Aside from a widely successful career in professional wrestling, John Cena is also a box office star in the acting industry. Even those not familiar with his legendary WWE background know him for his various hit roles, both in film and television. Let's dig into John Cena's net worth in 2022.
John Cena's net worth in 2022 (Estimate): $60 million
John Cena's net worth in 2022 is $60 million. This is according to numerous outlets, including Celebrity Net Worth.
John Cena was born in West Newbury, Massachusetts on 1997 to parents Carol and John Sr. He has one older brother and three younger brothers. For his secondary education, he attended Central Catholic High School before transferring to Cushing Academy. Cena then enrolled at Springfield College in Massachusetts, where he played center for their football team, under NCAA Division III. After graduating with a degree in exercise physiology and body movement, Cena pursued a career in bodybuilding. To make ends meet, he also worked as a limo driver.
In 1999, Cena entered Rick Bassman's California-based Ultimate Pro-Wrestling academy. Around a year later in October 2000, he made his WWF debut but lost. In January 2001, he finally won in a SmackDown match after the WWF gave him a second chance. He then signed a developmental contract with the promotion and even tried out for their main roster several times. After Cena finally won his first WWE championship in 2004, his career became one for the history books.
Cena became the most famous personality within the promotion over the next decade. Throughout his legendary run, he became a 16-time world champion and four-time world tag team champion. If his reputation and record still don't speak for themselves, many peers and audiences alike have named Cena the greatest professional wrestler of all time.
Although he made several guest appearances in film and television throughout 2000s, Cena started acting more frequently in the mid-2010s. In 2015, he made a guest appearance in box office hit Trainwreck as one of Amy Schumer's flings. In 2017, he acted in comedy movie Daddy's Home 2. The following years, he starred in Bumblebee, and Playing With Fire. He also lent his voices to films like Ferdinand and Dolittle. In 2021, he acted in his biggest roles yet: Jakob Toretto in F9 and Christopher Smith a.k.a. Peacemaker in The Suicide Squad.
Cena endorsed many brands, both as a wrestler and an actor. He appeared in commercials for the energy drink YJ Stinger, Subway, and Gillette. Owing to his WWE feud with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, who called him “Fruity Pebbles,” he also appeared on the Fruity Pebbles cereal box in 2013. Most recently in 2020, Cena and Honda announced their partnership.
The 44-year-old is also known for his philanthropy, particularly his record with the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Cena made history with the most wishes — over 650 — granted for children with life-threatening illnesses. All of this helped to add to John Cena's net worth in 2022.
During his wrestling years, Cena also raised awareness for causes such as WWE's “Be a Star” anti-bullying campaign. In 2012, he also partnered up with Susan G. Komen for the Cure during Breast Cancer Awareness Month. In 2016, he took part in the Ad Council-sponsored campaign “Love Has No Labels.”
In 2020, Cena matched a contribution made by K-Pop band BTS through the #MatchedAMillion initiative. The then 43-year-old donated $1 million in support of Black Lives Matter.
The wrestler-turned-actor was married to Elizabeth Huberdeau from 2009 to 2012. He was also previously engaged to fellow wrestler Nikki Bella from 2017 to 2018 after years of dating. They broke up a month before their scheduled wedding. Since 2020, Cena has been happily married to Shay Shariatzadeh, whom he met during production of 2019 film Playing With Fire. Cena has clarified in multiple interviews that he does not want to have children in order to focus on his career.
Cena most recently made headlines for his performance in Peacemaker. He stars as the title character in the black comedy superhero series after debuting the role in the 2021 film The Suicide Squad. The positively-reviewed series is directed by James Gunn and is the first show released as part of the DC Extended Universe.
It seems like the sky is the limit for John Cena. Once it's all said and done, the 44-year-old will be known as a talented actor, a role model, and one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time. With that said, were you at all stunned by John Cena's net worth in 2022?
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