John Cena trading card breaks all time record after selling for staggering amount
WWE legend John Cena just broke another record nine months after his wrestling retirement.
A John Cena trading card has broken an all time record after being sold for almost $330,000.
The 49-year-old megastar, who retired from wrestling in December 2025 after 23 years in WWE, is already a 17-time world champion, but now he's been written into the history books with another accolade.
His WrestleMania 41 patch autograph card went up for auction via Goldin last month, and now the collectible action site has confirmed it's been sold for a staggering amount.
The company wrote on X: "The All-Time Highest Public Sale for any Wrestling Card!
"Final Sale Price on this 2025 Topps Royalty WWE WrestleMania Patch Autographs John Cena Signed WrestleMania 41-Used Patch Card: $329,400."
The winning bid itself was $270,000.
In the original listing, Goldin said: "Offered is one of the most iconic, fiercely coveted cards in the entire wrestling collecting hobby, John Cena's '1/1,' hard-signed Topps Royalty WWE WrestleMania Patch Autographs collectible.
"This ultra-premium piece features a multicolored WrestleMania 41-worn patch bearing the event's legendary logo.
"Cena headlined the second night of the two-day extravaganza, defeating Cody Rhodes (with an assist from the blockbuster rapper Travis Scott) to claim his record-setting 17th WWE Championship, surpassing Ric Flair's 16-title-belt record."
The auction house noted that "WrestleMania Patch Autograph cards have quickly become the most ferociously sought-after cards in the hobby".
The cards were launched at WrestleMania 41 last year, with wrestlers wearing a patch on their gear which was added to the trading card.
Cena, who has broken out as a Hollywood star in recent years, has dealt with a lot living life in the spotlight, including becoming an internet meme, and having wrestling fans point out his hair loss.
He recently told the Metro newspaper's 60 Seconds column: "What's helped me is, just be authentic. I got a hair transplant. I could have hidden it but the fans have a way to make you honest.
"You could see the back of my head was as bald as my a**. How am I going to hide the fact that I didn't have hair and now I have hair?
"Wrestling in the WWE has taught me so much about being the human being that I am today."
Despite fame bringing its own set of challenges, Cena explained that he doesn't see failure or tough times as a bad thing.
He added: "I don't think it's a burden. I think it's a gift. Every job has its setbacks. I love what I do and it's a happy tax for doing it."
