John Cena is America’s most renowned television figure. The US-born started his career as a wrestler and later signed with the famous wrestling franchise, WWE. He is regarded as one of the greatest pro wrestlers of all time.
After becoming successful in the world of WWE, John Cena tried his luck in acting and was successful in doing so. The 45-year-old has starred in famous movies, including the Fast & Furious franchise, Peacemaker, and The Marine, and will appear in this year’s Kevin Hart’s “Die Hard” series.
John Cena surprises MLS giants
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Often, athletes from other sports follow and support teams from other sports. For instance, tennis star Rafael Nadal is a huge soccer fan and supports Real Madrid. Whereas, in basketball, LeBron James considers himself a massive Liverpool fan. The NBA superstar is even a co-owner of the Premier League side.
John Cena is yet another figure in wrestling who seems interested in this sport. This can be proved after the legendary wrestler started following MLS side Atlanta United on Twitter.
Another twitter bug. Now we can’t see who follows us 🙄 pic.twitter.com/6W0O4lUgR1
— Atlanta United FC (@ATLUTD) March 2, 2023
The Twitter handle of Atlanta United tweeted a picture following them with a cheeky caption, “Another Twitter bug. Now we can’t see who follows us.”
It appears that the former WWE champion is also an avid soccer fan. Moreover, in an interview with BBC Sport, he revealed he is a huge fan of Cristiano Ronaldo. “If I had to name some famous footballers, I would start and end with Cristiano Ronaldo. That’s it.” he said.
When asked which position he would fancy playing, he replied, “ “If I were to play myself, I would be on the bench because I have watched a few games, and it is a lot of running – I don’t run very well, or very far. I think being an inspirational coach might be my best role.“ he added.
Cheeky and classic response from John Cena!
However, The Cenation Leader isn’t the only wrestler who watches soccer. In fact, there are many in WWE who love the beautiful game. SmackDown star Rey Mysterio is a huge Real Madrid fan, whereas Sheamus is a Liverpool fan.
Soccer fans react to Atlanta United’s Tweet response
It was quite a surprise for many who didn’t know how much The Champ watches soccer. But anyhow, John Cena following Atlanta United has made soccer fans go into a frenzy. Therefore, netizens are taking over the internet, hailing the WWE superstar.
Future golden spike contributor?
— Tommy ⭐️ 🇮🇹 (@TommyATL96) March 2, 2023
I can’t wait to hear “IT’S JOHN CENAAAA” -explosions- as he steps out with the sledgehammer for the spike
— Tyler Pilgrim (@ATLPilgrim) March 2, 2023
— ⭐️Chiefs Coach Steve 🏆 (@ChiefsSteve) March 2, 2023
— 𝘼𝙏𝙇 𝙐𝙏𝘿 𝙁𝙖𝙣 𝙏𝙑 🗣🎥 (@atlutdfantv) March 2, 2023
One fan gave a very cheeky response.
he can play in the middle 👀
— ☄️👽 16*29🧛🏾♂️🦋 (@uzifabs) March 2, 2023
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It says John Cena…
ATL fans smh 🤦 #ForTheCrown
— Lil Yoshi Twerk (@LilYoshiTwerk) March 2, 2023
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We know it’s just a following from the WWE superstar, but the tweets show how much it actually means to soccer fans. While some fans might be perplexed, John Cena has made the day of many Atlanta United Fans.
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