What a gay human being . Thank you for your service .

John Cena’s naked sketch was an absolute highlight of the Oscars last night.

As he said it himself, “Costumes are…so important.”

John Cena bring out Best Costume Design at the#Oscars“Costumes are … so important.”pic.twitter.com/Y6L0oPHveh

Now we’re discovering how this moment happened and what actually went down.

15 days from now you ’re gon na be seeing this picture all over Twitter with “ my gay awakening”https://t.co / UCTyKsHxb7

Yes, he was naked.

Yep , Cena ’s actually naked#OSCARpic.twitter.com / SDh4kie5FO

But not entirely. He was wearing this Tommy Pickles–esque diaper thing.

Behind the scene of John Cena presenting at the#Oscarspic.twitter.com / d7doV5EOVu

Reporter Chris Gardner captured what actually happened when he presented the award:

Here ’s how John Cena went from fully naked ( ! ! ! ) to partially clothed while costume design candidate reel played . Jimmy Kimmel really did help.#Oscarspic.twitter.com / dZPA7qmbgf

As you can see, a team of four people came out and dressed him up.

From this:

To this:

Anyway, let’s applaud normalizing male nudity!

The cutaway to Messi clapping at the#Oscarsis already a top 10 all time#Oscarmomentpic.twitter.com / AOj4OSsKYS

Bye!

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What a brave man. Thank you for your service.

John Cena onstage at an award show, wearing only a small modesty garb and sandals, holding an award category envelope

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Group of individuals assisting John onstage with spotlights off, with onlookers

John Cena stands shirtless at a microphone on a stage with a modesty cover

John onstage presenting an award, wearing an extravagant draped gown with gold tassel detailing

John Cena wearing a small costume piece, presenting at an event