John Cena vs Brock Lesnar: Head-to-head record in WWE

The Beast Incarnate once again attacked Cena during his return!

‘The Beast Incarnate’ Brock Lesnar made his return during the final moments of Night 2 of SummerSlam 2025 and attacked John Cena, who suffered defeat at the hands of Cody Rhodes in the main event, losing the Undisputed WWE title.

However, this wasn’t the first time Lesnar had returned and attacked the 17-time WWE World Champion. The two stars have a long history of feud, and especially of Lesnar making his return and attacking Cena.

Brock Lesnar used the same approach during his returns in both 2012 and 2021, with the latter also taking place at SummerSlam.

Cena is currently on his retirement tour and is set to hang up his wrestling boots at the end of 2025, while Lesnar was absent from WWE programming since his loss to Cody Rhodes at SummerSlam 2023. It now seems like the two stars will revive their iconic feud one last time before Cena’s retirement.

Let us now take a look at the iconic feud between the two icons of professional wrestling, along with their head-to-head record in WWE.

Head-to-Head record

Brock Lesnar and John Cena have shared the squared circle on 38 occasions, with 13 of them being during televised shows and PLEs and six of them being in one-on-one clashes.

The two stars met for the first time on the September 02 episode of Friday Night SmackDown, where Lesnar picked up the win. On the other hand, Cena’s first win in the feud came during the 2012 edition of Extreme Rules, where he defeated Lesnar in an Extreme Rules match.

Lesnar and Cena’s recent clash inside the squared circle was during the 2015 edition of the Royal Rumble, where Lesnar defeated Cena and Seth Rollins in a triple-threat match to retain the World Heavyweight title. However, their last singles clash took place on the 2014 edition of Night of Champions, where Cena won via disqualification.

The two stars collided one final time at the 2025 edition of Wrestlepalooza, which kicked off the ESPN era for WWE PLEs. The two stars clashed in a singles match and kicked off the show. Lesnar delivered multiple F5s to pick up the final win, in his in-ring return after SummerSlam 2023.

Total matches: 07

John Cena: 02

Brock Lesnar: 05

What are your favorite moments from the multiple epic showdowns between the two superstars? Who will emerge victorious in the final clash if the two decide to lock horns? Share your thoughts and opinions in the comments section.

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