Like him or hate him, one cannot argue about the star power that John Cena brings to the table. Every superstar that wants to make a name for themselves finds Cena as an easy feud, and locking horns with him makes one come under the limelight. WWE has made use of this technique for numerous feuds over the years and one angle that they usually pull off is the beat down of Cena.
Cena getting overpowered by others is something that gets the fans going and at the same time, it sets up the stage perfectly for a solid storyline. As Cena was recently took out by the Club, we are going to list down some of the biggest beat downs on John Cena.
#5 AJ Styles turns
We are going to start with the beat down that urged us to come up with this list. John Cena made his return after a long five-month layoff recently on the Memorial day edition of Monday Night Raw. WWE had hyped the return of Cena so much that the fans had their expectations very high. Half way through Cena’s promo, AJ Styles came out and showed some respect.
Later, Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows came down and seemed as though they were going to deliver a beat down on Cena and AJ. However, AJ soon flipped the plate and turned on Cena. The trio of AJ, Gallows and Anderson went on to beat down Cena and made a big statement.
#4Team Lesnar breaks down Cena
Back during his initial run in WWE, Lesnar had some pretty strong booking. Though he was booked as a lone monster for most of the time, he did have a stable to carry around. And calling it a stable would be an understatement, it was a group of monsters to be precise. Back when Lesnar was reigning as the WWE champion on SmackDown, WWE had a 20-man battle royal to decide who would face Lesnar for the title.
In the end, Benoit and Cena both went out at the same time and this sparked off a debate. Paul Heyman booked a Cena vs. Benoit match for the week that followed and just after announcing this, Team Lesnar, consisting of Lesnar, Big Show, Matt Morgan, Nathan Johns and A-Train came out and beat down Cena and Benoit.
#3 Follow the Buzzards
The Wyatt family had a solid start to their main roster career. The team was projected as a strong cohesive unit that was destructive to the core. And as the case with all such groups, the Wyatt Family also crossed paths with John Cena. The whole feud revolved around how Bray wanted to turn Cena into a monster and though Bray failed in the same, the feud had some exciting moments
The children’s choir singing, the WrestleMania match were all highlights and the reason why this is on the list is the beat down that Wyatt Family delivered. They not only delivered a beating but also made Cena wear a sheep mask which made the whole thing creepier.
#2 Lesnar breaks Cena in Half
This isn’t exactly a segment that happened, in fact, it is a pay-per-view match that was a full length beat down of John Cena. After his legendary match against the Undertaker at WrestleMania 30, WWE needed to book Lesnar in a strong match and they did just that when they came up with John Cena vs. Brock Lesnar at SummerSlam.
While many expected Cena to stop the momentum of Lesnar, the exact opposite happened. Lesnar delivered around 15 suplexes to the Cenation leader and capped off with two brutal F-5s. Cena failed to be on his feet most of the time and the match cemented Lesnar’s spot as a monster.
#1 Nexus gets the better of Cena
The first season of NXT saw some really talented superstar fighting it out to earn a WWE contract. Wade Barrett ended up winning the contract, but he was not going to stop there. Barrett rallied up the contestants of the first season and decided to take over the main roster. And the way that they found to do the same was nothing less than awesome.
These seven guys, who were relatively unknown, came down and took out two of the most notable names in the roster in John Cena and CM Punk. They completely tore down the show and showed us one of the best ways to debut on the main roster.
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