Today marks 14 years since John Cena made his WWE television debut. Cena’s first match took place back on June 27, 2002 when Cena answered an open challenge from Kurt Angle. Cena came up short against Angle in his first match on the scene, but showed “Ruthless Aggression” during the match and earned the respect of WWE’s top stars in the process, including The Undertaker.
Of course, Cena would go on to become the top star in the industry for a longer period of time than anybody else in history. He’s the ultimate company man and the lead babyface Vince McMahon always dreamed of. Many other top stars have come and gone, a few have been pushed as “the guy” but John Cena remains The Face That Runs The Place and it doesn’t look like that’s changing any time soon.
I would like to thank the @WWE and its @WWEUniverse for allowing me to live everyday as a dream come true for the past 14 years #NeverGiveUp
— John Cena (@JohnCena) June 27, 2016