For some time now, there was a buzz about WWE legend John Cena’s involvement in a popular video game. It has finally come to light, ending the speculation. The Cenation Leader has been revealed as a part of the said project. With this, Cena also managed to recreate a gimmick that had the WWE fans on the edge of their seats a few years ago.

The revelation was made by none other than the wrestler-turned-actor. He took to X, previously Twitter, to share the news.

John Cena asks gamers to prepare for the invasion

In the last few days, players of the popular shooter game Overwatch 2 had faced hacks during gameplay and streams. The act was carried out by an enigmatic figure. While the hints pointed at Cena’s involvement, they were most speculative in nature. But now, it’s out in the open.

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John Cena is the hacker. Uploading a video of himself in the gimmick, he tweeted, “Prepare for the Invasion. Null Sector’s forces are attacking Rio, Gothenburg, and Toronto.”

Part of his tweet also revealed that Overwatch 2: Invasion- the new event with player-versus-environment [PvE] missions, will release on August 10. But Cena’s involvement in the game is limited to promotions only.

Blizzard Entertainment, the developer of the game, confirmed that Cena will not be taking part in the game any further. The 16-time world champion, on the other hand, is no stranger to video games.

He has previously promoted WWE’s 2K games, where he is a playable character as himself. Apart from that, Cena, as Peacemaker, can be used as a character in Mortal Kombat 1, another in-demand video game.

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Meanwhile, his gimmick as a hacker had a similarity to one of WWE’s created characters in the past.

When WWE appointed the hacker to keep things interesting

Over the years, WWE has used various storylines to make its content engaging. While some worked wonders, others fell flat after being rejected by the WWE Universe.

In 2020, a mysterious figure vowed to reveal the backstage workings of several SmackDown superstars. As a hacker, this person kept things engaging, with many revelations. One among which was Dolph Ziggler and Sonya Deville’s plan to sabotage Otis’ date with Mandy Rose.

Following the expose, Otis challenged Ziggler to a match at WrestleMania 36, winning it. After loads of speculations, with some people claiming CM Punk to be the hacker, it was revealed later that Mustafa Ali was behind the job.

Taking a leaf out of the promotion’s book, Cena played his role to perfection. But did he manage to impress you? Were you able to guess this beforehand? Let us know in the comments.

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