{"id":148285,"date":"2025-12-11T08:00:43","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T13:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=148285"},"modified":"2025-12-10T21:39:39","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T02:39:39","slug":"every-wwe-wrestler-john-cena-defeated-for-a-wwe-world-championship-ranked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/12\/11\/every-wwe-wrestler-john-cena-defeated-for-a-wwe-world-championship-ranked\/","title":{"rendered":"Every WWE Wrestler John Cena Defeated For A WWE World Championship Ranked"},"content":{"rendered":"

In 2025, John Cena became the “Never Seen 17” when he finally won a record-breaking 17th WWE world championship. A 17th world championship reign eluded Cena for many years, but the eight-year drought came to an end at WrestleMania 41. A breakdown of Cena’s 17 world championship reigns is that Cena is a record-setting 14-time WWE Champion, and he won the World Heavyweight Championship thrice.<\/p>\n

RELATED: Every WWE Wrestler Who Beat John Cena For A World Championship, Ranked<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

While the likes of Edge, Randy Orton, CM Punk, and Brock Lesnar are among some of the wrestlers who have defeated Cena for a world championship, Cena has defeated some major names to grasp his world title reigns. Some of Cena’s world title victories have been outstanding wins, with Cena working extremely hard to get over the line to win the WWE or World Heavyweight Championship. 12 men have been defeated by Cena to win a world championship. Cena’s opponents in the ladder match for his 15th world championship reign will not be included.<\/p>\n

12. Sheamus<\/h2>\n
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John Cena dropped the WWE Championship to Sheamus in a tables match at TLC 2009, which was one of the most shocking WWE Title changes in history. A couple of months later, Cena competed in an Elimination Chamber match for the Celtic Warrior’s WWE Championship at Elimination Chamber 2010.<\/p>\n

Cena, Randy Orton, Triple H, Ted DiBiase, and Kofi Kingston were all looking to take the WWE Championship away from Sheamus. The reason why Sheamus is ranked low on this list is that Cena didn’t eliminate Sheamus. However, the Game eliminated Sheamus, guaranteeing a new WWE Champion. Cena saw off Triple H with the STF<\/span><\/a> to become an eight-time WWE world champion.<\/p>\n

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11. The Miz<\/h2>\n

The Miz should’ve dropped the WWE Championship to John Cena in the main event of WrestleMania 27, but that didn’t materialize. Cena’s next opportunity at the gold was in a triple threat steel cage match at Extreme Rules 2011. Miz’s former tag team partner, John Morrison, was also involved in the proceedings.<\/p>\n

The triple threat match was competitive, and there was some good action in the match. Ultimately, the result was never in doubt with Cena bringing the curtain down on Miz’s 161-day WWE Championship reign.<\/p>\n

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10. Alberto Del Rio<\/h2>\n