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WWE legend John Cena returns to the ring at SummerSlam this weekend. He faces off against Roman Reigns in the main event of the biggest party of the summer.
Cena will challenge Reigns for the WWE Universal Championship. He is looking to break the record currently held by WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair for the most World Championship reigns in wrestling history.
John Cena has competed in multiple main events and major matches at SummerSlam events throughout his illustrious WWE career.
However, the 16-time World Heavyweight Champion does not boast the best SummerSlam record. In fact, some of John Cena's most devastating losses have come during the biggest event of the summer.
From title vs. title matches to hometown losses, let's take a closer look at John Cena's 5 biggest WWE SummerSlam losses.
#5. CM Punk def. John Cena (WWE SummerSlam 2011)
CM Punk defeated John Cena to capture the WWE Championship in their legendary encounter at the Money in the Bank pay-per-view in Chicago, Illinois in 2011.
The Second City Saint "departed" WWE as WWE Champion that evening after his contract with the company expired. In his absence, a tournament was held to crown a new WWE Champion. That tournament was won by Rey Mysterio, who subsequently dropped the WWE Championship to John Cena later that evening.
This set up the return of CM Punk and a Champion vs Champion main event for SummerSlam between the two WWE Champions.
With COO Triple H serving as the special guest referee, CM Punk defeated John Cena to become the Undisputed Champion. The finish was controversial as Cena had his foot on the bottom rope during Punk's winning pinfall. However, Triple H did not see it.
#4. Edge def. John Cena (WWE SummerSlam 2006)
WWE Hall of Famer Edge is considered to be one of John Cena's greatest ever rivals.
The two WWE icon's rivalry on Monday Night RAW ramped up a level in the summer of 2006. Edge had defeated Rob Van Dam and John Cena in a triple threat match on RAW to become a two-time WWE Champion.
This led to Edge defending the WWE Championship against John Cena in the main event of SummerSlam. The event was special as it emanated from John Cena's hometown of Boston, Massachusetts.
A pre-match stipulation stated that if Edge were to be disqualified, he would lose the WWE title. Regardless, the Rated-R Superstar utilized brass knuckles to leave the biggest party of the summer as the WWE Champion.
#3. Batista def. John Cena (WWE SummerSlam 2008)
WWE SummerSlam was billed as "the biggest blockbuster of the summer" in 2008.
A featured match on the show was John Cena squaring off against Batista in a match befitting the "blockbuster" title.
The two WWE Superstars from Monday Night RAW were considered to be the two top stars to emerge from the Ruthless Aggression era. The two stars both captured their first World Championships at WrestleMania 21 and continued their ascension to superstardom in WWE.
The Animal was able to leave the biggest event of the summer victorious, but it wasn't just John Cena's pride that was injured. The former WWE Champion sustained a legitimate herniated disk in his neck during the encounter. This forced him to miss three months of ring time later that year.
#2. Seth Rollins def. John Cena (WWE SummerSlam 2015)
John Cena's WWE United States Championship reign in 2015 is often remembered fondly by members of the WWE Universe.
The title run featured several open challenges on RAW and SmackDown, allowing less established WWE Superstars the opportunity to step inside the ring with John Cena.
After WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins shockingly broke John Cena's nose on an episode of Monday Night RAW, a Title vs. Title match was announced as a featured match at that year's SummerSlam event.
During the closing stages of the match, John Cena seemingly had the match won, but the referee was knocked down. This allowed SummerSlam host Jon Stewart to shockingly attack Cena with a steel chair.
Seth Rollins followed this with a pedigree to retain his WWE World Heavyweight Championship and capture the United States Championship in the process.
#1. Brock Lesnar def. John Cena (WWE SummerSlam 2014)
Arguably the most devastating defeat of John Cena's career came at the hands of Brock Lesnar in the main event of SummerSlam in 2014.
Fresh off the heels of breaking The Undertaker's legendary undefeated streak at WrestleMania XXX, Brock Lesnar was announced as the number one contender for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.
After a brief initial flurry by Cena, Brock Lesnar decimated the leader of the Cenation with a multitude of German suplexes, belly-to-belly suplexes and vertical suplexes.
Brock Lesnar finally finished Cena off with an F5 to capture the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. The match is considered by many to be the most one-sided SummerSlam main event in WWE history.
