Arts, Music, and Recreation Sports WWE John Cena Timeline The PPV and Title Changes John Cena Has Held Share Flipboard Email Print JP Yim/Getty Images Sports Professional Wrestling Famous Wrestlers Best of Wrestling Baseball Basketball Bicycling Billiards Bodybuilding Bowling Boxing Car Racing Cheerleading Climbing Cricket Diving Extreme Sports Football Golf Gymnastics Ice Hockey Martial Arts Skateboarding Skating Skiing Snowboarding Soccer Surfing Swimming Table Tennis Tennis Track & Field Volleyball Other Sports & Activities View More by Eric Cohen Updated August 24, 2017 The following is a timeline of John Cena’s WWE career. Listed is every PPV and title change that he has been involved in. Bolded items represent title victories while italicized items represent title losses. Bulleted items represent his extracurricular activities.20027/21 Vengeance — beat Chris Jericho20034/27 Backlash — lost to WWE Champ Brock Lesnar5/18 Judgment Day — The F.B.I. & John Cena beat Chris Benoit, Rhino, & Brian Kendrick 7/27 Vengeance — lost to the Undertaker10/19 No Mercy — lost to Kurt Angle11/16 Survivor Series — John Cena, Kurt Angle, Chris Benoit, Bradshaw & Bob Holly beat Brock Lesnar, The Big Show, Albert, Nathan Jones, & Matt Morgan20042/15 No Way Out — Kurt Angle beat John Cena & the Big Show3/14 WrestleMania XX — beat the Big Show to win the U.S. Title5/16 Judgment Day — beat Rene Dupree6/27 Great American Bash — beat Booker T, Rene Dupree, and Rob Van Dam7/8 SmackDown! — stripped of the U.S. Title due to accidentally hitting then-GM Kurt Angle8/15 SummerSlam — beat Booker T in match 1 of a best of 5 series for the U.S. Title10/3 No Mercy — beat Booker T in match 5 of the series to win the series 3-2 and the U.S. Title10/7 SmackDown — lost the U.S. Title to Carlito11/14 Survivor Series — John Cena, Eddie Guerrero, the Big Show & Rob Van Dam beat Kurt Angle, Carlito, Luther Reigns, & Mark Jindrak 11/18 SmackDown! — regained the U.S. Title from Carlito12/12 Armageddon — beat Jesus in a Street Fight20052/20 No Way Out — beat Kurt Angle to earn a WWE Title shot at WrestleMania3/3 SmackDown — lost the U.S. Title to Orlando Jordan4/3 WrestleMania 21 — beat JBL to win the WWE Championship5/10 — John’s rap CD You Can’t See Me is released 5/22 Judgment Day — beat JBL in an I Quit Match6/26 Vengeance — beat Chris Jericho and Christian8/21 SummerSlam — beat Chris Jericho9/18 Unforgiven — lost to Kurt Angle by DQ11/1 Taboo Tuesday — beat Shawn Michaels and Kurt Angle11/27 Survivor Series — beat Kurt Angle20061/8 New Year’s Revolution — beat Shawn Michaels, Kane, Carlito, Kurt Angle, and Chris Masters in an Elimination Chamber Match1/8 New Year’s Revolution — lost the WWE Title to Edge1/29 Royal Rumble — regained the WWE Title from Edge3/18 Saturday Night’s Main Event — John Cena & Triple H beat Rey Mysterio, Kurt Angle, & Randy Orton4/2 WrestleMania 22 — beat Triple H4/30 Backlash — beat Triple H & Edge6/11 ECW One Night Stand — lost the WWE Ttitle to Rob Van Dam6/25 Vengeance — beat Sabu in a Lumberjack Match7/15 Saturday Night’s Main Event — beat WWE Champ Edge by DQ8/20 SummerSlam — lost to WWE Champ Edge9/17 Unforgiven — won the WWE Title from Edge in a Tables, Ladders, & Chairs Match• 10/13 — John’s movie The Marine is released11/5 Cyber Sunday — King Booker beat John Cena & Big Show11/26 Survivor Series — John Cena, Lashley, Kane, Rob Van Dam, and Sabu beat Big Show, Finlay, Test, MVP, and Umaga12/17 Armageddon — w/Batista beat King Booker & Finlay 20071/7 New Year’s Revolution — beat Umaga1/28 Royal Rumble — beat Umaga in a Last Man Standing Match1/29 RAW — w/Shawn Michaels won the World Tag Team Championship from Edge & Randy Orton2/18 No Way Out — w/Shawn Michaels beat Batista and the Undertaker4/1 WrestleMania 23 — beat Shawn Michaels4/2 RAW — w/Shawn Michaels lost the tag team titles to the Hardys in a 10-Team Battle Royal4/29 Backlash — beat Shawn Michaels, Edge, and Randy Orton5/20 Judgment Day — beat the Great Khali6/2 SNME — lost a non-title match to the Great Khali6/3 One Night Stand — beat the Great Khali in a Falls Count Anywhere Match• 6/24 — Finished in 3rd place on the ABC show Fast Cars & Superstars6/24 Vengeance — beat King Booker, Randy Orton, Lashley, and Mick Foley7/22 Great American Bash — beat Lashley8/18 SNME — beat Carlito 8/26 SummerSlam — beat Randy Orton9/16 Unforgiven — lost to Randy Orton by DQ10/1 RAW — suffered a torn pectoral muscle in a victory over Mr. Kennedy10/2 ECW on Sci Fi — John was stripped of the WWE Championship due to injury20081/27 Royal Rumble — won the Royal Rumble by last eliminating Triple H2/17 No Way Out — beat WWE Champion Randy Orton by DQ3/30 WrestleMania XXIV — WWE Champion Randy Orton beat Triple H & John Cena4/27 Backlash — Triple H beat WWE Champion Randy Orton, John Cena , & JBL in an Elimination Match to win the title5/18 Judgment Day — beat JBL6/1 One Night Stand — beat JBL in a First Blood Match6/29 Night of Champions — lost to WWE Champion Triple H7/20 Great American Bash — lost a NYC Parking Lot Brawl to JBL8/2 SNME — w/Batista & Cryme Tyme lost to JBL, Kane, Cody Rhodes & Ted DiBiase8/4 RAW — w/Batista won the World Tag Team Championship from Cody Rhodes & Ted DiBiase8/11 RAW — w/Batista lost the titles to Cody Rhodes & Ted DiBiase8/17 SummerSlam — lost to Batista11/23 Survivor Series — won the World Heavyweight Championship from Chris Jericho12/14 Armageddon — beat Chris Jericho20091/25 Royal Rumble — beat JBL2/15 No Way Out — Edge beat John Cena, Rey Mysterio, Kane, Chris Jericho, and Mike Knox in an Elimination Chamber Match to win the title4/5 25th Anniversary of WrestleMania — John Cena beat World Heavyweight Champion Edge & Big Show to win the title4/26 Backlash — lost the title to Edge in a Last Man Standing Match5/17 Judgment Day — beat The Big Show 6/7 Extreme Rules — beat Big Show in a Submission Match6/28 The Bash — beat The Miz7/26 Night of Champions — WWE Champion Randy Orton beat John Cena & Triple H8/23 SummerSlam — lost to WWE Champion Randy Orton9/13 Breaking Point — won the WWE Championship from Randy Orton in an "I Quit" Match10/4 Hell in a Cell — lost the WWE Championship to Randy Orton in a Hell in a Cell Match10/25 Bragging Rights — regained the WWE Championship from Randy Orton 6-5 in an Anything Goes Iron Man Match11/22 Survivor Series — beat Triple H & Shawn Michaels12/13 TLC — lost the WWE Championship to Sheamus in a Tables Match20101/31 Royal Rumble — Edge won the Royal Rumble by last eliminating John Cena2/21 Elimination Chamber — John Cena beat WWE Champion Sheamus, Triple H, Kofi Kingston, Ted DiBiase, and Randy Orton in an Elimination Chamber Match to win the title2/21 Elimination Chamber — lost the WWE Championship to Batista3/28 WrestleMania XXVI — regained the WWE Championship from Batista4/25 Extreme Rules — beat Batista in a Last Man Standing Match5/23 Over the Limit — beat Batista in an I Quit Match6/20 Fatal 4 Way — Sheamus beat WWE Champion John Cena, Edge, and Randy Orton to win the title7/18 Money in the Bank — lost a Steel Cage Match to WWE Champion Sheamus8/15 SummerSlam — Team WWE (John Cena, Bret Hart, Chris Jericho, Edge, John Morrison, R-Truth, and Daniel Bryan) beat The Nexus (Wade Barrett, Darren Young, David Otunga, Heath Slater, Justin Gabriel, Michael Tarver, and Skip Sheffield) in an Elimination Match 9/19 Night of Champions — Randy Orton beat WWE Champion Sheamus, John Cena, Wade Barrett, Edge, & Chris Jericho in a Six Pack Elimination Match to win the title10/3 Hell in a Cell — lost to Wade Barrett and as a result was forced to join the Nexus10/24 Bragging Rights — w/David Otunga won the WWE Tag Team Championship from Cody Rhodes & Drew McIntyre10/25 RAW — w/David Otunga lost the titles to Justin Gabriel & Heath Slater11/21 Survivor Series — WWE Champion Randy Orton beat Wade Barrett in a match where John was the referee. As a result of this match, John was fired from the WWE.12/13 RAW — Wade Barrett rehires John Cena following several weeks of John sneak attacking the Nexus and the group threatening to kick Wade out of the group if he doesn't rehire John12/19 TLC: Tables, Ladders, & Chairs — beat Wade Barrett in a Chairs Match20112/20 Elimination Chamber — beat Randy Orton, Sheamus, CM Punk, John Morrison, & R-Truth in an Elimination Chamber Match to earn a WWE Championship Match at WrestleMania2/21 RAW — w/The Miz won the WWE Tag Team Championship from Heath Slater & Justin Gabriel2/21 RAW — w/The Miz lost the WWE Tag Team Championship to Heath Slater & Justin Gabriel4/3 WrestleMania XXVII — lost to WWE Champion The Miz in a No-Count Out or DQ Match5/1 Extreme Rules — John Cena beat WWE Champion The Miz & John Morrison in a Steel Cage Match to win the title5/22 Over the Limit — beat The Miz in an I Quit Match6/19 Capitol Punishment — beat R-Truth7/17 Money in the Bank — lost the WWE Championship to CM Punk7/25 RAW — won the WWE Championship from Rey Mysterio8/14 SummerSlam — lost a unification match to WWE Champion CM Punk in a match where Triple H was the special guest referee9/18 Night of Champions — beat Alberto Del Rio to win the WWE Championship10/2 Hell in a Cell — Alberto Del Rio beat WWE Champion John Cena and CM Punk in a Hell in a Cell Match to win the title10/23 Vengeance — lost to WWE Champion Alberto Del Rio in a Last Man Standing Match11/20 Survivor Series — w/ The Rock beat The Miz & R-Truth20121/29 Royal Rumble — fought Kane to a double count-out2/19 Elimination Chamber — beat Kane in an Ambulance Match4/1 WrestleMania XXVIII — lost to The Rock4/29 Extreme Rules — beat Brock Lesnar in an Extreme Rules Match5/20 Over the Limit — lost to John Laurinaitis6/17 No Way Out — beat Big Show in a Steel Cage Match and as a result, John Laurinaitis was fired7/15 Money in the Bank — John Cena beat Kane, Big Show, Chris Jericho, & The Miz in the WWE Championship Contract Money in the Bank Ladder Match8/19 SummerSlam — WWE Champion CM Punk beat John Cena & Big Show9/16 Night of Champions — fought WWE Champion CM Punk to a draw11/18 Survivor Series — WWE Champion CM Punk beat John Cena & Ryback12/16 TLC — lost to Dolph Ziggler in a Ladder Match for the WHC Money in the Bank contract20131/27 Royal Rumble — John Cena won the Royal Rumble Match by last eliminating Ryback2/17 Elimination Chamber — The Shield beat John Cena, Sheamus & Ryback4/7 WrestleMania XXIX — won the WWE Championship from The Rock5/27 Extreme Rules — fought to a no contest against Ryback in a Last Man Standing Match6/16 Payback — beat Ryback in a 3 Stages of Hell Match7/14 Money in the Bank — beat Mark Henry8/18 SummerSlam — lost the WWE Championship to Daniel Bryan in a match featuring Triple H as the special guest referee10/27 Hell in a Cell — won the World Heavyweight Championship from Alberto Del Rio11/24 Survivor Series — beat Alberto Del Rio12/15 TLC — lost to WWE Champion Randy Orton in a TLC Match which resulted in the titles being unified20141/26 Royal Rumble — lost to WWE World Heavyweight Champion Randy Orton2/23 Elimination Chamber — WWE World Heavyweight Champion Randy Orton beat John Cena, Daniel Bryan, Sheamus, Cesaro and Christian in an Elimination Chamber Match4/6 WrestleMania XXX — beat Bray Wyatt5/4 Extreme Rules — lost to Bray Wyatt in a Cage Match6/1 Payback — beat Bray Wyatt in a Last Man Standing Match6/29 Money in the Bank — John Cena beat Randy Orton, Kane, Sheamus, Alberto Del Rio, Cesaro, Bray Wyatt & Roman Reigns in a Ladder Match to win the vacant WWE World Heavyweight Championship7/20 Battleground — beat Roman Reigns, Kane and Randy Orton8/17 SummerSlam — lost the WWE World Heavyweight Championship to Brock Lesnar9/21 Night of Champions — beat WWE World Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar via DQSources: Pro Wrestling Illustrated Almanac, and WWE.com Continue Reading