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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

2. John Cena Vs. Big Show – No Way Out 2012

John Cena and Big Show were no strangers to each other as they feuded over the WWE United States Championship in 2004. Cena defeated the World’s Largest Athlete for his first championship at WrestleMania 20.

They crossed paths again in 2009 over the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania 25, and the months after. Nevertheless, Cena and Show collided in a steel cage match in the main event of No Way Out 2012, with John Laurinaitis’ job as the General Manager of Raw and SmackDown at stake.

The fans were not bothered one single iota about Cena and Show’s match. They’ve witnessed it plenty of times over the years, and once again, the reigning WWE Champion CM Punk took a backseat to John Cena in PLE matches in 2012.

Cena won with the Executive Vice President of Talent Relations, who headed Raw and SmackDown, who was no longer in this position after Cena’s victory. CM Punk’s triple threat match for the WWE Championship against Daniel Bryan and Kane had a better story, and the match was miles better, which was the better option to main event the show.

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.