![Confused John Cena John cena photographed at wrestlemania 29 in his match with the rock with a confused look on his face.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/mobile/000/033/293/john.jpg)
Confused John Cena
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About
Confused John Cena is a reaction image macro series featuring a GIF of professional wrestler John Cena with a shocked expression on his face.
Origin
On April 7th, 2013, at Wrestlemania 29, John Cena and The Rock wrestled for the WWE Championship.[1] During the match, Cena attempts to pin the Rock, but when the Rock kicks out of the pin, Cena reacts with a confused expression at about 32 minutes into the match (video shown below).
On May 7th, 2013, Tumblr [2] user wrestlingwithemotions shared a GIF of the image. The post, which is the earliest available version, received more than 265 notes in less than seven years (shown below).
![Cena Confused](https://a.kym-cdn.com/assets/blank-b3f96f160b75b1b49b426754ba188fe8.gif)
Spread
Two years later, on February 13th, 2015, Tumblr[3] user n-a-blue-box shared the GIF as a reaction to the shower thoughts account post "'Queue' is just 'Q' followed by 4 silent letters." The post received more than 375,000 notes in little more than five years (shown below).
Months later, on September 14th, 2015, Redditor [4] moistbutter posted the GIF in the /r/reactiongifs subreddit, receiving more than 12,000 points (86% upvoted) and 460 comments in less five years. In the following years, the GIF saw moderate spread in GIF captions on iFunny.
In 2020, the GIF went viral on Reddit in a series of captioned image macros. For example, on March 20th, Redditor[5] ShyGuyMemes shared a Government: Work From Home meme with the reaction. The post received more than 99,000 points (96% upvoted) and 250 comments in less than three days (shown below, left).
That day, Redditor[6] MilkyChast posted the reaction as the punchline to a joke about a woman flirting with a man. The post received more than 84,000 points (95% upvoted) and 480 comments in less than three days (shown below, center). Throughout the week, others began using the GIF (example below, right).
![Government work from home Government: Work from home WWE: W. PLEASE DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/797/890/926.png)
![Guy: flirts with girl Guy: *flirts with girl* Girl: *flirts back* Guy:](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/797/891/04f.png)
![when everyone is using a confused gif but the only thing confusing is that nobody is in the gif When everyone is using a confused gif but the only thing confusing is that nobody is in the gif: Switchomcide](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/797/893/515.png)
Various Examples
![my parents buy me a new pc My parents: *buy me a new PC* Me: *Uses the PC* My parents:](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/797/894/f30.gif)
![5 yr old me after seeing the moon during the day 5yr old me after seeing the moon during the day](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/797/903/93f.png)
![everyone starts using the internet they paid for *Everyone Starts Using The Internet They Paid For* Internet Service Providers:](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/797/909/56e.gif)
![Washington Redskins Win WASHINGTON REDSKINS WIN imgflip.com](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/797/910/acc.png)
![today you're on top of the world TODAY YOU'RE ON TOP OF THE WORLD IWE TOMORROW YOU'RE THE TARGET OF A HATER WHO HAPPENS TO HAVE SOME KIND OF PULL imgflip.com](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/797/911/230.jpg)
![Whispering](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/797/912/470.jpg)
Template
![Cena Confused](https://a.kym-cdn.com/assets/blank-b3f96f160b75b1b49b426754ba188fe8.gif)
Search Interest
External References
[1] Wikipedia – Wrestlemania 29
[2] Tumblr – wrestlingwithemotions' Post
[3] Tumblr – brnchewy's Post
[4] Reddit – /r/reactiongifs
[5] Reddit – /r/dankmemes
[6] Reddit – /r/dankmemes
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