John Cena had a lot of battles inside the ring and is about to go through another in search of a 17th record WWE in Wrestlemania 41 next week.
Cena recently opened on one of the most difficult battles he faced in recent memory – a fight with skin cancer.
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Jey USO pushes John Cena out of the ring during the Royal Rumble WWE at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Saturday, February 1, 2025. (Grace Smith / Indystar / USA Today Network via Imagn Images)
He revealed in an interview with people at the end of last month that an exam with the dermatologist led to the elimination of a cancer place near his right pectoral muscle. He recalled in the magazine on “Never” had to wear a sunscreen while growing up in the Massachusetts, but moving to Florida was different for him.
He said he had “neglected” his skin and had never thought of wearing sunscreen.
“I was stubborn,” he told people. “I didn’t want to have a routine and I also thought that the problem would never reach me. And this is one of those things where I had a ton of exposure with minimal protection and that caught up with me.
“It was only when I went to a dermatologist and I made a skin assessment and that I had a cancer stain from my right pec withdrawn.”
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John Cena seated on the upper rope in a match at the Barclays Center. (Matthew Carlson / Sports Illustrated via Getty Images)
He said he felt lucky to have an exceptional dermatologist who caught him and took care of this.
“I was very lucky to have a great dermatologist who, I suppose that for lack of a better term, held me by the hand and let me know that I was not alone,” he added. “The statistics on this subject are overwhelming, but as much as I learn, these figures mean nothing. I think that the best way to hammer at home a point is the human connection to human. And I, as a human, can tell you: man, this telephone call is not what you want to get because it is unpredictable, and you do not know how bad it will be.
“A year later, I returned and I had another place removed near my right shoulder. It appears like a white pea on the side of my chest and on my shoulder. If you look at WWE, you can see them.”
Cena has since been associated with Neutrogena to promote the plea of sunscreen.
The 47 -year -old WWE star is expected to face Cody Rhodes in Las Vegas at the stadium.
John Cena kisses Cody Rhodes in the WWE elimination chamber at the Rogers Center on March 1, 2025 in Toronto. (Georgiana Dallas / WWE via Getty Images)
He won the match for the male elimination room to have the opportunity to compete against Rhodes, but he was a thorn on the side of Rhodes since then. He shocked the world by turning on the “American nightmare” and has since known fans.
