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December 9, 2025 By  History, WWE, WWE Universe

John Cena’s 5 Best WWE World Title Wins, Ranked

4. John Cena Vs. Batista – WrestleMania XXVI

One thing that John Cena hadn’t achieved by the time WrestleMania XVI rolled around was defeating Batista in a one-on-one PLE match. At Elimination Chamber 2010, Cena won his eighth world championship inside the Elimination Chamber. However, Cena’s joy was short-lived. Batista was awarded a WWE Championship match, and the Animal destroyed Cena to become a six-time WWE world champion.

Cena and Batista had a rematch for the WWE Championship on the Grandest Stage of Them All. Their WWE Championship match was massively underrated, and they put on a good match. Batista threw the kitchen sink at Cena, but Cena hadn’t forgotten about what had happened to him at Elimination Chamber.

Cena regained the WWE Championship with the STF, and the victory was the first time that the WWE Championship changed hands at WrestleMania since he dethroned JBL for the title five years prior.

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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