John Cena has been the subject of plenty of crazy internet rumors over the years, but it’s pretty hard to beat the time people straight-up declared him dead. The only problem with that story was Cena woke up very much alive and got the bizarre experience of basically reading his own obituary.
Speaking to BuzzFeed UK, Cena was asked about the most ridiculous thing he’s ever seen posted about himself online. He didn’t have to think too hard before remembering the false rumor that he’d passed away.
“I think there was, like, a rumor that I passed. We’re in a day and age where people are trying to get attention and will do a whole lot for attention.”
Cena knows exactly why stories like that spread. In his eyes, people will post some pretty ridiculous stuff if they think it’ll bring them clicks and likes, although he joked that a fake Cena death story could’ve been worse.
“But I guess somebody saying that I’m not alive just to try to get some clicks and likes is way better than other misinformation they could spread.”
The funniest part was Cena getting to fact-check the rumor himself. One quick look around was enough to confirm that, yes, he was definitely still here.
“I mean, like, ‘Hmm, false.’ You’re not supposed to read your own obituary.”
That’s what made the whole thing so strange for Cena. Most people don’t get to wake up, see reports of their own death and immediately realize the internet got this one very wrong.
“So, to, like, wake up and have that moment, it’s like, ‘Well, wait. Yeah, no, I’m still good.’”
Cena has been famous long enough to know that ridiculous stories come with the territory, but falsely killing him off online is on another level. At least this was one rumor he didn’t need a publicist, statement or lengthy explanation to shut down — simply being alive did the job.
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