You can hate him all you want – you’d be wrong, anyway – but John Cena killed it tonight in his opening monologue at the ESPYs in Los Angeles. And everyone with any ounce of knowledge agrees. For the people still trying to wrap their head around why a “WWE guy” was picked to host the event this year, look no further than ESPN’s partnership with WWE dating back to last year before WrestleMania. It’s done nothing but grow and grow.
Plus, Cena’s a hell of a host. I’ll let the video do the rest of the talking.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tu8yZOOd728
ESPN video:
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