John Cena's reaction to little girl who cries after meeting him is the sweetest thing

John Cena is being praised for his wholesome reaction to a young fan crying when she met him.

The professional wrestler turned actor, 45, warmed the hearts of Reddit after footage of him with the young fan was reposted to the social media website.

In the video, the girl could be seen freaking out as she prepares to get the star's autograph after a chance encounter at a bakery.

As she clenches her fits in excitement, the girl says, 'I'm gonna cry' before adding: "No way. Oh my God."

"This is not a dream?" the girl asks before Cena says, "No."

He then gives her a hug, much to the delight of those filming the moment who say 'aww'.

Reacting to the footage, one Reddit user wrote: "I'm 27 and would cry meeting John Cena."

A second asked: "Doesn't he help out a lot of kids through the Make A Wish Foundation?

"I only know him from his movies and mornings news' appearances, but he seems like a salt of the earth person."

"I love this guy, great example of positive masculinity," remarked a third viewer. "He can beat you seven different ways but is nice, not afraid to cry or show his feelings. A good role model."

A fourth added: "He lives locally to me and everyone he comes into contact with says he is truly a nice guy! I'd love to meet him myself!"

"I just did a master’s paper about celebrity and stardom and I analysed John Cena," shared a fifth. "He is one of the most genuine people in Hollywood and an incredibly thoughtful and caring individual. 10/10 good guy."

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When described as a positive person by GQ Magazine, Cena had this to say about people's perception of him as a 'nice guy'.

"I mean, I would consider myself hard working. And given this year will be my 20th anniversary with the WWE, I think one could also use the word 'committed' or 'loyal'," he said.

"And you use the word positive to describe my Twitter presence – I mean, we could go back and forth and discuss that because I talk about failure, frustration, loss, and heartbreak.

"I think I'm just less argumentative than a lot of folks out there," he concluded. "I think 'respect' is also a word that can define my human personality, as much as the fictional creation that bears my birth name.

"I think those are [the] words that you could clump together and say, 'Hey, this is who I am as a human being'."