Hair transplant ‘completely changed the course of my life’
John Cena said the WWE audience pushed him to explore options for his hair loss after shining a light on his bald spot — and he couldn’t be happier.
During an interview for People’s August cover story, the WWE icon — who’s in the midst of a farewell tour before retiring at the end of 2025 — revealed that his November hair transplant is helping his acting career.
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“They don’t do anything except move your hair, one by one, from one area to another,” Cena, 48, said of the procedure. “… If somebody’s going to sweat me for that, I don’t think there’s any shame in that. It completely changed the course of my life.”
Cena credits WWE fans for the life-changing decision.
“They’re the reason for my optimism, my perseverance, my passion,” Cena said of WWE viewers. “They don’t let you get away with phoning it in, because they’ll eat you alive. As I was trying to hide my hair loss, the audience was bringing it to light.
“I saw their signs that said ‘The bald John Cena.’ They pushed me into going to see what my options were.”
Cena has adopted a thorough haircare regimen to maintain his new ‘do.
“I now have a routine: red-light therapy, minoxidil, vitamins, shampoo, conditioner — and I also got a hair transplant last November,” he said. “I hate the fact that if there wasn’t so much shame around it, I’d have gotten it done 10 years ago. I thought I was alone, but seven or eight out of 10 [men] suffer from thinning or baldness.”
When it comes to his acting career, the “Peacemaker” star said, “A different hairstyle can identify a part that can get me more work, do the thing I love to do.”
Cena lost the Undisputed WWE championship to Cody Rhodes during SummerSlam at MetLife Stadium on Sunday.
He is aware that Father Time is undefeated as the end of his in-ring career comes full circle.
“Age plays a factor. I’m not as strong or as fast as I used to be,” Cena said. “I made a promise when I started gaining some notoriety that when I’m a step slower, I will go, because there will be kids just as hungry as I was who have earned a shot to see if they can make it.”
Cena explained that his priorities have shifted at this stage of his career.
“My health and my dedication to my partner are the tip of my spear in life right now, so I think every time I go out [in the ring], I just want to make sure I’m able to give my all, but it’s time to step away,” he said.
Cena and his wife Shay Shariatzadeh, an engineer he met at a Vancouver restaurant in 2019, married in 2020.
“I hope to remain curious and healthy — and that’s physically, spiritually, mentally,” he said. “As long as I have love, health and curiosity for what life has to offer, I think it’ll work out.”
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