A Ukrainian teenager met his idol, the famous WWE star and actor, John Sina, this weekend, after his mother used a fantasy of meeting him as an incentive to leave the war-torn city of Mariupol. Liana Rohozhyna, the mother of Misha Rohozhyn, a 19-year-old with Down Syndrome who cannot speak, repeatedly told her son that he was constantly moving to Ukraine to find John Cena – when in fact the family was fleeing from a a devastating war front and a Russian siege of their homeland, the Wall Street Journal reported. “Misa is an example to go towards your dream believing in it,” he said, according to the report. MIAMI GARDENS, FL – APRIL 1: John Cena looks out before his fight against Dwayne ” The Rock ” Johnson during WrestleMania XXVIII at Sun Life Stadium on April 1, 2012 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Ron Elkman / Sports Images / Getty Images) The family’s journey was not easy as they reportedly crossed minefields, came into contact with Russian soldiers, encountered artillery shelling and crossed many national borders. MARIUPOLI SERVICES ARE AFRAID TO KILL THOUSANDS However, the idea of meeting the iconic wrestler motivated the teenager to keep pushing. Misha, a non-verbal teenager with Down Syndrome, did not understand why his family had to leave Mariupol this year. To calm him down, his mother told him they were traveling to meet John Cina. Sina heard… and went to Amsterdam to force it. Just brilliant. pic.twitter.com/vix2OhkXZs – Gavan Reilly (@gavreilly) June 11, 2022 According to the report, Misha and his mother arrived safely in the Netherlands last month, but never fulfilled the motivational fantasy of meeting Cena. MORE THAN 1,000 FIGHTERS IN MARIUPOL, UKRAINE, TRANSPORTED TO RUSSIA FOR “INVESTIGATION”: REPORT On Saturday, this fantasy came true when the big superstar gave Misha and his mother a visit to their new home in Huizen. “I did not want a son to think of his mom in a different light just because he did what he had to do to keep him safe,” Cena was quoted as saying by the WSJ. In this leaflet, a photo from a video released on Wednesday, May 4, 2022 by the Press Service of the Ministry of the Interior of the Donetsk People’s Republic, smoke rises from the Azovstal Metallurgical Association in Mariupol, on the territory of the Government of the Democratic Republic of Donetsk. eastern Ukraine. (Press Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Donetsk People’s Republic via AP) (Press Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Donetsk People’s Republic via AP) Sina gave Misa a hat and a T-shirt with his WWE mantras and they both ate a Ukrainian honey cake. “If I have a cake, will Misa have a cake with me?” Cena asked the family through a translator, the WSJ reported. Misa accepted excitedly. RUSSIA CLAIMS IN EASTERN UKRAINE, BUT ANALYSTS PROPOSE “EXPENDITURE” PROGRESS, POWER “REDUCED” “Seeing his idol was the first time Misa has smiled since the war began,” Rojozina told the report. He also said that Misha’s room in their house in Ukraine was covered with Cena fight posters. LOS ANGELES, California – JULY 21: John Cena, dressed as a Peacemaker from “The Suicide Squad,” appears on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” on July 21, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by RB / Bauer-Griffin / GC Images) This house, however, was targeted by Russian mortars on February 24, the first day of the Ukrainian-Russian war, and the two were forced to flee. They arrived at a shelter but after losing power, were forced to leave again, the WSJ reported. JOHN CENA SPEAKS POSSIBLE RETURN TO WWE FOR ITS 20TH ANNIVERSARY According to the report, Misha suffered a panic attack and so his mother decided not to hide in an underground facility. The two stayed in a day center, which could have been hit by Russian artillery, before fleeing to the Netherlands. A member of Russia’s Emergency Situations Ministry walks near a dilapidated apartment building in Mariupol, Ukraine, on Thursday, May 11th. (Reuters / Alexander Ermochenko) Before concluding his visit on Saturday, Cena let Misha wear a WWE Championship belt and encouraged the family. “I tried to let it go [Misha] “Know today that on every trip we have good and bad days,” Sinai said on Saturday afternoon, according to the report. “I hope he has more good ones.” CLICK HERE TO RECEIVE THE FOX NEWS APPLICATION “I wanted to tell him personally today that his story really touched me,” the wrestler added. Cena visited the family from London, where he was filming. Mariupol remains under Russian control after it was successfully occupied last month.