John Cena Breaks Silence on Hair Transplant After Public Mockery

• Cena says he doesn’t regret the decision and appreciates how fans, even if indirectly, helped him embrace a change he had been avoiding.

• The 17-time world champion, who is currently on his retirement tour, shared that he only became conscious of his receding hairline after fans began pointing it out

WWE icon John Cena has revealed that fan reactions were a key factor in his decision to undergo a hair transplant.

The 17-time world champion, who is currently on his retirement tour, shared that he only became conscious of his receding hairline after fans began pointing it out—sometimes with cheeky signs at live events.

According to Cena, the public commentary pushed him to take action. He eventually had the procedure done in November last year and says he’s happy with the outcome.

Now 48, Cena says he doesn’t regret the decision and appreciates how fans, even if indirectly, helped him embrace a change he had been avoiding.

Speaking to People Magazine, Cena said: ‘When I’m trying to hide my hair loss the audience is just bringing it to light, like ‘you’re going bald’. I used it as a thing of the point of the story we were in just because I also want the audience to know I see your signs, the one that says ‘Bald John Cena’, I get it but I also know it’s something I’m going through.

‘I want to be genuine with that audience letting me know, either do some work or shave your head. They pushed me into going to see what my options were. I ended up getting a transplant last November and the crazy thing I came back I came back for the retirement tour starting in January.

‘So I’m like alright successful surgery but I’ve got to get out there and go. It was not easy.’