All instances John Cena has tapped out in WWE

The 17-time World Champion is set to retire this Saturday.

The 17-time WWE World Champion John Cena is all set to hang up his wrestling boots this Saturday on the December 13 edition of Saturday Night’s Main Event from the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C.

The tour, which started at the Raw Netflix debut, made its journey through a jaw-dropping heel turn, the 17th title win at WrestleMania, and becoming a Grand Slam Champion after capturing the Intercontinental title in November.

Cena is now set to face Gunther in his retirement match, as the latter won the tournament that was commenced to decide Cena’s final opponent. The Ring General is known for his submission chops, putting many to either tap out or go to sleep. Goldberg, in his retirement match, was also put to sleep by Gunther.

However, Cena is regarded as one of the toughest wrestlers, and he even showcased this at Survivor Series, picking up both Finn Balor and JD McDonagh for an AA. The 17-time WWE Champion has only tapped out four times in his career, against three opponents, and here we will take a look at them.

3. Chris Jericho

Cena took on Chris Jericho for the second time after his debut match against Kurt Angle in 2002. The two stars battled on the July 16 edition of WWE SmackDown, which emanated from the First Union Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, where Jericho became the first star to put Cena into a submission, forcing Cena to tap out.

However, the Walls of Jericho transpired after Jericho landed a low blow, causing the disqualification and handing Cena the win in their second clash inside the squared circle.

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2. Chris Benoit

The late Chris Benoit has also etched his name in history as he is one of the three stars who have managed to beat Cena and forced him to tap out.

Cena and Benoit met in the #1 Contendership for the World Heavyweight title match on the December 2, 2003 episode of SmackDown, which took place in HP Pavilion at San Jose in San Jose, California.

Benoit became the first star to hand Cena a submission loss on television after applying his iconic crippler crossface submission.

1. Kurt Angle

One of the biggest names that is mentioned when it comes to John Cena‘s WWE career is Kurt Angle. The Olympic Gold Medalist was in his prime when Cena made his debut.

At No Way 2003, emanated from the Baltimore Arena in Baltimore, Maryland, Angle and John Cena clashed in a singles match with Angle picking up the win via the iconic Ankle Lock.

Their meeting at the 2004 edition of No Mercy, which emanated from the Cow Palace in Daly City, California, also ended in a similar fashion.

The WWE Heavyweight Title #1 Contendership Triple Threat match also featured The Big Show. Angle once again got the submission win after catching Cena in the Ankle Lock and securing his title shot at WrestleMania XX.

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