In the long and storied history of John Cena’s WWE career, fans remember the championships, the movies, and the catchphrases. But deep in the archives of 2010 lies one of the strangest, funniest, and most resourceful chapters in his run: the brief era of Juan Cena .

For a few weeks in late 2010, John Cena officially did not exist on WWE rosters. In his place stood a “mysterious” masked man who looked suspiciously like the franchise star, wrestled exactly like him, but claimed to be his Mexican cousin.

Here is the story behind the character that became a cult favorite among wrestling hardcores.

The Storyline: Fired by The Nexus

To understand the birth of Juan, you have to look at the hottest angle of 2010: The Nexus . The group of rookies, led by Wade Barrett, had tormented John Cen

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