Outside of the world of wrestling, John Cena has made a name for himself in Hollywood with his various movie projects taking the WWE icon around the world. This week, Cena, or rather an animated version of him, landed in Good Ol’ Springfield, USA, as part of the Season 36 premiere of The Simpsons.
The episode in question ‘Bart’s Birthday‘ tells a meta-story of The Simpsons writers using ChatGPT to craft the perfect series finale for the show. This leads to multiple characters receiving grand send-offs including Comic Book Guy and his wife Kumiko saying goodbye to the comic store after welcoming their child into the world.
As Kumiko goes into labor inside the store, Cena, who notes that he is “the only licensed midwife to win 16 WWE Championships” is on hand to help the couple welcome their baby into the world. When asked what he’s doing in Springfield, John shares that he’s around for the launch party of Otto’s new brand of energy drinks, an off-screen send-off to the school bus driver.
Cena is the second WWE Superstar to appear on the iconic animated show and follows in the footsteps of Bret ‘Hitman’ Hart who was in season eight’s The Old Man and the Lisa. The Hitman buys the mansion of Mr. Burns in the episode, after the crotchety billionaire falls on hard times and borrowing a line from Freddy Blassie, refers to Burns as a “pitiful, pencil neck geek.”
John Cena’s time in Springfield comes ahead of his WWE retirement tour which will kick-off next January when WWE Raw moves to Netflix. Stay tuned to SEScoops for the latest on the WWE icon and his work in and out of the ring.
