John Cena's WWE star's 2002-2022 side-by-side comparison ...

John Cena has now been in WWE for 20 years, and a side-by-side comparison shot from 2002-2022 show that he's barely aged during that time. WWE SignuptoourFREEnewsletter Subscribe Onceyouhavesubscribedwewillusetheemailyouprovidedtosendyouthenewsletter.Youcanunsubscribeatanytimebyclickingtheunsubscribelinkatthebottomofthenewsletteremail. Bytickingthisboxyouareagreeingtoourtermsandprivacypolicy JohnCenareturnedtoWWEthisweek,appearingonMondayNightRawashis20-yearcareerwascelebrated. CenadebutedonWWE’smainrosterontheJune27episodeofSmackDownin2002,andwithMonday’sRawtakingplace20yearstothedayafterhisfirstappearance,WWEbroughthiminfortheshow. Cenawasfeaturedallovertheshowinpromopackagesandbackstagesegments,withthe16-timeWorldChampionalsocuttinganemotionalpromoatthetopofthethirdhour. WithCenanowhavingbeeninWWEfor20years,aratherinterestingside-by-sidecomparisonhasemergedofhisfirstrender,andhismostrecentone. Asyoucanseebelow,Cenahasbarelyagedsince2002,whichisprettyimpressive,consideringhe’snow45andwalkedintoWWEinhis20s. Cena,tohiscredit,looksjustasrippedashedidbackduringhisfirstyearinWWE,andhehasanintensetrainingscheduletothankforthat. Cenawasafull-timewrestlerfor15years,becomingmoreofapart-timerin2017asheembarkedonacareerinHollywood. That’sprovedtobequitesuccessfulfortheWWEmegastar,whohasfeaturedinsomeprettybigfilmsandTVseriesoverthelastcoupleofyears. WWEwillalwaystryandbringCenabackwheretheycan,butduetohisbusyfilmingschedule,that’ssometimesquitedifficult. ManyfansthoughtthatCenawouldbewrestlingTheoryatSummerSlam,andwhilethatwasteasedonRawthisweek,itcertainlywasn’tconfirmed. Infact,duringhisemotionalpromo,Cenasuggestedthatwhilehedefinitelyisn’tdonewithWWE,heisn’tsurewhenhisnextmatchisgoingtotakeplace. Unlessplansarelockedinforhimtowrestlenextmonth,andhe’sjustworkingthefans,itseemsunlikelythatWWEwouldhaveCenasaythatifhe’sgoingtobebacknextmonth. Regardless,WWEwilllikelybelookingtobringCenabackatsomestageinthefuture,withWrestleMania39inLosAngelesinApril2023surelyashowthatWWEwillbelookingathavingallofitstopstarsinvolvedin. Asofrightnow,there’snowordonwhatWWEhasplannedforthe45-year-oldwhenheisback,somakesureyoustaytunedtoGiveMeSportforanypotentialupdatesonthatfront. 1of15 WhatyeardidTheUndertakerdebutinWWE? 1985 1988 1990 1993 JohnCena WWE WWEOfficial WWERAW nextstory previousstory NewsNow-SportNews Latest WWEarticles JohnCena:WWElegend'stotallybonkers15rulesforNikkiBellawhiletheyweredating WWE 14hoursago SashaBanks&Naomi:Awkwardfootageofex-WWEstarsbeingaskedifthey'rereturning WWE 15hoursago BeckyLynchinjury:WWEstaroffersmajorlysurprisingreturnupdate WWE 16hoursago WWE:IdentityoffirstNXTcall-upofTripleHerapotentiallyrevealed WWE 17hoursago SashaBanks:Ex-WWEstar'sreactionafterhercarwasbrokeninto WWE 18hoursago WWEClashattheCastle:Date,Tickets,Packages,MatchCardandMore WWE Updated:19hoursago