WATCH: John Cena Proudly Wears Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s 33 Jersey While Dissing The Undertaker

John Cena is as big as it gets when it comes to WWE Superstars. The 16-time WWE World Champion has done it all in the business and is a living legend. Moreover, Cena has played the role of the ultimate WWE babyface for nearly his entire career. However, Cena was not always a good guy on WWE TV. Especially when he was in a feud with The Undertaker.

The leader of the “Cenation” once had a character where he used to wear sports jerseys and also rapped most of his promos. Famously known as the “Thuganomics” persona of Cena, the character got really over with Cena until he became the face of the company. Nevertheless, one of the jerseys he wore was of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar from the Los Angeles Lakers.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is an NBA legend who made his name as a part of the Los Angeles Lakers. Moreover, his jersey was retired on March 20th, 1990, by the Lakers. In the segment with The Undertaker, Cena seems to be wearing a version of that same jersey. Jabbar famously played as number 33 for LA Lakers.

It is quite unbelievable to see John Cena as a heel. However, this was a time when Cena was trying to find his mojo through WWE. Although he never had a heel turn after he became WWE’s biggest and most successful babyface.

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John Cena is one of the most popular WWE Superstars of all time. His decade-long run as WWE’s top babyface made him into a star and a pop culture icon.

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However, he did a pretty good job as the rapping, sports jersey-wearing slick WWE Superstar. During that character’s run, he wore a number of major NBA jerseys.

He wore the Los Angeles Lakers jersey several times. Moreover, he also donned jerseys of the New York Knicks and the New Jersey Nets (now Boston Nets). It seems like the 16-time WWE World Champion is a big fan of the NBA. Moreover, he also donned jerseys from baseball, including that of the New York Yankees.

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Cena’s style changed drastically when he began his main event babyface run. His merchandise became the top seller for the company for years. John Cena has revived his Thuganomics character a few times since and the fans responded really well to it.