Who is John Cena's greatest rival?

Some of these feuds ran for years and traded titles at WrestleMania; others lasted one unforgettable summer.

1. 1
   Randy Orton

   Cena and Orton traded the WWE Championship through 2009, including an "I Quit" match at Breaking Point and an Iron Man match at Bragging Rights.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Daniel Bryan

   Bryan beat Cena cleanly for the WWE Championship in the main event of SummerSlam 2013.
   926pts
3. 3
   Seth Rollins

   Rollins beat Cena at SummerSlam 2015 in a title-for-title match, holding both the WWE World Heavyweight and United States Championships.
   706pts
4. 4
   Triple H

   Cena made Triple H submit to retain the WWE Championship in the main event of WrestleMania 22 in 2006.
   680pts
5. 5
   Brock Lesnar

   Lesnar beat Cena decisively for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at SummerSlam 2014 and defeated him again at Wrestlepalooza in 2025.
   611pts
6. 6
   Rusev

   Cena ended Rusev's unbeaten run to win the United States Championship at WrestleMania 31 and beat him in an "I Quit" match at Payback 2015.
   610pts
7. 7
   Edge

   Edge cashed in the first-ever Money in the Bank contract on Cena at New Year's Revolution in January 2006 to win the WWE Championship.
   529pts
8. 8
   CM Punk

   Punk won the WWE Championship from Cena at Money in the Bank 2011 in Chicago, and Cena beat him at Night of Champions in 2025.
   529pts
9. 9
   AJ Styles

   Cena beat Styles at the 2017 Royal Rumble for his 16th world title, then beat him again at Crown Jewel in 2025 during his farewell tour.
   529pts
10. 10
    Batista

    Batista lost the WWE Championship to Cena at WrestleMania XXVI and fell to him again in Last Man Standing and "I Quit" matches in 2010.
    529pts
11. 11
    Shawn Michaels

    Michaels faced Cena in the WrestleMania 23 main event and beat him in an hour-long match on Raw in London in April 2007.
    529pts
12. 12
    Umaga

    Umaga challenged Cena for the WWE Championship in early 2007, including a Last Man Standing match at the Royal Rumble that Cena won.
    433pts
13. 13
    JBL

    Cena took the WWE Championship from JBL at WrestleMania 21 and beat him in an "I Quit" match at Judgment Day 2005.
    433pts
14. 14
    The Miz

    The Miz retained the WWE Championship against Cena in the WrestleMania XXVII main event, and they met again in a mixed tag match at WrestleMania 33.
    433pts
15. 15
    Bray Wyatt

    Cena beat Wyatt at WrestleMania XXX, and Wyatt got his revenge in the Firefly Fun House match at WrestleMania 36.
    317pts
16. 16
    Chris Jericho

    Cena returned from a neck injury to win the World Heavyweight Championship from Jericho at Survivor Series 2008.
    317pts
17. 17
    Kevin Owens

    Owens pinned Cena in his first main-roster match at Elimination Chamber in May 2015, starting a three-match feud over the United States Championship.
    317pts
18. 18
    Roman Reigns

    Reigns beat Cena at No Mercy 2017 and again in a Universal Championship match at SummerSlam 2021.
    317pts
19. 19
    Kurt Angle

    Angle was Cena's opponent in his WWE debut on SmackDown in June 2002, and they met again over the WWE Championship in 2005.
    0pts
20. 20
    The Rock

    The Rock beat Cena at WrestleMania XXVIII in 2012, and Cena won the WWE Championship from him in their rematch at WrestleMania 29.
    0pts
21. 21
    Cody Rhodes

    Cena beat Rhodes at WrestleMania 41 for a record 17th world title, and Rhodes won the Undisputed WWE Championship back at SummerSlam 2025.
    0pts

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