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What’s the craziest thing you’ve done after a few drinks? Called an ex? Told your friend what you really think about her outfit? Maybe an ill-advised tattoo? How about changing your name legally to John Cena? That’s what one British man did after what must have been a very drunken night out with his friends.<\/p>\n

And he’s not even a wrestling fan.<\/p>\n

John – formerly known as Lewis Oldfield – told The Sun newspaper:<\/a> “We\u2019d had a few drinks and were play-wrestling. We were just messing around, pretending to do announcements like in WWE and one of my friends was introducing John Cena.<\/p>\n

“One thing led to another and they dared me to change my name to John Cena.”<\/p>\n

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The 23-year-old considered getting the name tattooed on his body but in classic British fashion decided the only option was to follow through on the original dare.<\/p>\n

“I always follow through with dares so I just did it,” he added. \u201cI actually don\u2019t mind the name so I\u2019m going to keep it.”<\/p>\n

Still, it wasn’t as easy as just making the decision though – he then had to pay $55 and fill out six legal documents to change his name legally, including with his bank. And to really make sure it was all fully legal, he even spent $104 on a brand new passport. What a lad.<\/p>\n

John’s mom is on board as well, with the Bradford-based restaurant worker telling the publication: “My mum couldn\u2019t stop laughing at me when she found out.” His dad, however, was a different story and John admitted he had yet to tell his father.<\/p>\n

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John’s dad – if you’re reading this – we’d love to know how you feel.<\/p>\n

Former wrestler John, 44, is now an actor and the star of the ninth Fast and Furious<\/strong><\/em> film, F9<\/em>. He will next be seen in the upcoming The Suicide Squad<\/strong> <\/em>with Margot Robbie and Joel Kinnaman.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29176,"featured_media":27922,"template":"","format":"standard","categories":[23,16],"yoast_head":"\nBritish Man Changes Name To John Cena After Epic Night Out<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A British man formerly known as Lewis Oldfield changed his legal name to John Cena after a dare from friends. 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