John Cena Dedicates ‘Sports Illustrated’ Legacy Award to Fellow WWE Superstars; “This Is For All Of Us”

16-time WWE world champion John Cena was honored by Sports Illustrated this Tuesday night at the Sportsperson of the Year Awards, as the recipient of the 2018 Muhammad Ali Legacy Award.

Cena released a video after the ceremony discussing the honor of being considered “in the same breath” as the great boxing legend Muhammad Ali.

“Tonight is a wonderful night for WWE,” Cena stated. “Here I am a sports-entertainer being awarded a tremendous honor among athletes. It’s not something that probably would have happened a few years ago, but it’s amazing to see cultural change. People have open minds about what we do, and accept us for being damn good at what we do”

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The Champ noted that he is actually sending the Legacy Award to be displayed at WWE headquarters in Stamford, CT because, “that’s where it belongs. It’s part of us, it’s for all of us.”

Tonight was for “us.” The privilege we have to entertain fans young and old has opened to the possibilities of what can be accomplished in and out of the ring. Thank you @SINow for this amazing honor and @TheRealLailaAli @ikebarinholtz for presenting tonight. Now…back to work! https://t.co/JvCa5DMOOa

— John Cena (@JohnCena) December 12, 2018