Tammy’s Encounter – 1.27.06.

This story is from the first time I ever met John Cena, which was at the Washington Auto Show on January 27th, 2006.

My friend & I were up at 6:30am, left at 7am. When we got there, we found out we could pay $1.35 to take the Metro right there. So we decided to do that. But since it came every 6 minutes & it was only 9:30ish, we decided to eat & look around the Union Station [it had stores & all] for awhile. So then we found out that John was going to actually be there from 4-6 rather than 2-4, so we had to find a way to kill time. Around 1:30 we got in line. There was already a line, and despite people butting & such later, we still had a good spot. We chatted with the people in front & in back of us. I ended up seeing a few people I knew, including another friend of mine who stood in line with us.

A few minutes after 4, I had my phone turned off & my camera turned on! Someone said “I see him!” and about a minute later…THERE WAS JOHN CENA! I screamed & jumped up & down like a dork…but I don’t care! I was so happy! I got quite a few good pictures of him!

So anyways, this lady was swearing her son was in line ahead of us. He looked familiar but I didn’t care. I turned to my friends & the people behind us and told them “I’m letting him go. It’s just one kid!”…we were RIGHT THERE so we would’ve met him. So we let him go [his Mom found me later & thanked me again]. Then it hit me “Oh shit…we’re next!”.

So our turn finally comes. The friend I came to the signing with goes first goes “My friend loves you, she’s right behind me”…so he looked at me & starts smiling. We once heard online that he blushes if you bring up the thong Wordlife DVD incident, so my friend decided to see if it was true [it was all in fun]. So she mentions it & told him he had a nice ass. He started laughing & blushing. He said stuff but I can’t remember what. So then it’s my turn to talk to him. I was like “I’m really nervous right now”. He’s like “Don’t even be nervous, I’m already embarrassed!” lol. I think one of us said something else but my mind draws a blank. So then he holds out his arm and [nicely] says “Come here”, so I walked over, put my arm around him & he had his around me. We took the picture. I leaned up on him. I didn’t really mean to. I don’t think he cared though lol. As little as I am, he probably didn’t realize it. He’s huge, btw lol. But don’t be intimidated if you meet him…he is SO SWEET. Anyways, I gave him the two pins [Star Wars & Family Guy] & a letter and told him those were for him. He’s like “These are all for me?!” & I told him yes & he thanked me.

Okay, it doesn’t end there. My friend was talking to the security guard [he was near our age]. The friend who met up with us & I stood on the side taking pictures. We were standing right at the front, behind a rope, so we got good pix. So I told her in the middle of the fans [we didn’t wanna interupt anyone] lets say bye to John before we leave. So she did & then I did [a few seconds apart]. I yelled “Bye, John!” & he looked up. I waved at him, and he smiled and gave the Peace sign. I really wish I had gotten a pic of that, because damn was it cute. LOL. I was so happy. For some reason, that made my day more than anything. Then my yelled something [I think it was "Beat an ass"; he had a match that weekend] & he was cracking up. It was a lot of fun. If he comes near you, I strongly suggest going to meet him, because he’s a really sweet guy.