Wrestling's new blood - wrestlers John Cena, Brock Lesnar, Batista - Brief Article
Flex,  Sept, 2003

Week after week, pro wrestling slams mucho muscle into the homes of mainstream America, and some of the fastest-rising stars in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) have bodybuilding backgrounds.

* In the late '90s, John Cena moved to Los Angeles to make it as a bodybuilder. He sold supplements at Gold's Gym Venice, flexed in physique contests and starred in UPN's short-lived reality series Manhunt. Discovered three years ago by a pro wrestler at Gold's, he began a breakneck journey that launched the now 26-year-old off the top rope and into the "squared circle" on prime-time TV.