John Cena says he underwent hair transplant surgery because of “bullying” he endured from WWE fans over his “bald spot.”
The “Jackpot” star, 47, opened up about the impact the taunts from the WWE faithful have had on him during a live appearance on the Pat McAfee Show Monday morning.
“You chant and you make me feel small and you embarrass me,” Cena told WWE fans assembled to watch the broadcast.
“Y’all don’t know what that’s like. That is straight-up bullying. That’s just not cool. I don’t like it.”
He added, “So, thank you for bullying me into getting surgical hair replacement. That’s how far y’all push me.”
The day before his interview, Cena made history as he took home a record 17th WWE Championship at WrestleMania in Las Vegas.
The “Ricky Stanicky” star largely stayed in character during the exchange, exuding the “heel” (a k a “bad guy”) persona he’s been to the ring of late.
“I just saw it on so many bald spot signs. And that’s the thing, when you get [surgery], your hair falls out because the new ones have to grow. So the old one falls out,” Cena continued as he addressed fans. “And you guys, 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.”
The wrestler-turned-actor said that he had the surgery in November.
“This isn’t cool. You guys aren’t cool to me. Why do you think I did it?” Cena asked the crowd. “I’m in the [Royal Rumble] trying to win and [fans ask], ‘How’s the bald spot?’ Like, that’s not fair. I can’t control that.”
He continued, “You have to take the [hair] from the side and plant them in on the top. You take the lawn over here and you put it on the dry spot. It just takes a while for it to come in. It’s coming in, man. It’s coming. Hopefully, in a couple of months, it looks better.”
“I got a problem. I try to fix it. That’s what I’m doing,” he said. “And I’m not going to tell you who did it because I’m still waiting for it to get better. Once it gets better and I’ve got the long flowing locks, I’ll be like, ‘Yo, go to this guy.’ So I’m working on it. Work in progress, work in progress.”
