John Cena, The Rock and more WWE Superstars nominated for Kids’ Choice Award


John Cena, The Rock and more WWE Superstars nominated for Kids’ Choice Award

Cena, Banks and The Rock

John Cena and The Rock are two of the biggest global personalities. Their popularity sky-rocketed after they were signed by WWE. The Leader of Cenation as well as the People’s Champion are widely regarded to be among the greatest professional wrestlers of all time. In fact, they were even pushed as the face of the company.

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But Cena and The Rock’s paths did not just cross at WWE. Both of them, moved on to pursue acting careers in Hollywood. John Cena initially worked extensively in raunchy comedies. But 2021 turned out to be a breakthrough year for him. He was seen in not one but two massive blockbusters – as Jakob Toretto in F9 and as Peacemaker in The Suicide Squad.

His WWE colleague, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson also jumped on the superhero bandwagon this year and will be seen playing the role of Black Adam. But he has been dominating Hollywood for several years. In fact, The Rock is considered to be among the world’s highest paid as well as highest grossing actors.

Last year, Dwayne Johnson was seen in two blockbuster too – Jungle Cruise and Red Notice. The fans showered immense praise on both the Superstars – and consequently they have been nominated this for the 2022 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards. In addition to them, a couple of other WWE Superstars have been nominated as well.

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  • John Cena nominated for Favorite Movie Actor award (for F9)
  • The Rock nominated for Favorite Movie Actor award (for Red Notice & Jungle Cruise)
  • Sasha Banks nominated for Favorite Female Sports Star award
  • Xavier Woods nominated for Favorite Male Creator award

John Cena headlined his own TV series

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Peacemaker

2021 was a massive year for John Cena not only because he starred in two massive blockbusters. He even got a chance to return to WWE for a month. Cena kicked off a huge feud against the Universal Champion Roman Reigns. Although he failed to capture the title, he delivered some memorable moments for the fans.

But things don’t just end there. Cena even headlined the first TV series in the DC Extended Universe. The series was based on his character from The Suicide Squad – Peacemaker. The fans loved the show so much that its second season has been greenlit too.

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