We are getting closer and closer to John Cena’s final match on December 13’s Saturday Night’s Main Event. After last Friday’s edition of SmackDown, we now know Cena’s opponent in Washington will be Gunther. A few days ago, we covered five WWE stars whom John Cena actually elevated over the years.
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Today, we are doing the opposite. While not all on this list were necessarily buried by Cena, they – for one reason or another – simply couldn’t reach that next level after feuding with the 17-time WWE World Champion. The following are five WWE wrestlers that John Cena couldn’t get over. Enjoy!
Wade Barrett
- Number Of Singles Matches On PPV: 2
- John Cena’s Wins: 1 (TLC 2010)
- Wade Barrett’s Wins: 1 (Hell In A Cell 2010)
- Wade Barrett’s WWE Accomplishments: 5x WWE Intercontinental Champion; 2015 King Of The Ring Winner
We kick off the list with one of the most obvious names due to The Nexus’ infamous and very questionable loss to John Cena in the main event of SummerSlam 2010. For the group’s leader, Wade Barrett, the sky seemed to be the limit when the promising storyline began. Unfortunately, things simply didn’t work out as expected.
Wade Barrett has since revealed he didn’t exactly get along with The Champ:
Everyone knows that I don’t like John Cena, and he doesn’t like me either… Personally I don’t like him and he doesn’t like me, we are not friends. (h/t TheSportster)
This didn’t exactly do Wade Barrett’s WWE career any favors backstage. Personal issues aside, they kept working together until the end of the year. Cena saw off Barrett in a rather forgettable Chairs Match in the main event of TLC 2010 to end the feud.
As the leader of Nexus, Wade Barrett main evented five WWE PPVs in 2010: SummerSlam, Night of Champions, Bragging Rights, Survivor Series, and TLC. After working with Cena, the only way Barrett headlined pay-per-views was by entering the Royal Rumble Match. That stat alone tells the whole story.
