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John Cena Wrestled Under Different Name After Being 'Fired' From WWE

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Published 22:53 4 Dec 2025 GMT

John Cena Wrestled Under Different Name After Being 'Fired' From WWE

Here is the bizarre story of why John Cena wrestled under a different name after being 'fired' from the WWE.

Jonathan Bray

Jonathan Bray

Featured Image Credit: Getty

Topics: John Cena, WWE, Wrestling

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The last time is now, John Cena has entered the final month of his illustrious professional wrestling career.

The 17-time world champion will go down as one of the greatest of all time after spending 24 years with the WWE.

However, his time in the ring will come to an end on December 13, when he is set to face the winner of the The Last Time Is Now Tournament at Saturday Night’s Main Event.

Cena will be best remembered for his spinning championship belts, denim jean shorts, and iconic five moves of doom.

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However, some fans may have forgotten that, for a short period of time, the 48-year-old wrestled under a mask.

It all started in 2010, when Cena was feuding with a faction known as The Nexus.

The Nexus was led by current commentator Wade Barrett, who beat the WWE legend at Hell In A Cell 2010.

As a result, the Boston-born wrestler would have to join The Nexus, but things would only get worse for him from there.

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Now that Cena was under his control, Barrett forced him to be the special guest referee for the Brit’s WWE Championship match with Randy Orton at Survivor Series.

The stipulation of the match meant that, if Barrett lost, Cena would be fired from the WWE.

However, Cena counted the pinfall, allowing Orton to retain and, in storyline, calling his future with the company into question.

In a bizarre turn of events, Cena’s time with the company did not come to an end.

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John Cena is saying goodbye to WWE. Image: Getty
John Cena is saying goodbye to WWE. Image: Getty

He was the WWE's biggest box office draw at the time, and as a result, continued appearing on house shows, which are non-televised events.

In order to maintain the storyline, Cena wrestled under the alias ‘Juan Cena’, donning a mask as part of his disguise.

After a series of attacks on Barrett and The Nexus on Raw, this time without the mask, Cena would return to the ring at WWE TLC, where he would defeat his British rival in a chairs match.

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