Edited by Azizi Powell
This is Part I of a two part pancocojams series about South Africans' memories of watching televised World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) matches and their admiration for John Cena and some of the other WWE wrestlers.
Part I provides some Information about WWE and some information about John Cena. Part I also showcases a a 2019 YouTube video of Sho Madjozi on American television series The Kelly Clarkson Show and a partial transcript of Sho Madjozi's comments on that show about John Cena.
Part II of this pancocojams series provides comments from Africans about their memories of watching televised World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) matches and about how they favored John Cena and certain e other wrestlers. These comments are from (African American vlogger) Mansa Mayne's YouTube reaction video about Sho Madjozi's hit rap track entitled "John Cena".
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Thanks to John Cena and to Sho Madjozi. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the publisher on YouTube of The Kelly Clarkson Show episode clip that is embedded in this post.
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Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2020/05/south-african-rappersinger-sho-madjozi.html for a pancocojams post entitled (South African Rapper/Singer) Sho Madjozi - "John Cena" (Information, Video, English Translation, & Explanations).
Additional posts that are related to or were inspired by Sho Madjozi's "John Cena" rap can be found by clicking the "John Cena rap" tag below or using Google search or some other search engine for "John Cena rap" pancocojams.
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INFORMATION ABOUT WWE
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WWE
"World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., d/b/a WWE, is an American integrated media and entertainment company[6][7] that is primarily known for professional wrestling. WWE has also branched out into other fields, including movies, football, and various other business ventures.
The WWE name also refers to the professional wrestling promotion itself, founded in the 1950s as the Capitol Wrestling Corporation. It is the largest wrestling promotion in the world, holding over 500 events a year, with the roster divided up into various globally traveling brands,[8] and is available to about 36 million viewers in more than 150 countries. The company's global headquarters is located in Stamford, Connecticut, about 30 miles from New York City, with offices in major cities around the world.[9][10]"...
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INFORMATION ABOUT JOHN CENA
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Cena
"John Felix Anthony Cena Jr. ... born April 23, 1977) is an American professional wrestler, actor, rapper, and television presenter. He is currently signed to the WWE on a part-time deal, is the current host of Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader? on Nickelodeon and has starred in various films.
Born and raised in West Newbury, Massachusetts, Cena moved to California in 1998 to pursue a career as a bodybuilder. He transitioned to professional wrestling in 1999 when he debuted for Ultimate Pro Wrestling (UPW). He signed with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) in 2000, where he was initially assigned to Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW). He gained fame in the WWE after adopting the persona of a trash-talking rapper.[11][12] He won his first singles title, the United States Championship, in 2004. The next year, he won the WWE Championship for the first time, and his character subsequently transitioned into a clean-cut "Superman-like" hero.[13] He then led lead the company as its franchise player[14] and its public face for the next decade.[15]
Cena is a five-time United States Champion, four-time world tag team champion, and a 16-time world champion. He is tied with Ric Flair for the most world championship reigns in WWE history.[a] Of his 16 world championship reigns, 13 of them are with the WWE Championship, which is the current record for that specific title. He is also a two-time Royal Rumble match winner and a onetime Money in the Bank winner, and has headlined several major WWE pay-per-view events, including their flagship event, WrestleMania, five times.
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In-ring style
Cena performing his finishing move, a fireman's carry slam known as the Attitude Adjustment, on Kane
Cena's original gimmick portrayed that of a white rapper who wore jerseys, backwards hats, and a chain with a padlock around his neck, was known as the "Doctor of Thuganomics". First as "The Prototype", and later under his real name, Cena sometimes used underhanded tactics to score victories, such as using his chain as a weapon behind the referee's back.[327] Cena often rapped before his matches, insulting his opponents, events that happened in the media, and even the crowd. Cena also regularly performed "rap battles", where he and his opponent took turns rapping on each other. Cena has reverted to this persona twice: during his feud with The Rock in 2012, and again at WrestleMania 35 in 2019 during a confrontation with Elias. In 2006, shortly after his first debut film, The Marine, his wrestling character was shifted from a rapper to that of a young military upstart, wearing dog tags and cargo shorts to the ring and also performing a salute to the crowd. Cena stated in a 2011 interview with WWE.com that "every night when I do that salute, it's also a sign of respect to the men and women that don the uniform of the Armed Forces."[328]
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Cena has portrayed a heroic character throughout his WWE career, with the exception of a villainous run in 2002–2003. His signature ring gear includes jean shorts, sneakers, wristbands, and armbands. He also wears a variety of T-shirts and baseball caps, which commonly include one of his catchphrases: "Never Give Up", "You Can't See Me", "Hustle, Loyalty, Respect", and "Respect. Earn it".[332] He has a history of returning from both real and scripted injuries much sooner than expected. ESPN reporter David Shoemaker said in April 2016, "Never underestimate Cena's recuperative abilities. He's somewhere on the recovery scale between German platelet-rich plasma therapy and Deadpool."[333] Fellow wrestler Big Show stated he felt most stable being lifted by Cena, despite Cena being over 200 lbs lighter and almost a foot shorter—a testament to Cena's functional strength.[334]"...
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SHOWCASE VIDEO: SHO MADJOZI AND JOHN CENA ON "THE KELLY CLARKSON SHOW"
John Cena Says Sho Madjozi 'Did The Impossible' By Starting The John Cena Dance Challenge
The Kelly Clarkson Show, Nov 8, 2019
Singer Sho Madjozi opens up to Kelly Clarkson about what it was like growing up in her rural South African village where there was only one television and how she first started watching John Cena in wrestling matches. Sho reveals how she took his "You Can't See Me" catchphrase to heart when dealing with some real life struggles. Sho then gets the surprise of her life when she finally meets John Cena in person, and he has so many nice things to say about her.
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Here's my partial transcript of this video (from the video's captions 1:07-2:29)
Kelly Clarkson [KC] - "but tell me about your John Cena song.
What inspired it? I love the video."
Sho Madjozi [SM] - Thank you.
KC- I love the song
SM - Thank you so much.
I love John Cena.
KC- I love it.
(audience cheers)
KC- There you go.
SM - So
(audience claps)
SM- I do I do.
KC- Where, so did you, are you a wrestling fan?
SM- Oh, absolutely.
KC- Is this where that came from?
Okay. Okay.
SM-Growing up, I was already...
I grew up in a very rural area...Limpopo in South Africa.
And there was only one television in my village while we were growing up.
And we got to watch two TV shows. One was a local drama called "Generations"
and the other was wrestling
KC- That's amazing.
SM- Yes, so if I didn't go by Sho Madjozi, I would've gone by "John Cena" probably.
As I learned back then that's already someone's name. So I didn't. But I love him.
KC - You didn't steal it. I love it. I love it.
SM -And I made this song cause it's really like about-
Cause you know John Cena always used to say "You can't see me?"
But when we used to play wrestling, my cousins and I used to pretend to be John Cena.
KC- Oh my gosh, I love you.
(Sho laughs)
KC- And I just pictured you like eight years old just like giving it to 'em.
I love that.
SM-I just be like "You can't see me." ya know.
And so, yeah, recently, I had this boy that I really like
and then he just didn't notice me ever so I was like "Man, this guy
can't see me maybe -
KC- I don't like him already.
SM- Thanks you. I was like, "He can's see me, maybe I'm John Cena"."...
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