It's been a decade since John Cena debuted on WWE TV, to take on Kurt Angle in an Open Challenge match. The past ten years have seen Cena rise to the top of the business, make his mark in Hollywood and become one of the most requested and prolific Make-A-Wish entertainers in history.

Cena responded on Twitter today to the well-wishers:

Thank u everyone for this mornings well wishes. It truly means the world.

WWE.com has an article up on Cena's anniversary, which you can read here. Here are some highlights…

On His Debut Against Angle: "Literally, I just needed to get through the curtain. I was in shambles that whole day. First, I was told I was going to have a match at 4:00 that afternoon. Then, I was told that I needed to get my hair cut, and I was sent offsite to get that done. I made it back just in time, and everyone was flipping their lid. Randy Orton had tied my boots to a locker in the Allstate Arena [laughs], and basically, I had a giant smile on my face when I got to go through the curtain … because I knew I could no longer be messed with [laughs]."

On His Evolution: "If you look at who I was four, six years ago, I was pretty racy. I was the king of "pipe bombs" before "pipe bombs" were invented. I consciously knew our product, I consciously saw our audience, and I made a decision that I'd live my life by a certain set of ideals, that I was just going forward in this direction. Whoever was with me was with me, and we'd go from there. It ended up being a good deal," he says. "I'm very flattered when I meet parents – whether it's Make-A-Wish or parents with their kids on the street – and they're like, "Hey, thanks for letting us watch WWE. You're a very good role model. Just keep doing what you're doing."

Credit: WWE.com, 411mania.com, twitter.com/johncena