How Many Times John Cena Has Won the WWE Championship?
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If you’re a fan of professional wrestling, then you’ve probably wondered how many times John Cena has won the WWE Championship. Well, the answer is a lot! Cena has held the title a total of 15 times, which is more than any other wrestler in history.
John Cena’s WWE Championship Wins
As of September 2018, John Cena has won the WWE Championship a grand total of 16 times. Cena first won the WWE Championship in 2005 at WWE’s annual WrestleMania event. He would go on to win the title a further 15 times over the next 13 years. Cena is currently tied with Triple H for the second most WWE Championship wins in history, behind only the legendary Hulk Hogan.
WWE Championship wins
As of 2019, John Cena has won the WWE Championship a total of 16 times. This makes him the joint most decorated champion in WWE history, alongside Ric Flair. Cena has held the record for most reigns as WWE Champion twice before, firstly holding it jointly with Bruno Sammartino with 12 reigns each and secondly holding it outright with 13 reigns.
World Heavyweight Championship wins
John Cena has won the World Heavyweight Championship a total of three times.
United States Championship wins
John Cena has won the WWE United States Championship a total of four times. He first won the title in July of 2003, defeating the champion at the time, the Big Show. Cena then went on to hold the title for a total of mini-feud with Kurt Angle and Booker T before losing it to Carlito Caribbean Cool in January of 2004. Cena then won his second United States Championship in March of 2006, defeating BOOKER T at WrestleMania 22. He held the title for a little over two months before losing it to Bobby Lashley at One Night Stand. Cena then won the United States Championship for a third time in July of 2008, defeating MVP. He held the title for approximately one month before losing it to Santino Marella. Finally, Cena won his fourth and final United States Championship in December of 2016, defeating Rusev.
John Cena’s Royal Rumble Wins
John Cena has won the WWE Championship a total of 13 times. He has also won the World Heavyweight Championship 3 times. Cena has also won the Royal Rumble match twice, in 2008 and 2013.
Royal Rumble wins
John Cena hasselfishly won the WWE championship an unprecedented 15 times.
He first won it in 2005 at WrestleMania 21 by defeating JBL in a match where the winner would be determined by who could strip their opponent down to their underwear first. He has held it a total of 1,370 days, which is the fourth most all time behind Hulk Hogan (1,474), Bruno Sammartino (1,237), and Triple H (1,258).
Money in the Bank wins
John Cena has won the WWE Championship a total of 16 times, which is the second most in WWE history behind only Bruno Sammartino. He has also won the World Heavyweight Championship three times, the United States Championship five times, and the WWE World Tag Team Championship a record-tying four times.
John Cena’s Other Championships
John Cena has held the WWE Championship a record-tying 16 times. He has also won other notable championships in WWE, including the United States Championship (a record nine times), the World Tag Team Championship (five times), and the WWE Tag Team Championship (once).
WWE Tag Team Championship wins
John Cena has won the WWE Tag Team Championship a total of five times. He first won the titles with Batista in 2005, and then again with Shawn Michaels in 2007. He also won the titles with The Miz in 2010, and Kane in 2012. His most recent win was with Bray Wyatt in 2016.
WWE United Kingdom Championship
The WWE United Kingdom Championship is a professional wrestling championship created and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion WWE on January 15, 2017. It is one of three secondary championships alongside the WWE United States Championship on Raw and the WWE Intercontinental Championship on SmackDown. The title is contested for exclusively among wrestlers assigned to WWE’s United Kingdom brand, originally established as a tournament to crown the inaugural champion in Blackpool, England on January 14, 2017—the winner of which was Tyler Bate.
The current champion is WALTER, who is in his first reign. He defeated Pete Dunne to win the title at NXT UK TakeOver: Cardiff on August 31, 2019, becoming the second person to hold both this title and its predecessor, the NXT UK Championship. WALTER has reigns surpassing 400 days as champion across both titles, making him the longest-reigning combined NXT UK/WWE United Kingdom Champion in history.
World Tag Team Championship
John Cena has won the World Tag Team Championship a total of four times. He won his first championship with Batista in 2005, and then went on to win the title three more times with The Miz (in 2010), Big Show (in 2012), and again with The Miz (in 2016).
