{"id":23721,"date":"2016-06-22T15:23:56","date_gmt":"2016-06-22T20:23:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=23721"},"modified":"2016-06-22T16:55:22","modified_gmt":"2016-06-22T21:55:22","slug":"john-cena-update-espy-nominations-announced-cena-hosting-intl-maw-kid-fourth-july","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/06\/22\/john-cena-update-espy-nominations-announced-cena-hosting-intl-maw-kid-fourth-july\/","title":{"rendered":"John Cena update &#8211; ESPY nominations announced, Cena hosting int&#8217;l MAW kid on Fourth of July"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3280739757\" 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>&#8211; The full list of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/774863\/2016-espy-award-nominations-announced\" target=\"_blank\">ESPY award nominees<\/a> has been released for the awards show hosted by John Cena on Wednesday, July 13.<\/p>\n<p>A WWE star hosting the ESPYs is the first step in pro wrestling perhaps becoming more involved in the awards show as part of WWE&#8217;s new partnership with ESPN.<\/p>\n<p>The next step would be WWE\/pro wrestling getting its own category, such as Wrestler of the Year.<\/p>\n<p>The closest thing\u00a0is Fighter of the Year given to the best MMA fighter. Connor McGregor was nominated for that category, along with the broader\u00a0Breakthrough Athlete category.<\/p>\n<p>Fellow UFC fighter Ronda Rousey was left off the Best Female Athlete List. Rousey made the nominee list for being knocked out by Holly Holm under the categories of &#8220;Best Play&#8221; and &#8220;Best Upset.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; John Cena&#8217;s connection to Make-A-Wish is going international trying to help a teenager\u00a0from Pakistan with muscular dystrophy.<\/p>\n<p>Tanzilur Rehman and his family are being flown to Ohio to meet Cena at the Fourth of July Raw in Columbus, Ohio. 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