Nickelodeon and WWE Superstar John Cena Prep Three Projects for 2018, Including Host of the 2018 Kids' Choice Awards
Additional Projects Include: Cena Giving Voice to Original Villainous Role in Newly Reimagined Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; and Executive Producing New, Innovative Competition Series, Keep It Spotless
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"John Cena is one of the biggest stars in the world. Kids just love him,
which makes him the perfect partner for these upcoming projects," said
Said Cena, "I'm thrilled to partner with Nickelodeon on three big projects that run the range of what kids love--slime-filled live events, awesomely cool animation and competition shows where kids take their shot at being the best."
He continued, "It's an honor to come back a second time to host the biggest, slimiest party of the year, the Kids' Choice Awards. Not only do I get to be a cartoon character in the new Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series, but I get to be a villain, too. And to top it all off, I'm stepping behind the camera to executive produce Nick's new competition series Keep It Spotless, which gives a whole new meaning to staying clean."
Nickelodeon's 2018 Kids' Choice Awards airs live on
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' newest villain, Baron
Draxum, will be voiced by Cena. Baron Draxum is an alchemist warrior
mutant who seeks to turn all of humanity into mutants. Cena's
reoccurring character will appear in the premiere episode and throughout
the series, which follows the band of brothers as they encounter new
mutants and villains and discover a mystical world they never knew
existed beneath the streets of
Keep It Spotless, Nickelodeon's new competition
series, is executive produced by Cena and features kids competing in a
variety of physical and paint-filled challenges designed with one goal
in mind--to stay as clean as possible. After each game, a 360 degree
scanner will measure each teams' mess to determine just how spotless
they really are. The winning team will face The Gauntlet, a
multiple-challenge obstacle course, where they can turn their
cleanliness into cold hard cash. Keep It Spotless is
produced by
Sponsors of Nickelodeon's 2018 Kids' Choice Awards include Barbie®, Cinnamon
Toast Crunch ™, Swiffer® and
The presenting International sponsor for the 2018 Nickelodeon's
Kids' Choice Awards is
Nickelodeon's 2018 Kids' Choice Awards is produced by
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is co-executive produced
by
Keep It Spotless is produced by
Nickelodeon, now in its 38th year, is the number-one
entertainment brand for kids. It has built a diverse, global business by
putting kids first in everything it does. The company includes
television programming and production in
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