John Cena he became the face that runs the place in the age of ruthless aggression. Cena drastically improved since her debut in 2002, and a couple of years later she won the United States Championship. In 2005, Cena finally won the WWE Championship and was drafted from Slap to Rawand that’s where he consolidated his position as the undisputed face of the company.
Cena was involved in several high level fights against some of the all-time greats in the business. Some of the talent that clashed with Big Match John took him to the next level. While Cena was at the top of his game in the ruthless aggression era, some of the fights he was involved in were disappointing, but most were fantastic.
fifteen the great khali
One of the worst fights of John Cena’s career was fighting The Great Khali in 2007. Khali’s in-ring movement was languid, and Cena retained the WWE Championship against Khali in Doomsday.
That wasn’t the end of their feud because Khali’s foot was dangling outside the ring ropes when Cena caught the STF. Their rivalry culminated at One Night Stand with Cena retaining the WWE Championship in a Last Man Standing match.
14 Rene Dupree
One of John Cena’s first major rivals for the United States Championship was Rene Dupree. Dupree was drafted from Raw to SmackDown, and Cena successfully defended the United States Championship on Doomsday 2004.
They faced each other once more on the May 20, 2004 edition of SmackDown, but Dupree won by countout. They wrestled the following week on SmackDown with Cena retaining the US title in a lumberjack match. Their matches weren’t the best, but Cena won the fight.
13 Big show
John Cena was chasing his first piece of silver when he challenged Big Show for the United States Championship at WrestleMania 20. This is what opened the curtain on WrestleMania, and the world’s greatest athlete was injured in this fight.
They had a decent match, and Cena had to work hard to get the job done. Show was kicked out of the FU, but Cena used his chain and a second FU was enough for Cena to win the United States Championship at his first WrestleMania.
12 Booker T.
Booker T had a wealth of experience inside the ring, and he faced John Cena in a best-of-five series for the United States Championship. Cena won the first fall at summer festival 2004, but Booker T won the next two falls in a row, and came within one of clinching the United States Championship.
Cena evened the score 2-2, and the winner of their match at Mercilessly 2004 would be the Champion of the United States. They had a decent battle, and Cena regained the US Championship from Booker.
eleven the undertaker
John Cena was a heel during the middle of 2003, and he had a delicious feud with The Undertaker. Cena’s in-ring skills improved when he feuded with American Badass.
your party in Revenge 2003 was underrated, and Undertaker got the win over Cena. Additionally, Cena scored a huge victory over Undertaker on SmackDown with the help of A-Train, and Cena ended up winning his feud with The Undertaker.
10 Brock Lesnar
The rivalry between John Cena and Brock Lesnar has been fondly remembered since Lesnar’s return to WWE in 2012, but they had a brief feud in 2003. Cena became the number one contender for Lesnar’s WWE Championship in Reaction 2003.
Lesnar was the more experienced of the two in the main event scene, having two WWE Championship reigns to his name. However, Cena did his best, but was unable to beat Brock for the gold at Backlash.
9 rob van dam
Rob Van Dam won the Money in the Bank ladder match at WrestleMania 22and a month later he announced that he would cash in his Money in the Bank briefcase against John Cena for the WWE Championship at ECW One Night 2006.
Their rivalry was short-lived, but their WWE Championship match was outstanding. The atmosphere was electric, and RVD defeated Cena for his first WWE Championship and the atmosphere was electric with Cena on the receiving end of a hostile reception.
8 JBL
The rivalry of John Cena and JBL for the WWE Championship in WrestleMania 21 saw the changing of the guard. Cena defeated JBL for his first WWE Championship reign, defeating him in a rematch in an “I Quit” match at Doomsday 2005.
They reignited their rivalry in 2008 when they were both members of Raw. Their battles were always competitive with Cena prevailing at Judgment Day and one night standingbut lost his fight in a New York City parking lot in the great american party.
7 umaga
Towards the end of 2006, John Cena was involved in a feud with Umaga and Cena’s WWE Championship reign was in great jeopardy as the Samoan Bulldozer was undefeated.
Dinner ended Umaga’s undefeated streak in new year revolution 2007, and their rivalry culminated in a Last Man Standing match in 2007. royal rumble. They homered in an impressive WWE Championship match with Cena putting in the work once again to remain as WWE Champion.
6 Chris Jericho
John Cena was the current WWE Champion when he was drafted from SmackDown to Raw, and Chris Jericho was his first major rival in the red brand in 2005. Cena and Jericho had good chemistry together, and prior to their WWE Championship match wwe in summer festivalthey had a battle of the bands.
Cena defeated Jericho to retain the WWE Championship in a very close battle, and 24 hours later, Cena defeated Jericho again to preserve his career with Jericho leaving WWE for two years.
5 Triple H
The rivalry between John Cena and Triple H began in 2006 and they headed WrestleMania 22 with Cena’s WWE Championship on the line. This was one of the first cases, where the crowd was against Cena.
They had an entertaining match and Cena recorded a clean win over Game. Cena and Triple H touched base several times in WrestleMania 24 in a triple threat match with Randy Orton for the WWE Championship, and Game defeated Cena to remain as WWE Champion in Night of Champions 2008.
4 shawn michaels
John Cena and Shawn Michaels were the current World Tag Team Champions, and that didn’t stop them from fighting for the WWE Championship in WrestleMania 23. They had a good match and Cena forced HBK to submit to the STF in a successful title defense.
They headlined their WWE Championship match weeks later on the April 23, 2007 edition of Raw in London, England. Michaels got his revenge by winning the rematch, but was unable to beat Cena for the WWE Championship at Reaction 2007 in his fatal match of 4 corners.
3 kurt’s angle
The rivalry between John Cena and Kurt Angle is one of the most underrated feuds in the age of ruthless aggression. Cena and Angle feuded briefly in 2002, and faced each other in 2003 with Angle defeating Cena at Mercilessly 2003.
The height of their rivalry was in 2005 when Cena and Angle faced each other for the WWE Championship. The Olympic gold medalist did the dirty work of Raw General Manager Eric Bischoff, and Cena and Angle squared off for the WWE Championship in unforgivableculminated in survival series 2005 with Cena retaining the WWE title.
2 Randy Orton
Randy Orton and John Cena’s rivalry in the PG era was impressive, but their feud in the Ruthless Aggression Era was just as good. They finally feuded in 2007, with Cena defeating Orton in their WWE Championship match in the main event of SummerSlam. Things got personal in their rivalry when Orton attacked Cena’s father.
However, Orton defeated Cena albeit by disqualification at Unforgiven, which was going to set up his deciding match at No Mercy. Unfortunately, Cena suffered an untimely injury that forced him to relinquish the WWE title. The Viper was the beneficiary when he became WWE Champion, and Cena failed to dethrone Orton for the WWE Championship in No exit 2008 and WrestleMania 24 after winning the 2008 Royal Rumble.
1 Edge
John Cena’s feud with Edge dominated 2006. This is one of the biggest feuds in WWE history, and they were even. The Rated-R Superstar cashed in his Money in the Bank briefcase at new year revolutionand defeated Cena for his first WWE Championship.
Cena regained the title three weeks later at the Royal Rumble. Their chemistry together was brilliant, and they traded wins in summer festival and unforgivable. Cena’s 380-day reign as WWE Champion was notable, and the feud between Cena and Edge made Edge a main event event.