John Cena makes ‘wonderful new friend’ in teenage refugee

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John Cena enjoyed a โ€œpretty darn specialโ€ afternoon with a teenage Ukrainian refugee.

The WWE legend was moved when he heard the story of Misha Rohozyn, who has Downโ€™s Syndrome and is non-verbal, and his mother, who had told her son they were going to find the โ€˜Blockersโ€™ actor when they had to leave their home in Mariupol following the invasion in Russia, so used his time off during a working trip to Europe to pay the 19 year old a visit in his new home just outside of Amsterdam.

In an emotional video shared by the WWE on YouTube, John said: โ€œWhen I read about Mishaโ€™s story, it reached out to me not just Misha but the story of Mishaโ€™s mom as well. I had three days off from work, right at the time I read this story, and Iโ€™m an hour away by air, so that turned into โ€˜Weโ€™re goingโ€™.

โ€œThat means spending an afternoon building blocks and eating cake, thatโ€™s a special afternoon when it comes to the new friends I was able to meetโ€ฆ

โ€œHow special is today? Yeah. Pretty darn special.โ€

John dressed in his signature โ€˜Respect Earn Itโ€™ T-shirt, denim shorts, yellow armbands and baseball cap to greet Misha and his mother, but quickly handed over his shirt and hand, along with a WWE championship belt to his young fan.

The โ€˜Peacemakerโ€™ star was moved by his visit.

He said: โ€œMishaโ€™s ability to embrace resistance, thatโ€™s extraordinary. Those words never give up, weโ€™ve all thought about those in our lives, theyโ€™re very powerful. I think Mishaโ€™s a great exampleโ€“ Mishaโ€™s mom โ€“ theyโ€™re two great examples of how persistence can lead to joy, even though the toughest of times.โ€

And John reflected on his day when he said goodbye to Misha and his mother.

He hugged the teenager and told him through a translator: โ€œThis was a wonderful adventure, in which I got to meet a wonderful new friend. Thank you for giving me strength.โ€

He then hugged Mishaโ€™s mother, who cried and said: โ€œThank you, thank you, John. You have a big heart.โ€

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