John Cena and his history of feuds with dominant factions: Top 4

John Cena
John Cena

Not many boast a resume like that of John Cena, as the leader of Cenation is often considered among the greatest of all time. A 16-time world champion, John is possibly the biggest star of the 21st century. Over the years many superstars have managed to win the WWE Universe but if there is one man to have kept a firm hold over their belief then that has to be John Cena.

The leader of Cenation is a 16-time world champion, a record tied with Ric Flair for the most number of reigns as a world champion. What Cena has done better than most men in the history of the game is fight all odds! John Cena has been at the centre of many feuds and it is a known fact that many great factions have singled out Cena as the man to target in order to establish their dominance.

Here we rank down 4 famous stables who had a feud with John Cena:

#4 The Shield

The Shield
The Shield

The Hounds of Justice have a long history with John Cena! The Shield will probably go down as one of the most dominant trios to have ever graced the squared circle. The WWE Universe have seen The Shield wreak havoc week in and week out, and it was their unity, their alliance which made them a force to be reckoned with.

Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns, were the three men who brutalized the entire roster. Every now and then, one or the other superstar was in the sights of The Shield.

One such man was none other than the leader of Cenation, John Cena.

John Cena had a brief feud with Hounds of Justice. After getting beat up by the trio on one too many occasions, Cena decided to fight back against them by joining hands with some fellow members of the WWE roster.

Cena alongside Sheamus and Ryback battled The Shield but to Cena's displeasure, the Hounds of Justice ran out victorious.

John Cena retalliated against the dominant faction many times and the feud was heavily cheered by the WWE Universe.

#3 Wyatt Family

The Wyatt Family
The Wyatt Family

Over the years John Cena has battled many superstars! From legends to newcomers, many men have stepped up to challenge the legend and its fair to say that the Leader of Cenation has successfully fended them off quite impressively all throughout.

Few feuds didn't deliver as per the expectation but the leader of Cenation was able to an enticing show on most of the occasions.

Talking about John Cena and his feuds with factions in the company, there is one that did step on the toes of Cena in recent times.

The stable we're referring to is The Wyatt Family. The Wyatt Family briefly feuded with John Cena in 2014. Their feud led to the highly anticipated match between John Cena and the leader of the Wyatt Family, Bray Wyatt at WrestleMania 30.

The feud culminated at the Payback PPV as Bray collided with Cena in the Last Man Standing match. The bout had its share of ups and downs and in the end, it was John Cena who was the last man standing, thus winning this thrilling battle.

#2 The Authority

The Authority
The Authority

Who runs the company? It's The Authority! Triple H and Stephanie MacMahon literally boss around simply because they had the authority,

The Game is one of the greatest heels of all time and his role here was nothing short of brilliant. The cerebral assassin made Randy Orton his go-to guy, and who was the Viper up against? Yes, it was John Cena.

John has always been the one who stands up to bullies and The Authority was literally bullying the locker room. The faction went to and fro with John on one too many occasions.

The Authority's poster boy Seth Rollins feuded with John on Raw and thus carried forward The Authority's rivalry with John Cena.

It was at Survivor Series in 2014 when Team Cena went to war with Team Authority with a stipulation on the line - Had team Cena won, then Triple H and Stephanie McMahon would no longer be in power on Raw and that is exactly what happened.

In total, John Cena's feud with The Authority was one of the top storylines of WWE in 2014.

#1 The Nexus

Wade Barrett led the Nexus squad
Wade Barrett led the Nexus squad

Do you remember Nexus? 7 men who once took down an entire Raw event, a group of rebels who made a habit of carrying out mass beatdowns! The famous villainous faction made a name for themselves by attacking top superstars ranging from Randy Orton to the all mighty chairman of the company, Vince McMahon.

The group was terrorizing the Raw locker room and even brawled with multiple top superstars on more than one occasion.

The Nexus developed an intense rivalry with one man, John Cena. Cena being the top attraction on Raw was in the eye of the storm that was Nexus. The group of NXT rookies brutally attacked the leader of Cenation on more than one occasion.

John Cena was the one who stood up to the villainous stable and combined a team of his own and defeated the Nexus at Summerslam.

The story didn't end there as their roller coaster ride went on for the most part of 2010 as Cena at one point even joined Nexus forcefully courtesy of his loss to Wade Barrett at Hell in a Cell. The leader of Cenation went on and off with the Nexus before finally defeating Wade in a Chairs Match at TLC which in turn marked the end of this famous rivalry.

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