RIYADH: Twenty years after John Cena’s arrival on SmackDown, the legendary wrestler makes an appearance on RAW tonight, the highlight of his month-long WWE career celebration.
Cena has since those early days become a household name in WWE, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time. WWE had dedicated the month of June 2022 to the interpreter.
While his return opponent has yet to be announced, the WWE Universe is set for an action-packed edition of the red mark when Cena steps into the ring for a historic match tonight.
A joint record 16-time world champion, Cena has won the WWE Championship 13 times, which is also a record. He is also a five-time US Champion, a four-time World Tag Team Champion, a two-time Royal Rumble winner, a one-time Money in the Bank winner and has headlined many major WWE events including WrestleMania five times. .
His first US Title win came at New York’s Madison Square Garden, opening the 20th edition of WrestleMania in 2004 and delivering two “Attitude Adjustments” to “The Big Show” Paul White. That moment cemented his status as a rising attraction for the promotion.
A year later at WrestleMania 21, Cena would challenge John Bradshaw Layfield (JBL) for the main event which marked the first world championship victory for “The Champ”. His “I Quit” match against the former champion at Judgment Day in 2005 is still considered a classic.
The main event of WrestleMania 22 in 2006 saw John Cena beat “The Game” Triple H cleanly in the middle of the ring to retain his title. A year later, WrestleMania 23 featured the now-dominant WWE Champion against his D-Generation X counterpart and one of the greatest wrestlers of all time: “Mr. WrestleMania” Shawn Michaels.
The Royal Rumble is one of the biggest events on the WWE calendar, and Cena has been involved in many epic matchups at that event, prevailing in 2008 and 2013 as the winner.
Edge is considered by many fans to be Cena’s fiercest rival and their feud certainly elevated both men to new heights. Edge memorably cashed in his Money in the Bank briefcase on an injured Cena at New Year’s Revolution 2006 for his first WWE Championship victory. Edge and Cena’s rivalry saw the two fight for the WWE Championship for most of 2006 and for the World Heavyweight Title in 2009. Their matches wowed WWE audiences, with both superstars holding 27 world titles. outstanding among them.
Cena has also crossed paths with Randy Orton numerous times in his career. During the 2000s, the two were believed to be WWE’s top stars. Between their first match in November 2005 and their last match in February 2017, Cena and Orton met 22 times in televised matches. The record between the two men is 13-7 in favor of Cena.
Cena faced The Rock for the first time at WrestleMania 28 in what was billed as an “Once In A Lifetime” match. The Rock defeated Cena in a 30-minute classic, but a year later Cena shocked the world at WrestleMania 29 by defeating The Rock for the WWE Championship.
Cena is also a Sports Illustrated Muhammad Ali Legacy Award winner for 2018.
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