What is John Cena's record at WrestleMania? A year-by-year recap
John Cena is planning to leave WWE after one final run in 2025, and on Sunday night he'll have a chance to cap off his legendary career by winning the Undisputed WWE Championship from Cody Rhodes in Night 2 of WrestleMania 41.
Cena is currently a 16-time World Champion in WWE, matching Ric Flair's all-time record - and if Cena's WrestleMania history is any indicator, he could break that record this weekend.
Let's take a look back at every match Cena's had at WWE WrestleMania, starting with his Mania debut in 2004. Cena has a 10-6 record overall in 16 WrestleMania appearances - but three of those losses have come in recent years as Cena transitioned to a part-time schedule. At his peak, Cena was nearly unbeatable at the Showcase of the Immortals.
This was Cena's first championship in WWE, and was the first time the United States Championship was contested at a WrestleMania. He would go on to hold the title for much of 2004, before entering the main event scene at the 2005 Royal Rumble.
Cena had to win a No. 1 contender tournament for the right to face JBL, and went on to win his first world title.
This was Cena's first WrestleMania main event.
In his second consecutive main event, Cena made one of his grandest entrances.
Cena's first WrestleMania loss came in the year he made his shock return from injury and won the Royal Rumble at Madison Square Garden.
Cena became a nine-time World Champion with this win.
A shocking result that set up Cena's "Once In a Lifetime" match against The Rock. After a double count-out, The Rock - who was "hosting" the event - restarted the match and later hit Cena with a Rock Bottom, allowing The Miz to score the pinfall and keep his title.
In a stellar match with a ton of near-falls, Cena tried to hit The People's Elbow on The Rock, only to eat a Rock Bottom and the loss.
Twice in a Lifetime? This match occurred after Cena won the Royal Rumble and The Rock shocked CM Punk, ending his 400+ day reign.
Largely remembered as "the one where Rusev came to the ring on a tank."
In a match that happened probably a decade too late, The Undertaker squashed Cena in a match that didn't even last three minutes.
This article originally appeared on For The Win: John Cena WrestleMania record: Every win and loss
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