John Cena is coming clean about getting a hair transplant.
The wrestler and actor, 47, confirmed he decided to see a doctor after WWE fans “ripped [him] to shreds” over his thinning hair.
“There’s another headline for ya: hair transplant,” Cena said on the Monday, April 21, episode of ESPN’s The Pat McAfee Show, less than 24 hours after defeating Cody Rhodes to win his record 17th world championship at WrestleMania 41.
“There’s no shame in that, man,” Cena continued. “I got a problem, I tried to fix it. I’m working on it. I saw so many bald spot signs.”
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Cena said that he got the procedure, in which follicles are removed from part of the head and reinserted where the hair is thinning, in November 2024. At the 2025 Royal Rumble event in January, the star said he had “half a skinhead up here,” as the new follicles were still growing, and was taunted by fans.
“There’s another headline for ya..
I had a hair transplant” ~ @JohnCena #PMSLive https://t.co/Ui7HbM7WUp pic.twitter.com/2sj1rlJXsa
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) April 21, 2025
“By the way, thank you for being so aware of my needs and emotions, because you guys ripped me to shreds for a genetic problem that I can’t control,” Cena joked with the studio audience in attendance. “I’m in the Rumble [match], trying to win, and they’re like, ‘That’s a bald spot!’ That’s not fair! I can’t control that! It happens to seven out of 10 dudes!”
On Sunday, April 20, Cena defeated Rhodes, 39, in the main event of WrestleMania 41, held at Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium, to win the Undisputed WWE Championship. Cena’s victory makes him a 17-time world champion, breaking a tie with Ric Flair for the most world titles.
Sunday’s big show also marked Cena’s final WrestleMania match after announcing last July that he intends to retire from the ring by the end of 2025.
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“The word ‘retirement,’ to me, simply means acknowledging and accepting that you’re closing a chapter and opening another one,” Cena told Yahoo in March. “This is a thing that a lot of folks go through, and it’s a normal progression in life. It’s closing a chapter, continuing to be curious and finding that second mountain to climb.”
Cena is expected to make more than two dozen additional WWE appearances before hanging up his wrestling boots in December.
