John Cena Net Worth 2023, Wife, Real Name and More

John Cena is one of the most popular and well-known personalities in the pro wrestling world. He found extreme success in the WWE and became a wrestling legend. After a failed bodybuilding career, Cena would change his path and join WWE as a pro wrestler.

Soon, he would become one of the top stars on the roster. However, after achieving almost everything in the company, he would again switch careers, and join Hollywood to pursue his future as an actor. He would follow the path of Dwayne Johnson and Batista and step foot in Hollywood.

What is John Cena’s 2023 Net Worth? 

One of the most profitable stars on the WWE roster, John Cena has an accumulated net worth of $80 million. His massive net worth is an outcome of his devotion to his craft, and the immense dedication and hard work he puts behind each opportunity he receives. During his active tenure at WWE, Cena got paid a whopping $10 million. Cena was the highest-paid athlete on the roster even ahead of The Beast Incarnate, Brock Lesnar.

John Cena is a man of style and is known for spending his money on lavish cars, and expensive suits. He has a massive collection of muscle cars and is the proud owner of several unique models. His massive net worth is only behind that of Dwayne Johnson when it comes to WWE and Cena is deserving of every penny in it.

John Cena’s early life

The Leader of Cenation was born and brought up in West Newbury, Massachusetts and his real name is John Felix Anthony Cena, He was born to John Joseph Cena (John Cena Sr.) and Carol Cena. His father was an avid wrestling fan and had passed down his love for wrestling to all of his children.

Growing up, Cena was a sports enthusiast and had a love for several sports. He would wrestle with his siblings while growing up and also had a passion for bodybuilding. At 15, Cena had his own workout set at home, where he would regularly work out, and craft his physique.

After graduation, he moved to Springfield College in Massachusetts to study exercise physiology. Later, he would move to Venice in Los Angeles, California to pursue his dream of bodybuilding. Venice is also known as the ‘Mecca of Bodybuilding’, and he would start visiting the famous Gold’s Gym there.

John Cena would work out with dedication and motivation there but failed to make a name in the world of Bodybuilding. However, after tasting failure in bodybuilding, he chose professional wrestling as his next career move.

 John Cena’s  wrestling career

John Cena faced major disappointment during his bodybuilding days and had to switch careers. He would join Ultimate Pro Wrestling (UPW). Here, Cena would debut his infamous half-robot character, ‘The Prototype’.

He would start his career there by wrestling at local flea markets. His time at the UPW was recorded by the Discovery Channel program, ‘Inside Pro Wrestling School.’ In April 2000, Cena won the UPW World Heavyweight Championship and held onto it for 27 days. He was part of UPW till March 2001, before shifting to OVW, WWE developmental brand.

During his stint at OVW, he would also start wrestling for WWE in dark matches. In 2002, Cena would receive a promotion from the developmental brand to the main roster and joined the legendary 2002 class of OVW. Also known as, OVW Four, the class consisted of Cena, Brock Lesnar, Randy Orton, and Batista.

In an open challenge hosted by Kurt Angle, Cena would make his debut and lose to Angle after putting up a valiant fight. He received praise from multiple superstars including The Undertaker. Later, he would embrace The Doctor of Thuganomics gimmick, and undergo a heel turn, his first and only heel switch.

After a successful heel run, he turned face as the ‘Doctor of Thuganomics’ and continued to rise up the ranks. During this time he won the United States Championship and became a fan favorite. After winning the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 21, he would move to RAW, having spent the majority of his career on SmackDown. A change in brand also led to a change in gimmick as the trash-talking rapper character was dropped for a cleaner babyface.

This would be the start of Cena’s legendary WWE career. Over the course of years, John Cena won multiple championships and broke several records while on his journey to the top of WWE. During the course of his career, Cena would engage in multiple heated rivalries with the likes of Dwayne Johnson, Randy Orton, Edge, CM Punk, and many others.

The 45-year-old is a record 16-time World Champion and is tied with The Nature Boy Ric Flair for most world titles won by a male wrestler. After tasting major success Cena would leave WWE for a career in the movie business. He would recently return and engage in a feud with Austin Theory over his United States Championship. Theory is currently scheduled to face Cena at WrestleMania 39.

Professional wrestling style and persona

Cena is infamous for his wrestling moveset, also known as Cena’s ‘Five Moves of Doom’. It typically includes a Flying shoulder block, sit-out hip toss, side-release spinout powerbomb, Five Knuckle Shuffle (fist drop), and the FU otherwise known as the Attitude Adjustment (Fireman’s Carry Takeover).

The transition from the ‘Ruthless Aggression’ Era to the PG Era saw Cena turn into a more family-friendly avatar. He started wearing colorful graphic tees, and baseball caps. He would switch over from his foul-mouthed hip-hop character sports jersey-wearing Doctor of Thuganomics character to a larger-than-life superhero gimmick similar to Hulk Hogan in the 1980s.

John Cena has left behind a massive legacy in the wrestling world. He is arguably one of the greatest wrestlers in the industry, with few even coming close to matching it.

John Cena’s career highlights

The Leader of Cenation has had a wonderful career, both in terms of wrestling, and movies. Throughout his lengthy career, Cena has had several moments to cherish, however, some particular highlights from his career are special.

• Professional wrestling debut (2002)
  
  John Cena would make his WWE debut in 2002 to answer an open challenge by Kurt Angle. After a long and tough battle with Angle, Cena would ultimately lose giving The Olympic Gold medalist a win over him. Soon, this match would help him get over in his career and quickly rise up the hierarchy.
• First Championship win (Big Show, 2004)At WrestleMania XX on March 14th, John Cena faced Big Show and defeated him to win the United States Championship for the first time in his career. This championship win would also turn out to be his first title win in WWE. Cena would soon uplift the mid-card title, and bring more prestige to it.
• First WWE Championship match (2003):
  2004 was turning out to be John Cena’s biggest year ever since he made his debut. However, the year before winning the United States Championship, John Cena would find himself in a main-event feud against The Beast Incarnate, Brock Lesnar. Cena made his debut in 2002, and in 2003 he would find himself in a match against Brock Lesnar for his WWE Championship.
  
  
  
  At Backlash 2003, Cena would face Lesnar for the title but ultimately succumbed to him.
• First WWE Championship win (Wrestlemania 21, 2005)
  The 2005 Royal Rumble witnessed Cena and Batista both going out of the ring at the same time as the last two men in the match. However, after Vince McMahon restarted the match, Batista would eliminate Cena to win the event. John Cena would then win at No Way Out to earn himself an opportunity at JBL’s WWE Championship at WrestleMania 21. At ‘Mania 21. Cena beat JBL to earn his first World title victory. It would turn out to be a special moment in his career.
• World Heavyweight Champion (2008)
  Throughout his career, John Cena has been able to win multiple championships, including the World Heavyweight Championship aka The Big Gold. He won the title from Chris Jericho at Survivor Series 2008. It would be his first World Heavyweight Championship victory, and Cena would defend the multiple times in his career.

Although The Leader of Cenation has multiple other highlights in his wrestling career, these are the few which helped him build his career to what it is today.

John Cena is currently one of the most well-known faces in Hollywood. Having followed the footsteps of Dwayne Johnson, and Batista, Cena has made it big in the movie industry and has multiple well-known movies to his name. Here are some of them:

• The Marine (2006)
• 12 Rounds (2009)
• Legendary (2010)
• TrainWreck (2015)
• Daddy’s Home 2 (2017)
• Blockers (2018)
• Bumblebee (2018)
• Playing With Fire (2019)
• F9 (2021)

John Cena’s Wife

Who is John Cena’s Wife?

The 45-year-old is currently married to Shay Shariatzadeh, a Canadian engineer. Both of them tied the knot in 2020, and are currently living a happy married life. Shariatzadeh graduated from The University of British Colombia. She was born in 1989 and is 33 years old.

How did they meet?

After John Cena’s public breakup with his former fiancee, Nikki Bella, Cena found his love in Shay Shariatzadeh. The two met while Cena was shooting ‘Playing With Fire’. They met at a restaurant in Vancouver, and Cena was immediately smitten by her beauty.

The two kept their relationship extremely personal. In 2020 despite rumors of them being engaged, they did not reveal anything. However, the same year, the couple married each other.

Do they have kids?

No, the couple does not have kids. Cena had publicly revealed how he does not want kids, as he would not be able to be around them due to his career. This thought has prevented him from having children and was also a major reason for his breakup with Nikki Bella.

John Cena’s Ex-wife

Throughout his career, Cena has dated multiple women. From dating Victoria before making his WWE debut in 2002 to dating Mickie James in 2007, Cena has had a long history. However, after his breakup with Mickie James, he dated and married his high-school sweetheart, Elizabeth Huberdeau in 2009.

However, the couple would get divorced in 2011. Post his divorce, he would start dating Nikki Bella, and even propose to her. However, they broke up in 2018.

John Cena’s endorsements

The 45-year-old is one of the richest WWE superstars of all time. In addition to the huge paycheck he receives at WWE, Cena has also been a part of several endorsement projects.

Gold’s Gym

After his college, Cena would move to Venice, California to pursue his love for bodybuilding. Venice is often known as the mecca of bodybuilding, and Cena would start training at the Gold’s Gym here. However, for surviving he would also do several odd jobs here.

During his time at the Gold’s Gym, Cena would be a part of an advertisement here, done to promote the gym.

His gimmick as the Doctor of Thuganomics also earned him a promotional advertisement spot for the YJ Stinger energy drink. Cena would adorn his rapper gimmick and perform for the promotional advertisement which remains a major throwback for all the Cena fans around.

John Cena’s Charity and Foundation Work

The Leader of Cenation is truly a leader when it comes to charity and foundation work. For Make-a-wish, Cena has granted around 650 wishes, which is the highest number of wishes someone has ever granted.  He also once made a Susan G.Komen-inspired attire to spread the message of WWE being committed to helping people fighting breast cancer. And, it was Cena himself who encouraged WWE to start the campaign.

In 2015, Cena also teamed up with ‘Love has no label’ to promote diversity in the USA. Cena participated in the campaign to promote the message of acceptance of all communities regardless of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, and ability. It was one of the most heartwarming campaigns to show the existing diversity in the United States.

John Cena’s house and cars

John Cena earns a massive check from WWE, as well as from his Hollywood ventures, and lives a life of luxury. Cena lives alongside his wife Shay Shariatzadeh in a luxurious mansion in Florida. The house is estimated to be worth $3.5 million.

After making his debut for WWE in 2002, Cena bought the house in 2005. It has a massive mansion filled with luxurious amenities.

Similar to Hulk Hogan, Cena also owns several muscle cars. Cena is a fan of expensive cars, and his garage is filled with them.

With names such as the 1966 Dodge Hemi Charger, 1969 AMC AMX, 1969 COPO Chevrolet Camaro, 1970 AMC Rebel Machine, 1969 Dodge Daytona, 1970 Buick GSX, 1970 Mercury Cougar Eliminator, 1970 Oldsmobile Cutlass Rallye 350, 1970 Plymouth Superbird, 1970 Pontiac GT Judge, and 1970 Chevy Nova, the 45-year-old is a proud petrol head.

John Cena’s Movies and TV Shows

John Cena has been a part of multiple movies and tv shows. Here is a list of all of them: