It’s not uncommon to see John Cena make appearances at places that are not connected to wrestling. The WWE legend is currently riding the wave of success in Hollywood. But his appearance is not just limited to Hollywood, as a popular online shooter video game, Overwatch, recently hinted at his involvement.
It’s common to see celebrities in video games. But John Cena has so far only been seen in WWE video games. The fact that Blizzard Entertainment is seemingly teasing John Cena’s involvement in Overwatch 2 has gotten the fans spitballing.
Cryptic messages during Overwatch gameplay portend John Cena’s addition to the game
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Blizzard has been repeatedly dropping mysterious clues during gameplay that have led streamers to speculate about John Cena’s appearance in the video game. The cryptic codes, known as the “hack attack”, are seemingly linked to the credentials of John Cena.
The upcoming “Invasion” update is set to release on August 10th. A report from the Overwatch 2 Reddit Community states that the players have been trying to decipher the cryptic codes. The codes that piqued everybody’s curiosity were “Invasion is coming” and “Enigma”.
Amidst the ongoing puzzling messages, the community has concocted the theory that “Enigma” is related to the “Invasion” event, featuring the villainous Null Sector as one of the main antagonists in the new PvE mode.
Fans went into a frenzy after a Reddit user called “Umarrii” was able to decode an HTML code from the Hack Attack. The code contained strange clues, such as the font family “Felix-Antony”, which is Cena’s real name. Furthermore, an image of the letters “JC” was displayed. The two hints merged with an uncanny voice that sounded similar to John Cena’s, prompting Umarrii to speculate that John Cena may appear in Overwatch 2.
Could John Cena be Enigma from the #Overwatch2 Invasion Teasers? 💪🏼
Cryptic messages appeared on certain streams today, leading users to an image with the letters "JC" and a font called "Felix-Antony"
John Cena's full name is: John Felix Anthony Cena 👀 pic.twitter.com/RBtlrqxZ8A
— Overwatch Cavalry (@OWCavalry) July 28, 2023
In addition, more evidence foreshadows John Cena’s involvement, as his birthday matches the HTML color code, and his 16-time World Champion status may be related to the background color code.
All in all, it seems as if John Cena is the “Enigma” in the upcoming invasion event. This could come after the recent announcement that his Peacemaker character will feature in Mortal Kombat 1. However, nothing can be said for sure at this point. Speaking of video games, John Cena was on the cover of WWE 2K23.
John Cena has been featured on the cover of WWE multiple times
The 2K23 video game was centered on reliving the legendary career of John Cena. The players got to vicariously live through the journey of the Cenation leader, from his rookie years to superstardom.
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But WWE 2K23 wasn’t the only game that Cena was featured on the front page of. The Peacemaker actor has previously appeared on the front pages of 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, and 2011. But the advertisement for the 2K23 video game was by far the best.
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