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Wrestlemania Appearance Record
Contrary to popular belief, The Undertaker did not actually maintain his streak by appearing at 21 straight Wrestlemania events. However, the Deadman does hold the record for the most number of Wrestlemania appearances in a row, which stands at 15 currently.
John Cena is playing catch-up with 12 straight appearances at the Show of Shows but in all likelihood, barring an unlikely extension to The Phenom’s career, looks set to eclipse his record in the near future.
Owing to how well John Cena has maintained his body and physique this past decade, claiming the appearance record at Wrestlemania eventually should be little more than a formality for him.
However, Randy Orton, another Superstar whose rise in the company both temporally and metaphorically rivaled that of Cena, is also in the running with 12 consecutive Wrestlemania appearances attributed to his name.
Barring any major injuries to either of these Superstars, it is certainly intriguing, going forward, to witness how their careers will unfold. It plays to one’s poetic sensibilities to envision that the duo, whose careers shared inauguration at Ohio Valley Wrestling, may yet find coincidence in their respective swansongs. Only time will tell.
Ric Flair’s World Championship record
Although the WWE officially recognizes only 16 reigns against Ric Flair’s name, the man himself professes that he accomplished the feat 21 times. Either way, the Nature Boy has set an unprecedented record in the number of championship reigns, which only John Cena has a chance of upstaging.
Cena follows hot on Flair’s heels with a total of 15 World Title reigns to his name. The convoluted history of the pro-wrestling business may have rendered Flair’s record vulnerable to Cena by virtue of discounting 5 “unofficial” title reigns, but by no means diminishes the prolonged relevance that Ric Flair displayed in accumulating his trophy cabinet over a span of 2 decades.
However considering how John Cena has stepped away from the WWE Title picture off late, barring an inexplicable U-Turn on the part of the WWE creative team, this particular record may yet end up being the one that just slipped away.
