John Cena is one of the most prominent professional wrestlers in WWE. With the record of most world championship reigns in WWE history, he is considered a legend by his fans. Apart from wrestling, he is a popular actor and a New York Times best-selling author. Some of his superhit films include The Marine, The Suicide Squad, F9, and more.
The wrestler is widely popular for his action scenes as well as his knack for comedy. Cena became a global fame with his catchphrase and gesture You Can’t See Me. The actor revealed the story behind the interesting catchphrase.
The story behind John Cena’s You Can’t See Me movement
If you have watched WWE matches of John Cena, then you must be well aware of the popular catchphrase of the wrestler, You Can’t See Me. As he says the line, he waves his hand in front of his face and looks into the eyes of his opponent in the ring.
The Fast X star opened up on his signature phrase and gesture during an interview at The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. The actor was on the show to promote his upcoming HBO Max series, Peacemaker. Cena shared that the whole gesture started as a dare, which ended up creating a meme fest on social media.
John Cena shared,
“I developed a special maneuver in the WWE called the “You Can’t See Me.” Which, I put my hand in front of my face and say, ‘You Can’t See Me.’ The reason I did this is on, a younger brother, Sean.”
Cena shared that his brother Sean had once heard Cena’s theme song for WWE entry to the ring, and he held his palm in front of his face and made a similar motion, nodding his head slightly. Trainwreck star found the action stupid, but his brother dared him to do it. The actor did the same, and the movement went viral.
On being asked the meaning of his catchphrase, You Can’t See Me the actor replied that it was a method of belittling his opponent. It is a way of saying that the opponent is not at his level. He added that now it has become his superpower that makes him invisible.
John Cena is gearing up to fight with Austin Theory at WrestleMania 39
John Cena has been focussing more on his acting career in the past years, due to which his matches on WWE have become very rare. His last appearance was on the 2022 edition of SmackDown. He was in a tag team match with Kevin Owens as his partner. They had the match against Bloodline.
The wrestling star will appear again at the show, and his opponent is rumored to be Austin Theory. Cena’s upcoming clash with United States Champion Austin Theory has been in talks for some time since the duo was seen at the promotion video of WWE’s 2K23 video game.
Source-Screen Rant
