Brock Lesnar & John Cena are the 2 biggest names in modern WWE history. However, their matches collectively are a mixture of tremendous and disappointing.
Over the years, John Cena and Brock Lesnar have created one all WWE‘s finest rivalries. They both made their debuts across the same time, and have gone to war in numerous matches over the subsequent decades. Both are becoming key victories over the alternative and, after they step into the ring as opponents, every fan is aware that it is special.
The return of Brock Lesnar to WWE at SummerSlam in 2021 has fans anywhere reminiscing about The Beast Incarnate. They’re looking back at his high-quality work and he is often related to one man.
Though Brock’s subsequent massive match is outward with Roman Reigns, it is Roman’s SummerSlam opponent, John Cena, to who Brock has generally been at his best in opposition. They’ve confronted plenty of instances in both Brock’s preliminary run with the organization as Cena was on the rise and after Brock returned and Cena was already WWE‘s biggest name. It’s additionally thrilling to look at John Cena vs. Brock Lesnar’s record in opposition to each other.
SmackDown (September 19, 2002)
On the September 19th, 2002, episode of SmackDown, John Cena and Brock Lesnar went to war for the first time. But, they genuinely did not have chemistry from the start. At this point, Lesnar was ahead of Cena in his development, and the way this match spread out shows that.
This ended up being a completely prolonged and uninteresting squash match. Brock spent most of the competition pummeling Cena. At the cease of it, Cena got a little bit of offence however Lesnar quickly snuffed it out and delivered the F5 to get the pinfall victory.
SmackDown (February 13, 2003)
The amazing Cena vs Lesnar match of Lesnar’s original run with WWE was their 2nd ever one-on-one match on the February 13, 2003 episode of SmackDown. Lesnar was in the centre of a red hot feud with Kurt Angle at this time, and Cena was looking to work his way into the WWE Title picture.
This was an awesome entertaining matchup with Lesnar kept trying to get Cena to stay down only for Cena to maintain rallying. It virtually appeared like Cena had a hazard at one factor while he rocked Lesnar with his chain. But, Lesnar ended up getting the pinfall victory after delivering the F5 to Cena.
SmackDown (November 13, 2003)
By the time this match rolled around on the November 13, 2003, episode of SmackDown, Lesnar, and Cena had competed against each other a couple of instances with Lesnar constantly getting the win. So, he seemed to get his first victory in their contention whilst Cena teamed with Chris Benoit to tackle Lesnar and Big Show.
Nothing virtually fantastic or interesting befell this match till the closing sequence. After being picked aside by Lesnar and Show, Benoit made the tag to Cena. After a piece of melee, Cena knocked Big Show out with his chain and got the pinfall victory.
WWE Backlash (2003)
At Backlash 2003, Lesnar defended his WWE Championship against Cena in their first-ever PPV match. They were both notably new to the company around this time so they have been given quite a few responsibilities.
The trouble was that Lesnar had already reached the top as WWE Champion even as Cena wasn’t on his level yet. This match went on for way too long with it being in most cases boring throughout. It was Lesnar who took home the pinfall victory after delivering the F5 to Cena in a one-sided affair.
SmackDown (January 22, 2004)
On the January 22, 2004 episode of SmackDown, John Cena and Chris Benoit yet again teamed collectively to take on the team of Lesnar, Matt Morgan, and Rhyno in a three-on-one handicap match.
This ended up being the best back-and-forth affair however it was honestly not anything special. The match began out with Cena quickly getting stuck in Lesnar’s corner, however after a while, he was capable of tagging Benoit so that they could rally. Midway through the contest, Lesnar walked out, efficiently leaving the matchup. The finish came after Cena hit Rhyno with an AA.
SmackDown (February 12, 2004)
Cena once again went to battle in opposition to Lesnar and Big Show in the tag team competition, this time with Eddie Guerrero as his accomplice on the February 12, 2004 episode of SmackDown.
This match was better than the preceding 3 however not by much. A lot of the action was based totally around Lesnar and Guerrero who were feuding at the time. There was additionally no actual build-up to the finish, as it simply types of happened. Guerrero hit Lesnar with a low blow with Cena’s chain and got the pinfall victory, being sure to lie, cheat, and steal.
Extreme Rules (2012)
On the Raw after WrestleMania 28, Lesnar made his exceptionally predicted return to WWE and attacked Cena. This set up the first match between the 2 since 2004 at Extreme Rules 2012.
This match was an absolute bloodbath. Lesnar spent a whole lot of it dominating Cena earlier than the tides turned when Cena hit Lesnar with his chain. To near out the exceptionally severe and brutal affair, Cena delivered an AA to Lesnar onto the metallic steps to get the pinfall victory.
Night Of Champions (2014)
After Brock Lesnar made his return to WWE in 2012, he and Cena took their matches to some other level. After being destroyed by Lesnar at SummerSlam 2014, and dropping the WWE Championship in the process, this match was all about redemption for Cena.
It appeared like he might get it while he locked the STF on Lesnar for the fourth time in the match, however, Seth Rollins interfered and attacked Cena with his Money In The Bank briefcase. This brought on Cena to win by disqualification however Lesnar retained the title. Cena’s better attempt upon getting squashed of their preceding outing was big for him.
SummerSlam (2014)
The SummerSlam 2014 conflict between Cena and Lesnar for the WWE Championship was a surprisingly great affair. Lesnar was dominant all through this match, manhandling Cena like no person else ever has.
This match told a remarkable tale that kept fanatics both taken aback and surprised all through. Cena had small spurts of offence however not anything that he sustained for an extended period. sixteen suplexes and F5’s later, Lesnar defeated Cena to become the brand new WWE Champion in a lopsided however masterfully finished match.
Royal Rumble (2015)
Lesnar and Cena’s most recent and probably last match in their contention was additionally their best. At Royal Rumble 2015, Cena challenged Lesnar for the WWE Championship in a Triple Threat match additionally regarding Seth Rollins. Rollins’ involvement only helped make this a memorably excellent affair.
This was an intense match with nonstop action. Lesnar was placed through a desk at one point, lacking a chunk of the fray however returned just in time. Cena and Rollins put on a classic whilst he was down and he joined them and turned out to be an excellent addition. Lesnar stuck a flying Rollins with the AA to retain.
