John Cena made a naked appearance on The Oscar stage (Photo Credit – Instagram)

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When John Cena took the stage to accept the Best Costume Design award, he created quite a stir. The prank started when host Jimmy Kimmel hinted at a rerun of the notorious Oscars streaker incident from 1974. “Can you imagine if a nude man ran across the stage today?” was Kimmel’s lighthearted joke that prepared the audience for Cena’s unexpected arrival. To everyone’s surprise, Cena appeared from behind the curtains just as the audience began believing it was all a joke.

“I had second thoughts,” John Cena declared, “I don’t want to do the streaker bit,” much to Kimmel’s dismay. The former WWE star, though, wasn’t done yet. Cena didn’t give up on the joke; on the contrary, he embraced it, giving the award while carefully hiding his posterior with an envelope and dressing in a golden toga that resembled a curtain.