JOHN CENA sent fans into meltdown after announcing that he had joined OnlyFans.

The WWE legend turned Hollywood movie star dropped the shock bombshell on Thursday.

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He looked set to join the long-list of celebrities selling exclusive content on the adult-themed subscription site after taking to X.

The 46-year-old Cena wrote: “Like you’ve never seen me before. Subscribe at the link in bio. @onlyfans.”

His legion of fans were in complete shock at the 16-time wrestling world champion’s post regarding the platform used by the likes of boxer Elle Brooke and ex-porn star Mia Khalifa.

One wrote: “Cena nooooo!”

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As another confusingly asked: “Was he hacked?”

However, others quickly managed to spot something was amiss as they checked out the link that he had shared.

It took fans to a free OnlyFans page that had Cena’s face in the profile picture - but the WWE megastar was instead using the name Ricky Stanicky.

The bio also reads: “You’ve found the verified OnlyFans account for Ricky Stanicky; renowned impersonator, philanthropist, investment banker, socialite, cancer survivor and method actor. Subscribe to get SPICY pics and vids.”

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Fans then quickly realised that the whole thing was a huge marketing stunt by Cena for his upcoming role in comedy Ricky Stanicky where he plays the main character.

The movie also stars Zac Efron and follows three kids that create an imaginary friend called Ricky Stanicky.

Then, as adults, they use the nonexistent Ricky as an alibi for their immature behaviour and hire a struggling actor named Rod, who is played by Cena, to pretend to be the “friend” to cover up their lies.

The Leader of the Cenation recently completed a two-month run with WWE that concluded with a loss to Solo Sikoa at Crown Jewel in November.

That was his longest continuous run with the company since becoming a part-time act in 2019.