Reporter slaps John Cena in the face with her ponytail at Daytona 500

Get out of the way, Cena.
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Laura Vitto
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One moment, you're John Cena, professional wrestler and American hero.

The next, you're just some dude who's in the way of Fox's Daytona 500 reporting.


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Cena, who served as the Honorary Pace Car Driver at Sunday's Daytona 500, was caught in the line of fire during a reporting segment with Fox's Jamie Little. As Little moves excitedly through the crowd, she inadvertently ignores Cena, while slapping him in the face with her ponytail.

Of course, Cena didn't take the accidental snub to heart:

[H/T: Uproxx]

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