Known for his tough love, wrestler and television personality John Cena showed his heart when he made a point to attend the Invictus Games in Orlando this week.
John Cena came to watch the Invictus Games in Orlando
You know about Prince Harry, but did you know that John Cena, Derek Hough, and Michael J. Fox are also here?


No way I'll be late to #InvictusGames ! Sure to be an inspirational few days! @WeAreInvictus @Jaguar @LandRover #NGU pic.twitter.com/fnFEqb0nDl
— John Cena (@JohnCena) May 11, 2016
Cena joins a number of other well-known personalities who are here at the event -- the big name attending is Prince Harry, who is here all week to support the event that he helped plan and found in England in 2014. Cena took part in the events themselves, coaching a cast of celebrities such as Derek Hough, Shawn Johnson, Eric Decker, Jessie James Decker, and Laura Wright, who strapped themselves into chairs for a wheelchair rugby exhibition match. He coached Team Land Rover, who lost to Wilmer Valderrama’s Team Jaguar, 12-9.
After the match, Cena also announced that he’ll be taking part in the 2017 Invictus Games in Toronto.
Also here, tucked quietly into the audience of the Seated Volleyball gold and bronze matches, was actor Michael J. Fox.
Fox told the Orlando Sentinel that he was inspired to come to the event after seeing some of the games broadcast on ESPN. “It is amazing. What is great is the level of competition, the intensity of the athletes, and they’re athletes. They’re athletes first, and there is obviously this whole other story behind it about bravery and service that they have given us as a country.”
Choreographer and dancer Derek Hough also made an appearance Thursday, cutting straight to the heart of the moment by quoting William Ernest Henley’s poem, “Invictus,” from which the event gets its name.











