John Cena certainly made an impression at the Oscars ON Sunday.
The Argyle star, 46, appeared to be wearing nothing but his birthday suit as he took to the stage at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles to present the award for Best Costume Design.
The wrestler-turned-actor carried a large manila envelope with ‘Costume Design’ written across it as he approached the microphone, showing off his six-pack abs and strong legs.
His feet were covered in brown slip-on sandals.
As naked as he may have looked, safeguards were in place to prevent his R-rated appearance from becoming NC-17.
John Cena, 46, certainly made an impression as he appeared to be naked on stage at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles to present the award for Best Costume Design at the 2024 Academy Awards ceremonies on Sunday.
Behind-the-scenes photos show the freelance star was actually wearing a flesh-toned cover-up over her privates and bum.
As part of the schtick, WWE later covered Smackdown in a gold toga.
Host Jimmy Kimmel introduced a bit by saying that during the 1974 Academy Awards, a man walked across the stage while actor David Niven was introducing Elizabeth Taylor.
Cena was supposed to recreate a moment on its 50th anniversary, but declined, saying: ‘I just don’t feel right about it. It’s an elegant event, you know, you should feel ashamed right now for suggesting such a tasteless idea.’
After some back and forth, Kimmel said, ‘Okay, then just give out the price.’
That’s when the Barbie actor’s side stepped to the center of the stage, to the sound of loud laughter throughout the theater, and then slowly approached the microphone.
‘Costumes – they’re so important – maybe the most important thing there is,’ before the winner was announced Poor Thing’s costume designer Holly Waddington.
While the presentation seemed to go down well with his co-stars, it didn’t go down so well with the folks back home. Artem Chigvintsev
As naked as he may have looked, safeguards were in place to prevent his R-rated appearance from becoming NC-17. He was actually wearing a bare jockstrap with no sides to cover his manhood; his sandals were brown
The wrestler-turned-actor was called out by host Jimmy Kimmel, who referenced the 50th birthday of a streaker who ran onto the stage at the ceremony and interrupted the late actor-host David Niven
As part of the schtick, WWE later covered Smackdown in a gold toga to announce the winner
On Cena’s Instagram page, next to a post with a ‘Bottom of the Rock’ sign, one fan commented: ‘I love you John Cena but I feel like you hit rock bottom with the humiliation ritual they put you through to wear a dress and go naked on stage, what the hell is that all about.’
Another declared: ‘It seems pretty obvious to me that some powerful people have blackmailed you.’
‘How much is your soul worth to you, sir? Smh,’ one follower asked.
Although the audience laughed, people at home did not fare so well. This person also thought it was strange and wrote: ‘LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.’ Other fans called the bit part of a ‘humiliation ritual’
Nikki – who now goes by her birth name Nikki Garcia – looked incredible in a plunging gold dress with her black hair in a long bob
Cena’s ex-fiancee, Nikki Bella, who now goes by her birth name Nikki Garcia, 40, was in the audience.
‘She must have cringed,’ one fan wrote on social media, while another quipped: ‘I’m sure it was a reminder of why she dumped him.’
The Barmageddon star, who split from Cena in 2018, looked incredible in a plunging gold gown with her black hair in a long bob. Nikki has been married to Dancing with the Stars coach Artem Chigvintsev since 2022.
Cena tied the knot with Shay Shariatzadeh in 2020.
