4 of John Cena's greatest rivals throughout the years

#3 Wade Barrett

Barrett against Cena

Barrett was the first ever winner of NXT, which at that time was modeled as a wrestling reality show and wasn't the Yellow Brand, as we know it today.

After winning the season, however, Barret along with all the other participants made their main roster debut, as the group interfered in a match between John Cena and CM Punk, laying waste the competitors and all officials in the vicinity. This group of rookies called themselves The Nexus-- with Wade Barrett as their defacto leader.

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The gang of rookies continued to make Cena's life miserable throughout 2010, costing him the WWE Championship and even defeating him in a 6-on-1 handicap match.

The feud took it's most interesting turn when Barrett defeated Cena in a HIAC match which forced Cena to become a member of Nexus.

In retrospect, this was probably the highlight of Barrett's career as he failed to accomplish anything significant once this feud was over.

A case of too much, too soon?

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