{"id":21153,"date":"2016-05-29T15:18:25","date_gmt":"2016-05-29T20:18:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=21153"},"modified":"2016-05-29T15:22:11","modified_gmt":"2016-05-29T20:22:11","slug":"abc-starts-promotion-john-cena-hosting-espys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/05\/29\/abc-starts-promotion-john-cena-hosting-espys\/","title":{"rendered":"ABC starts promotion for John Cena hosting ESPYs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-695618490\" 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>During post-race coverage of the 100th &#8220;Indy 500&#8221; race Sunday afternoon, ABC ran a spot promoting John Cena hosting the 2016 ESPYs awards show this summer.<\/p>\n<p>The spot closed with a graphic of Cena accompanied by audio: &#8220;WWE Superstar John Cena hosts the ESPYs, live Wednesday, July 13, only on ABC.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Cena has branded himself as a WWE Superstar, actor, entertainer, and TV host since branching out in 2015 and 2016. 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