8 WWE stars who have wrestled the most Survivor Series events

#8 and #7 Bret Hart and John Cena – 11 years

John Cena and Bret Hart have very different legacies, but very similar clout at the Survivor Series event.

Bret Hart and John Cena are a bit of an odd pairing here. Despite both working for periods of time as the face of the company, they’re largely known for near opposite reasons. Hart’s legacy is that of a wrestler’s wrestler—a technical wizard who represented the authentic underpinnings of wrestling as a sport. By contrast, Cena spent longer on top, but was more of a kid-friendly, animated character with a super hero’s physique who could hold his own, but isn’t really in the conversation for all time great workers.

The two men’s Survivor Series journeys are largely representative of their stories. Hart worked his way from humble beginnings as a part of the tag team division, to a mid-card spot, before emerging as a main eventer and ultimately working world title matches at the show opposite stars like Shawn Michaels, Diesel, and Bob Backlund. Meanwhile, Cena’s first Survivor Series appearance was a coming out party of sorts as he had freshly turned face to side with Kurt Angle, Chris Benoit, Hardcore Holly, and Bradshaw against a Brock Lesnar-led team of monsters.

That face run would extend for fifteen years and counting as Cena shored up his spot as the top star of his generation.