In an unearthed clip from 2006, wrestler turned Hollywood star John Cena appeared on The Howard Stern Show and confirmed that WWE boss Vince McMahon owns his name and gets a cut of all his movies.

John Cena's government name is owned by Vince McMahon under "intellectual property rights".

Calling this “a sign of respect” John Cena says WWE owns his name as “an intellectual property.” John Cena assured the baffled hosts that Vince McMahon indeed owns the wrestlers’ government names. ‘Absolutely… That’s my government name. It’s a weird concept, but in a way, yeah [he owns it]’