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John Cena made his WWE debut in 2002 when he accepted Kurt Angle's challenge and almost picked up a win over the Olympic Gold medallist on SmackDown.
Angle refused to shake Cena's hand following the match but the crowd reaction to Cena made it clear that WWE had gotten their hands on a future star.
John Cena went on to become one of the greatest Superstars in all of WWE and was the face of the company for years on end. He won a grand total of 16 World titles, a record that is on par with WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair.
As one of the most protected Champions in WWE, Cena rarely ate pins in a match. In the following slideshow, we will take a look at five forgotten WWE Superstars who fans probably won't believe have pinned John Cena.
#5 Lord Tensai
A-Train was one of the most dominant big men in WWE during the Ruthless Aggression Era, but he never managed to win the big one on the main roster. His accomplishments include a single run as WWE Intercontinental Champion. He came back to WWE on the RAW after WrestleMania 28 in 2012, now dubbing himself Lord Tensai.
He immediately scored a win over Alex Riley and went on to have strong showings on WWE RAW for a while. He soon aligned with Brodus Clay and embraced his humorous side, but this gimmick change didn't do him any favors in the long run. By 2014, Tensai had retired from wrestling and took on a role at the WWE Performance Center.
A shining moment amidst a pretty forgettable career for Tensai came when he defeated John Cena on an episode of Monday Night RAW, mere weeks after his debut. Interference from David Otunga led to Tensai spitting green mist in Cena's face, eventually giving him a pinfall victory over Cena.
#4 Carlito
Carlito made his main roster debut back in 2004 and immediately made a big impact by defeating John Cena for the WWE US title. He went on to win the Intercontinental Title and the Tag Team titles with Primo. In 2008, he was drafted to WWE SmackDown during the Supplemental Draft and turned face by teaming up with his brother, Primo.
The duo defeated Zack Ryder and Curt Hawkins in their first match. Their biggest moment came when they defeated John Morrison and The Miz to unify the Tag Team titles of both brands at WrestleMania 25. A WWE Wellness Policy violation led to Carlito's release from the company in 2010.
In October 2004, Carlito took on John Cena in his debut match on the main roster on SmackDown. Dubbed as "Carlito Caribbean Cool" at the time, he used a steel chain during the final moments of the match to knock Cena out, followed by an easy pin over the popular SmackDown Superstar.
#3 Justin Gabriel
The Nexus was hands down the hottest act on WWE's main roster back in 2010. The band of rookies was hell-bent on taking out John Cena and it took the collective effort of Cena, Edge, Chris Jericho, and a few others to take down the stable at SummerSlam 2010. The Nexus never really recovered from this loss. Justin Gabriel was a part of the original Nexus and had a pretty forgettable run on the main roster.
His biggest accomplishment was winning the Tag Team titles on three occasions with his Nexus cohort, Heath Slater.
On the July 12, 2010, edition of WWE RAW, when Nexus was still white-hot, the stable took on John Cena in a 6-on-1 Handicap match. The numbers game was too much for even someone of the stature of John Cena and the match ended with Gabriel hitting a 450 Splash on Cena and pinning him for the victory.
His final televised match was a loss to Rusev on an episode of WWE Main Event in early 2015.
#2 Orlando Jordan
Fans might remember Orlando Jordan for his stint as a member of JBL's Cabinet. He didn't do much of note in WWE, the exception being a short-lived US Title run on the SmackDown brand. The reign ended when Jordan met Chris Benoit in the opening match of SummerSlam 2005. The match didn't even last a minute and Benoit quickly made Jordan tap out to the Crippler Crossface.
Jordan had won the United States title months before this loss, on the Road to WrestleMania 21. John Cena had bagged an opportunity at JBL's WWE title and faced off against Jordan on an episode of WWE SmackDown mere days away from WrestleMania.
Jordan pinned Cena and won his only title in WWE with some help from JBL. John Cena went on to defeat JBL for the WWE title at The Show of Shows. Jordan was released from WWE in mid-2006. Reports suggested that the release came after Jordan brought in unauthorized people backstage. He later had a brief stint in IMPACT Wrestling and also wrestled on the independent circuit.
#1 Billy Kidman
Billy Kidman was a popular Cruiserweight star in WCW during the Monday Night Wars. He made his way to WWE following WCW's purchase and was one of the first wrestlers to secure a contract with Vince McMahon's company. He defeated Gregory Helms in his first match in WWE, winning the Cruiserweight title in the process. He won the Cruiserweight title on four occasions during his WWE stint and also had a short-lived Tag Team title run with Paul London.
By October 2002, John Cena had become a pretty recognizable face on the Blue brand but he was yet to don the "Dr. of Thuganomics" gimmick.
Around the same time, he got into a feud with Kidman and both engaged in a series of matches that included a Mixed Tag Team match which saw Kidman and Torrie Wilson defeat Dawn Marie and John Cena. On the October 22 edition of SmackDown, Kidman managed to score a pin over Cena in a singles match.
The Mixed Tag team match followed next week, thus putting an end to the feud.
