Don't tell John Cena pro wrestling is fake after this gruesome, NSFW nose break

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We've seen some pretty nasty injuries already this year, including when UFC fighter Thiago Alves got his nasal bone shoved into his forehead.

But when WWE stars John Cena and Seth Rollins took center stage Monday night, a swift knee to the face left the United States champ sprawling on the mat and bleeding heavily from the nose.

Naturally, Cena finished the match, but his nose was in rough shape:

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In a world of fiction, occasionally accidents happen, and it just shows how tough some of these guys can be.