John and Kurt were having a great time at OVW and met many nice people. Everything was going good until John received a call from home. His father had passed away in his sleep.
John rushed home in tears. His best friend, trainer, brother, his dad, had just left him.
John Cena sr. funeral day had come and gone. John went back to Ohio and his brothers went back to school. Everything went the same but it never felt the same for John. When he wrestled, he wrestled for his dad, thought about him through the whole match. When he felt like quitting he would think about his dad and it would get him going again.
One day during the taping of the show, a WWE exectutive was watching. He came because of a call Victor made to him about two progressing superstars, John and Kurt. The WWE exectutive was amazed at their talents and wanted to recruit them immediately. John and Kurt agreed and got their contract signed on Jan.01.2000.
Now on April 2, 2005 John Cena had won the WWE championship. He opened his eyes as tears rolled down his face. All he could think about at that moment was his father. His dad wanted him to become the champ and now he is. He got his dream of becoming the WWE champion but lost the dream of sharing this speacial moment with his dad. He remembered the last words he said to him, the toughest part of getting to the top of the ladder, is getting through the crowd at the bottom.