John Cena

Raw: Whole lotta talkin’

Posted by Jon Waldman | Mar 7, 2023 | TV Reports

We’re getting closer to WrestleMania and the show starts with the arrival of the condensed...

WWE/A&E’s ‘Rivals’ revisits The Rock and John Cena’s Mania matches

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | Mar 6, 2023 | Hollywood Headlock, Other Reviews

There are a couple of fair questions to be asked going into this week’s episodes of Rivals...

Mat Matters: WWE is a universe devoid of stars

Posted by John Powell | Feb 6, 2023 | Opinion

If there is one thing most fans can agree on it is that the Royal Rumble didn’t deliver as far as...

WWE 2K23 details include WarGames, John Cena Showcase

Posted by John Powell | Jan 23, 2023 | Grappling with Gaming, News

The Champ is here…and he will be on the cover of WWE 2K23. 2K has announced new details...

Smackdown: Cena & Owens conclude the year with a banger, Charlotte new champ!

Posted by Shelby-Liza Ndumbi | Dec 30, 2022 | TV Reports

Welcome everyone to the last SmackDown of 2022! We’re in for a spectacular evening, I gotta...

SmackDown: The Tribal Chief gets upstaged by John Cena!

Posted by Shelby-Liza Ndumbi | Dec 16, 2022 | TV Reports

What’s up everyone, We are going to have an exciting night. Whooo! Part of The Bloodline...

WWE/A&E’s ‘Rivals’ puts Edge vs. Cena into historical perspective

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | Aug 22, 2022 | Hollywood Headlock, Other Reviews

Serving as a sort-of direct sequel / deleted scenes companion to the episode of Biography...

Starrcast, SummerSlam offer treats for any wrestling fan

Posted by Bob Kapur | Jul 31, 2022 | Event Reports, Events, News

The difference in the types of wrestling fans in Nashville this weekend couldn’t have been...

RAW: John Cena celebrates 20 years

Posted by Matthew McFarlin | Jun 27, 2022 | TV Reports

Footage of John Cena walking through a hallway of applauding peers opened this week’s episode...

WWE/Peacock’s ‘Evil’ has its moments, but mostly misses the mark

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | Mar 31, 2022 | Documentary Reviews, Hollywood Headlock

The WWE Studios short-run series called Evil, co-produced by John Cena, Vince McMahon, and Kevin...

Peacemaker story & review archive

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | Mar 23, 2022 | Hollywood Headlock, Other Reviews

Check back here for stories about John Cena’s role as Peacemaker, reviews of the episode,...

‘Peacemaker’ season one finale satisfying, teases future possibilities

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | Feb 18, 2022 | Hollywood Headlock, Other Reviews

In its most by-the-book episode of the series, the finale of the John Cena-led Peacemaker’s...

‘Peacemaker’ episode seven: Cena cries!

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | Feb 11, 2022 | Hollywood Headlock, Other Reviews

There’s a movie from 1930 that featured the first “talkie” film performance by Greta Garbo,...

Cena’s Peacemaker is all class in sixth episode

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | Feb 4, 2022 | Hollywood Headlock, Other Reviews

Things are getting very complicated for would-be hero Peacemaker, otherwise known as Chris, played...

Cena’s ‘Peacemaker’ face turn nearly complete in fifth episode

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | Jan 28, 2022 | Hollywood Headlock, Other Reviews

Of course Peacemaker, otherwise known as Chris Smith, wears acid wash jeans. This is an anti-hero...

‘Peacemaker’ finds its stride in fourth episode

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | Jan 21, 2022 | Hollywood Headlock, Other Reviews

After an opening set of episodes that seemed more focused on shocking dialogue and outrageous...

‘Peacemaker’ meanders through second and third episodes

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | Jan 17, 2022 | Hollywood Headlock, Other Reviews

John Cena’s ultra anti-hero, action-comedy series on HBO Max (and on Crave TV in Canada)...

‘Peacemaker’ TV show peels back layers of Cena’s cartoonish character

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | Jan 13, 2022 | Hollywood Headlock, Other Reviews

Spoiler alert: Peacemaker, John Cena’s patriotic and clueless anti-hero, survived the events...

Rock, Cena, Batista rumble for People’s Choice Awards

Posted by Bob Kapur | Oct 28, 2021 | Hollywood Headlock

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and John Cena will be battling it out again — but this...

SummerSlam: Two steps forward, two steps back

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | Aug 22, 2021 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2021, Summerslam, Summerslam PPVs

WWE needed a win tonight. Despite their heretofore “head in the sand” response to what...

SmackDown: Dark place

Posted by Gavin Hillhouse | Aug 20, 2021 | TV Reports

Featuring an appearance by Edge, this August 20th episode SmackDown hosts a face to face meeting...

‘The Suicide Squad’ film review: Career suicide for Cena?

Posted by Tommy "Milagro" Martinez | Aug 6, 2021 | Hollywood Headlock, Movie Reviews

With the summer movies winding to a close, much has been made of writer/director James Gunn’s take...

SmackDown: Stolen opportunity

Posted by Gavin Hillhouse | Jul 31, 2021 | TV Reports

Featuring a contract signing for SummerSlam, this July 30th SmackDown hosts the return of a WWE...

SmackDown: Pick a team

Posted by Gavin Hillhouse | Jul 24, 2021 | TV Reports

Featuring a match for the SmackDown Women’s Championship, this July 23rd SmackDown hosts the...

Mat Matters: I’ve Cena Nuff, he’s not a movie villain!

Posted by Amos Mina | Jul 23, 2021 | Movie Reviews, Opinion

Oh Johnny Boy, where have the days gone? It’s so weird whenever I see John Cena on the big...

Monday Night Raw: Beyond ThunderDome, we DO need another hero

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | Jul 20, 2021 | TV Reports

It’s time for the WWE’s most highly anticipated Monday night of 2021: the Raw after...

WWE Money In The Bank 2021: Great matches overcome small glitches

Posted by Tommy "Milagro" Martinez | Jul 19, 2021 | PPV Reports 2021

Is WWE’s Money In The Bank this year a worthwhile PPV, or does it have all the value of...

F9: The Fast Saga is a Cena-ma Verite

Posted by Tommy "Milagro" Martinez | Jun 25, 2021 | Hollywood Headlock, Movie Reviews

With the ninth installment of the Fast & Furious series now out in (*GASP*) theatres, there...

Cena encourages readers to ‘never give up’ with two inspirational books

Posted by Jamie Hemmings | May 20, 2021 | Gary Howard Memorial Library, Interviews

One of John Cena’s many catch phrases, is “You can’t see me!” (You read that in his voice, didn’t...

McIntyre an open book during virtual Q&A session

Posted by Bob Kapur | May 6, 2021 | Gary Howard Memorial Library, Interviews

You have to wonder if Drew McIntyre would even be holding a virtual book signing to promote the...

Squared Circle Cinema and Shots #3: You Can’t See John Cena (if you drink too much)

Posted by Tommy "Milagro" Martinez | Apr 16, 2021 | Hollywood Headlock, Movie Reviews

So glad you can come back and enjoy Slam Wrestling’s Squared Circle Cinema and Shots. If you’re...

Cena confirms he won’t be at WrestleMania this year

Posted by John Powell | Feb 1, 2021 | News, WrestleMania

You definitely won’t be seeing him at WrestleMania. John Cena has confirmed that he will not...

John Cena’s Peacemaker coming to HBO Max

Posted by John Powell | Sep 23, 2020 | Hollywood Headlock, News

Before he hits the big screen as a member of the Suicide Squad, John Cena and his Peacemaker...

Bella Twins’ autobiography has ‘tact, class and honesty’

Posted by Slam Wrestling | May 26, 2020 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

By ALEXANDRA ROBERTSON & KARI WILLIAMS – SLAM! Wrestling Editor’s Note: It has...

Tour de Pharmacy: Short film pokes vicious fun at pro cycling

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | Jul 2, 2018 | Hollywood Headlock, Other Reviews

Following a very vulgar (and very funny) satirical look at the world of pro tennis in 7 Days in...

Cena and Bella announce split

Posted by Bob Kapur | Apr 16, 2018 | News

John Cena and Nikki Bella have called off their engagement, and apparently have broken up...

Mat Matters: When the WWE stars come to your gym

Posted by Kari Williams | Sep 6, 2017 | Opinion

Being a socially anxious introvert who’s hesitant to approach people for fear of...

‘Surf’s Up 2 – WaveMania’: Not a total wipeout

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | Apr 5, 2017 | Hollywood Headlock, Movie Reviews

In 2007, an underdog of an animated movie named Surf’s Up took a story about a penguin...

No Mercy: Many titles and a career up for grabs

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | Oct 10, 2016 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2016

With a juggled line-up card (could it really be true that the WWE shifted their match order around...

Sue Aitchison: Making wishes come true at WWE for 30 years

Posted by Greg Oliver | Mar 29, 2016 | CAC, Interviews

To many, Sue Aitchison is the “wish lady” for World Wrestling Entertainment. Thirty...

Much respect for the hustle of loyal fans with Cena book

Posted by Greg Oliver | Mar 24, 2016 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

Hustle, Loyalty, Respect: The World of John Cena is the latest book from WWE, and it is a coffee...

Sting gets stung; Cena’s seen as US champ; Rollins not “abel” to withstand Kane at Night of Champions

Posted by Bob Kapur | Sep 20, 2015 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2015

Though Seth Rollins was able to retain the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, one of the two...

Cena getting raves for his comedy – and penis – in Trainwreck

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jul 1, 2015 | Hollywood Headlock

From the sounds of it, wrestling fans are about to see John Cena in something completely new...

John Cena: Greatest Rivalries different from the rest

Posted by Nolan Howell | Oct 14, 2014 | Other Reviews

Another John Cena DVD?! While many wrestling fans will be guffawing at another selection featuring...

Cena, AJ, Mysterio talk WrestleMania

Posted by Bob Kapur | Apr 6, 2014 | Interviews, WrestleMania

NEW ORLEANS — For WWE performers, being part of the WrestleMania card is truly a pinnacle of...

Make-A-Wish event changes lives of children and wrestlers

Posted by Bob Kapur | Apr 6, 2014 | Interviews, WrestleMania

NEW ORLEANS — Tens of thousands of wrestling fans will cheer on their heroes this Sunday...

Family always on Cody Rhodes’ mind

Posted by Slam Wrestling | Jan 10, 2014 | Interviews

You can’t talk about Cody Rhodes with talking about family, which extends well beyond just...

Series aimed at young readers a pinfall victory

Posted by Greg Oliver | Nov 17, 2013 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

It’s a changing world for kids and wrestling books. Where once librarians would laugh at a...

Mat Matters: Darren Young’s statement took courage

Posted by Matt Bishop | Aug 15, 2013 | Opinion

Darren Young made a statement Thursday. No, it didn’t come inside the ring, where Young is...

Press conference launches ‘Mania hype

Posted by Bob Kapur | Apr 4, 2013 | Interviews, WrestleMania

NEW YORK CITY – A cliché of wrestling promos is when the guy says “the time for...

Tag: John Cena

Latest Stories

Slam Poll

Who would you consider to be your Mr. WrestleMania?

CALENDAR

MORE

Go Deeper