{"id":15907,"date":"2016-04-07T21:33:45","date_gmt":"2016-04-08T02:33:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=15907"},"modified":"2016-04-07T23:18:18","modified_gmt":"2016-04-08T04:18:18","slug":"john-cena-appears-series-finale-foxs-american-idol-promoting-new-tv-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/04\/07\/john-cena-appears-series-finale-foxs-american-idol-promoting-new-tv-show\/","title":{"rendered":"John Cena appears on Series Finale of &#8220;American Idol&#8221; promoting new Fox TV show"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-453221052\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>From American Idol to American Grit, John Cena&#8217;s new Fox TV show premieres next Thursday in prime time, one week after the season finale and series finale of the iconic &#8220;American Idol&#8221; singing competition show.<\/p>\n<p>Cena was in the audience for the series finale Thursday night from Los Angeles after doing media interviews for two days.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2016\/04\/IMG_3241.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-15909\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-15909\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2016\/04\/IMG_3241-300x242.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3241\" width=\"300\" height=\"242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2016\/04\/IMG_3241-300x242.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2016\/04\/IMG_3241-768x619.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2016\/04\/IMG_3241.jpg 966w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Throughout the broadcast, Fox kept\u00a0a graphic on the screen promoting\u00a0next week&#8217;s series premiere.\u00a0Fox also ran commercial spots coming in and out of commercial during the show.<\/p>\n<p>Early in the broadcast, Cena was shown standing in the crowd with his girlfriend, WWE Diva Nikki Bella.<\/p>\n<p>Later in the show, Idol host Ryan Seacrest approached Cena for a brief conversation promoting his new show.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2016\/04\/IMG_3245.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-15911\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-15911\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2016\/04\/IMG_3245-300x192.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3245\" width=\"300\" height=\"192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2016\/04\/IMG_3245-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2016\/04\/IMG_3245-768x490.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2016\/04\/IMG_3245-1024x654.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2016\/04\/IMG_3245.jpg 1159w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>The conversation included Season 6 contestant Sanjaya sitting one row behind Cena. The coincidence would\u00a0not be lost on WWE and Idol fans who recall Sanjaya advancing into the Top 10 because of distinct personality and popularity with portions of the fanbase making\u00a0up for musical deficiencies the judges routinely pointed out.<\/p>\n<p>The other wrestling tie-in during the broadcast was a clip of Hulk Hogan pretending to attack Seacrest on the stage during a cameo appearance in 2011. 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