time before he joined the world of professional wrestling. He said;
“This all started for me back in 1989, as Chuck D would say,” Cena said. “You wouldn’t guess it by how I’m dressed now, but I dressed a little different as a kid. Rap music was becoming extremely popular – Beastie Boys and Run DMC, NWA, I was from another area of the world (Massachusetts) that didn’t care about that, but I did. I loved the rebellious nature of the message. I wasn’t going through any of that struggle but I really liked this loud, brash approach and the music just spoke to me.
“So I began to be immersed in rap and hip-hop culture, and for that, in an area of the world that wasn’t so immersed, I got my ass kicked every single day, and the core of the abuse was just, ‘Hey, dress like all of us!’ And I think at a young age, instead of folding, I doubled down and went even more ridiculous to get even more of my ass kicked.
“So, as a way to defend myself, I asked my father for a home gym. This was at 12 or 13. My grandfather convinced him, and I got it for Christmas, began working out Christmas Day and here we are 32 years later, and I haven’t stopped.”
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