Cricket Wireless Turns the Tables on John Cena in the Week's Weepiest Ad

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Tough guys do cry, and their water works can bring us all to tears. And isn’t a good collective sob what we really need right now?

Cricket Wireless continues its relationship with WWE superstar and actor John Cena, this time pulling a prank of sorts on him. He’s usually the one surprising his fans in videos for the AT&T brand, but this time the tables are turned.

Cena, loaded down with fan mail, sits on a soundstage reading aloud the heartfelt letters about how he’s inspired people with his never-give-up message.

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