John Cena goes naked on Oscars stage

John Cena (Getty Images)

Jimmy Kimmel hoped to recreate a memorable moment from the 1974 Oscars at the 96th Academy Awards.

He enlisted the help of John Cena, but the former pro wrestler had a bit of stage fright when it came down to streaking across the stage.

"What’s the matter, you were supposed to run across the stage?" Kimmel asked Cena, as he hid behind a screen.

"I changed my mind. I don’t feel right about it," Cena said.

"You wrestle naked," Kimmel told Cena who corrected him by saying, "I wrestle in jorts!"

Cena then shuffled to the microphone with just the award card covering himself up.

"Costumes, they are so important," he said. "Maybe the most important thing there is."