10 WWE Superstars who beat John Cena and The Prototype

#4 Nova (aka Simon Dean)

When did Nova defeat John Cena?

Nova teamed with Rey Mysterio to defeat John Cena and Redd Dogg (aka Rodney Mack) at three WWE SmackDown live events in January 2003.

At the time, John Cena was still relatively new to WWE’s main roster and his Doctor of Thuganomics persona had not yet fully taken off.

When did Nova defeat The Prototype?

One month before John Cena made his memorable WWE SmackDown debut against Kurt Angle, The Prototype lost the OVW Heavyweight Championship against Nova at an OVW show in May 2002.

Even though John Cena regularly appeared on WWE television after his match with Angle, The Prototype still lost another five matches against Nova in OVW between May 2002 and September 2002.

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#3 Matt Bloom

When did Matt Bloom defeat John Cena?

Then known as Albert, Matt Bloom worked with John Cena at several live events during the rookie’s first year in WWE.

Albert’s first victory over John Cena came at a WWE SmackDown live event in July 2002, three weeks after the newcomer’s famous match against Kurt Angle.

When Bloom returned to WWE in April 2012 as the Lord Tensai character, he picked up a huge singles win over John Cena in an Extreme Rules match on WWE RAW.

When did Matt Bloom defeat The Prototype?

John Cena competed in several dark matches before WWE shows in the weeks leading up to his main-roster debut.

One of those matches saw him lose as The Prototype against Albert before a Velocity taping in June 2002.

Albert and Christian also defeated The Prototype and Rob Conway at a WWE SmackDown live event in the same month.