{"id":1512662,"date":"2022-06-12T20:35:19","date_gmt":"2022-06-13T00:35:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1512662"},"modified":"2022-06-12T20:35:27","modified_gmt":"2022-06-13T00:35:27","slug":"desperate-woman-convinces-her-son-to-flee-ukraine-to-meet-john-cena-and-the-wrestler-made-it-happen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desperate-woman-convinces-her-son-to-flee-ukraine-to-meet-john-cena-and-the-wrestler-made-it-happen\/","title":{"rendered":"Desperate Woman Convinces Her Son To Flee Ukraine \u2018To Meet John Cena\u2019 \u2014 And The Wrestler Made It Happen"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdesperate-woman-convinces-her-son-to-flee-ukraine-to-meet-john-cena-and-the-wrestler-made-it-happen%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1512662&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A desperate mother convinced her terrified son \u2014 who has Down Syndrome \u2014 that if he fled war-torn Mariupol with her, wrestler <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/john-cena-ukraine-war-survivor-russia?intcmp=tw_fnc\">John Cena<\/a> would be at the end of their journey. <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/john-cena-blasted-after-apologizing-to-china-china-just-neutered-him-for-the-entire-world-to-see\/\">Cena<\/a> learned about their perilous trek \u2014 and her promise \u2014 and he made it happen.<\/p>\n<p>Liana Rohozhyna and her son, Misha Rohozhyn, a 19-year-old who has Down Syndrome and cannot speak, fled <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/ap-investigation-finds-around-600-died-in-mariupol-theater-bombing-likely-more\/\">Mariupol<\/a> \u2013 and she explained to him that they had to keep moving because they were on their way to meet Cena.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMisha is an example for moving toward your dream by believing in it,\u201d Rohozhyna said.<\/p>\n<p>According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/disabled-teen-who-fled-ukraine-meets-john-cena-the-wrestling-star-who-motivated-his-journey-11654605227?mod=e2tw\">report<\/a> from The Wall Street Journal, the family\u2019s journey \u2014 which crossed several international borders \u2014 included walking through minefields and encounters with Russian occupation forces.<\/p>\n<p>And Cena, upon reading about Misha\u2019s story, traveled to Amsterdam and met the teen there.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Misha, a non-verbal teen with Down\u2019s Syndrome, didn\u2019t understand why his family had to flee Mariupol this year.<\/p>\n<p>To placate him, his mother told him they were travelling to meet John Cena.<\/p>\n<p>Cena heard\u2026 and went to Amsterdam to oblige. <\/p>\n<p>Just brilliant. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vix2OhkXZs\">pic.twitter.com\/vix2OhkXZs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gavan Reilly (@gavreilly) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gavreilly\/status\/1535498919307878401?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 11, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I read about Misha\u2019s story, it reached out to me,\u201d Cena explained. \u201cNot just Misha\u2019s story, but the story of Misha\u2019s mom as well. Having three days off from work right at the time when I read this story \u2014 and being an hour away by air \u2014 it turned immediately into \u2018we\u2019re going.\u2019 And that means spending an afternoon building blocks and eating cake.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s a \u2014 that\u2019s a special afternoon when it comes to the new friends I was able to make,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Videos that circulated on social media showed Cena surprising the teen and hugging him, while his mother tearfully thanked the wrestler for making her son\u2019s fantasy a reality.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat a wonderful way to spend a Saturday. Misha and mother, Liana define #NeverGiveUp,\u201d Cena tweeted. \u201cThank you to the @WSJ and @WWE who helped make this special visit possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">What a wonderful way to spend a Saturday. Misha and his mother, Liana define <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NeverGiveUp?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NeverGiveUp<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Thank you to the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WSJ?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WSJ<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WWE<\/a> who helped make this special visit possible. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RpriCvjN3K\">https:\/\/t.co\/RpriCvjN3K<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 John Cena (@JohnCena) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnCena\/status\/1534279215675228160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 7, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you only watch one thing on Twitter today please make it this. John Cena for the win\u2026\u201d Rex Chapman <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RexChapman\/status\/1535722965823799296\">tweeted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Virgin Media News\u2019 Gavan Reilly noted that Cena was no stranger to making wishes come true \u2014 he has fulfilled more wishes with the Make-a-Wish foundation than anyone else.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t have a Soundcloud but as John Cena has fulfilled around 700 Make-A-Wish requests \u2013 more than anyone else in the world! \u2013 it would be cool to donate to @MakeAWish_ie\u00a0(<a class=\"css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1cvl2hr r-1loqt21 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\" dir=\"ltr\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UL459foaYH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/makeawish.ie\/donate<\/a>) or its local equivalent near you,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The wrestler-turned-actor even continued to help grant wishes while COVID-19 pandemic restrictions were still in place.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnCena?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JohnCena<\/a> is the best. \u2764\ufe0f <\/p>\n<p>No one has granted more wishes. And a pandemic won\u2019t stop him. <\/p>\n<p>Cena surprises 7-year-old battling life-threatening illness in Florida, via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WFLA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WFLA<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rWWgznGjzs\">https:\/\/t.co\/rWWgznGjzs<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TcyBatl4Km\">pic.twitter.com\/TcyBatl4Km<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Austin Kellerman (@AustinKellerman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AustinKellerman\/status\/1257082866321838084?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 3, 2020<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A desperate mother convinced her terrified son \u2014 who has Down Syndrome \u2014 that if he fled war-torn Mariupol with her, wrestler John Cena would be at the end of their journey. Cena learned about their perilous trek \u2014 and her promise \u2014 and he made it happen. Liana Rohozhyna and her son, Misha Rohozhyn, &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":93,"featured_media":1512692,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1512662","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1512662","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/93"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1512662"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1512662\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1512692"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1512662"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1512662"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1512662"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}