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December 5, 2025 By  Featured, History, WWE, WWE Universe

5 Times John Cena Main Evented A WWE PLE He Shouldn’t Have

4. John Cena Vs. Wade Barrett – TLC 2010

The Nexus’ rivalry with John Cena should’ve seen The Nexus come out on top. However, Team WWE, led by John Cena, went over The Nexus in a seven-on-seven elimination match, killing the Nexus’ momentum at SummerSlam 2010.

Nevertheless, Cena joined The Nexus after he lost to their leader, Wade Barrett, at Hell in a Cell 2010. Moreover, Cena was free from The Nexus at Survivor Series 2010, but still he faced the Nexus’ leader in a chairs match at TLC 2010.

Barrett had to figure out a way to beat Cena on his own as Cena removed The Nexus from the equation before the match. Their match was decent, but it wasn’t main event worthy.

Inevitably, the leader of the Cenation brought an end to his feud with the Nexus by beating Barrett. Furthermore, Cena’s old rival, Edge, prevailed in a fatal-4-way TLC match for the World Heavyweight Championship, and that was a no-brainer to go on last, but it failed to materialize.

About Tevon King

Tevon is a big fan of professional wrestling since the days of the Attitude Era. His favorite wrestlers of all time are Edge, Chris Jericho, and Shawn Michaels. Currently he is a fan of Seth Rollins, Bayley, and Liv Morgan.

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