8 Unlikely WWE Superstars who have beaten John Cena in singles matches

John Laurinaitis beat Cena at Over The Limit 2012
John Laurinaitis beat Cena at Over The Limit 2012

#3 Orlando Jordan

Orlando Jordan beat Cena to win the US title
Orlando Jordan beat Cena to win the US title

The year was 2005 and John Cena was in the midst of a feud with JBL over the WWE Championship. Orlando Jordan was a part of JBL’s faction The Cabinet along with the Basham Brothers, Doug, and Danny.

On an episode of SmackDown, Cena who was US Champion at the time, put his title on the line against Jordan. In the closing segment of the match, Cena hit Jordan with his finisher and was on the verge of winning the match when The Bashams ran down the entrance ramp. As Cena drove them away, JBL appeared behind him and hid near the ring,

When Cena turned around and went to pull Jordan back from the ropes, JBL struck him with the WWE Championship belt. Jordan then crawled over and pinned Cena to win the United States Championship.

Jordan was a talented wrestler but when you think of Superstars who have beaten John Cena, he definitely isn’t the first name that pops to mind.

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