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Check out the following WWE press release, advertising John Cena's new deal to promote Gilette:

Boston, MA, February 11, 2008 – Gillette®, part of The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE: PG), today announced a new relationship with WWE Superstar John Cena to promote its line of premium blades and razors, shave preparations and personal care items.

Cena, a native of West Newbury, Massachusetts, will be featured in the advertising campaign for the launch of the new Gillette Fusion Phenom razor, as well as public appearances at mobile marketing events throughout the United States during the summer of 2008.

Cena, who has held the WWE Championship three times, the U. S. Championship three times, and the World Tag Team Championship, is also an actor and musical artist. In 2007, he starred in Fast Cars and Superstars: The Gillette Young Guns Celebrity Race.

He placed second in the speed challenge and first in the accuracy challenge before ultimately losing in the final episode to NFL Hall of Fame quarterback John Elway and placing third overall in the competition.

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In his latest blog entry, Jim Ross wrote about the return of John Cena at last week's Royal Rumble:

The biggest news to come out of the weekend was the surprising return of John Cena, who some WWE fans seemingly dislike as much, if not more than they did before John was injured and underwent pec surgery to repair a torn tendon.

As I have said before, when fans pay their hard earned cash they can cheer or boo for whomever the hell they choose. This is certainly not to say that John Cena doesn’t have a legion of fans, because I can tell you from his merchandise numbers that John does.

How did you feel about Cena's return? Let us know now at our latest poll.

John Cena recently spoke with the UK's The Sun about possibly appearing at Wrestlemania 24. It doesn't sound like he'll be there:

“I most likely will be at WrestleMania in some capacity, but you probably won't see me on camera," Cena said.

The good news for Cena fans is he will almost certainly return to action as soon as shooting his new movie is complete. The bad news?

“The movie will take up the bulk of my time through to US Memorial Day, which is at the end of May," Cena said.

Regarding that film, the former WWE champion said: “I'm actually moving to New Orleans in one week and spending some time with the police there, to learn how to be a better cop as that's what the film is about."

John Cena appeared on SkyTV's Sky Sports News this morning to discuss his upcoming return to a WWE ring.

Regarding his pectoral injury, Cena said:

"I'm happy and healthy. Its just the doctor in the company is conservative. I'm also involved in a cinema project. I'm filming a new movie in two weeks which is going to last for around five months."

When asked when he'll return to the ring, Cena responded:

"I don't want to say 'never say never' but it looks to be about the six to twelve months that they thought, so we'll see."

John Cena will be starring in WWE Films' next movie project, 12 Rounds.

The film starts filming on 2/25 in New Orleans. Cena, of course, starred in the company's most successful feature to date, The Marine.

Here's a synopsis of the flick: "A cop is on the hunt for a criminal mastermind who has kidnapped his girlfriend and wants to play a game of wits that will last for 12 Rounds"

The film was written by Dan Kunk and will be directed by Renny Harlin. It's set to be released on September 5th, 2008.

John Cena is rumored to be making great strides in his rehabilitation.

Both Stephanie McMahon and Brian Gewirtz are hoping he can return to action at WrestleMania 24. Upon his return, Cena will likely resume his feud with Randy Orton.

If Cena does end up appearing at the event, expect surprise run-in or advertised guest appearance.

On WWE.com, there is a long interview with John Cena, regarding CNN taking his comments on steroids out of context in the documentary that aired last week.

Cena requested that CNN apologize for their misportrayal of his personal character on the show. CNN's Director of Public Relations, Jennifer Dargan sent the following statement to WWE last night at 10:00 pm EST:

"CNN felt that Mr. Cena's statement in the interview: "My answer to that question 'have you ever used steroids' is -- the only thing I can say -- I can't tell you that I haven't, but you'll never be able to prove that I have" was a more expansive and complete answer -- and that's why we used it in the first run of the program.

And we stand by that decision. But, we added the other quote on the Sunday replay where Mr. Cena first denied using steroids. We did this because of his complaint and the attention it received so that viewers could see how he said it both times."

As previously reported, CNN ran a documentary last week entitled "Death Grip: Inside Pro Wrestling." In it, the network made it seem as though John Cena admitted to steroid use, quoting the wrestler as follows:

People conceive things because performance enhancing drugs have got the spotlight. It's a hot thing to talk about. I can't tell you that I haven't, but you'll never be able to prove that I have.

Consequently, WWE is steaming mad at CNN, claiming it didn't air the entire quote or interview. Here's the issue WWE official just released on the topic:

"In a country in which the news media is highly suspect, and the quality of unbiased reporting has been thrown into the trash can, CNN has stooped to new depths. Notwithstanding the fairness, or lack therein, of CNN's recent piece entitled "Death Grip: Inside Pro Wrestling," perhaps the best example of how CNN misrepresents and unfairly presents their biased, if not illegal, point of view is the comparison of WWE's unedited video above to CNN's edited version.

CNN's depiction of John Cena as it relates to steroids is not only professionally and morally wrong, but damaging to his character."

Check out the full interview at WWE.com.

CNN aired  a documentary this week called "Death Grip: Inside Pro Wrestling."

The WWE employees they interviewed for the series were Vince and Linda McMahon, CM Punk, and John Cena, at his home with a sling on his arm. When asked if he had ever used steroids, Cena simply said: "I can't say that I have never taken them (steroids) and you can never prove that I have."

Isn't that pretty much an admission of guilt on Cena's part? He's challenging people to prove his use and straightforwardly admits he can't deny it.

That's disheartening.

This sucks.

WWE Champion John Cena has suffered a complete tear of his right pectoral tendon and is heading into surgery, according to noted orthopedic surgeon Dr. James Andrews. Due to the seriousness of the injury, WWE officials will not allow Cena to compete this Sunday at No Mercy. He will have no choice but to surrender the title.

Dr. Andrews said Cena could miss between six and eight months of action.