John Cena’s all time WWE SummerSlam PLE record

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Published at :August 6, 2025 at 5:53 PM

Modified at :August 6, 2025 at 5:53 PM

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“Big Match John” is a 17-time World Champion

John Cena last headlined the 2021 SummerSlam on August 21 in Las Vegas. But that’s nothing new for Cena, who has headlined all of WWE’s biggest events over the past two decades. Even though Cena is merely a part-time WWE wrestler due to his film career, there is a lot of expectation following his formal retirement announcement.

So, Cena has a long history of fighting in 15 SummerSlam matches. Being one of the top guys in the industry, the fans expect Cena to have a decent WWE SummerSlam win/loss record but that is not the case. John Cena is not even among the top crop for win/loss records in the SummerSlam PPV.

John Cena has a 5-10 record at the PPV, which reflects his 5 victories and 10 defeats. Since his debut at the PPV in 2004, Cena has appeared on the SummerSlam marquee an astonishing six times.

Notably, 10 of his 15 SummerSlam battles have been for the WWE Championship, which is an impressive accomplishment for the ‘Leader of the Cenation’.

Cena’s WWE Summerslam record

John Cena WWE — TAMPA, FLORIDA – MAY 24: John Cena makes his entrance during Saturday Night’s Main Event at Yuengling Center on May 24, 2025 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Georgiana Dallas/WWE via Getty Images)

Despite being on the WWE roster in 2003, the ‘Leader of the Cenation’ was not allowed to participate in the PPV that year. He would wrestle Booker T the following year at SummerSlam.

Cena won his first SummerSlam bout of the year, a Best of Five against Booker T for the WWE United States Championship. By 2005, WWE had propelled Cena to new heights by crowning him WWE Champion.

John Cena fought Chris Jericho and put his championship on the line at the PPV, which he finally defended successfully.

Cena’s losing streak began at a 2011 PPV; the match for the Undisputed WWE Championship included Triple H as a special guest referee and had a dramatic conclusion.

Cena’s losing run ended in 2017 when he defeated Baron Corbin, marking his 14th appearance for the PPV and making him the wrestler with the most SummerSlam appearances.

Then he last fought Roman Reigns at WWE Summerslam after making a dramatic entrance at Money in the Bank, which culminated in a match at WWE SummerSlam 2021 that Roman Reigns won.

Cena defended the Undisputed WWE title in his last SummerSlam appearance against Cody Rhodes. The match took place in the main event of night two of the first two-night SummerSlam PLE. Cena failed in the defense as Rhodes pinned him to capture the WWE Championship.

John Cena’s Win/Loss Record

Year	Match Type	Result
2004	John Cena vs Booker T (c) (US Championship)	Win
2005	John Cena (c) vs Chris Jericho (WWE Championship)	Win
2006	Edge (c) vs John Cena (WWE Championship)	Loss
2007	John Cena (c) vs Randy Orton (WWE Championship)	Win
2008	Batista vs John Cena	Loss
2009	Randy Orton (c) vs John Cena (WWE Championship)	Loss
2010	Tag Team Elimination Match: Team WWE (John Cena, Bret Hart, Chris Jericho, Daniel Bryan, Edge, John Morrison and R-Truth) vs Team Nexus (Wade Barrett, Darren Young, David Otunga, Heath Slater, Justin Gabriel, Michael Tarver and Skip Sheffield)	Win
2011	CM Punk (c) vs John Cena (c) (Undisputed WWE Championship)	Loss
2012	CM Punk (c) vs Big Show vs John Cena (WWE Championship)	Loss
2013	Daniel Bryan vs John Cena (c) (WWE Championship)	Loss
2014	Brock Lesnar vs John Cena (c) (WWE Championship)	Loss
2015	Seth Rollins (c) vs John Cena (c) (WWE Title and United States Title)	Loss
2016	AJ Styles vs John Cena	Loss
2017	John Cena vs Baron Corbin	Win
2021	John Cena vs Roman Reigns (c) (WWE Universal Championship)	Loss
2025	John Cena (c) vs Cody Rhodes (Undisputed WWE Champion)	Loss

Total SummerSlam matches: 16

Wins: 05

Losses: 11

Was 2025 John Cena’s last WWE SummerSlam appearance?

Yes, the 17-time WWE World Champion competed in his final SummerSlam PLE and will hang up his wrestling boots at the end of 2025.

What is John Cena’s SummerSlam win-loss record?

John Cena’s win-loss record at SummerSlam after sixteen appearances currently stands at 5-11.

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