5 WWE Superstars who have won the same title nearly a decade apart

#4: Five-Time WWE United States Champion John Cena

John Cena

John Cena is a five-time WWE United States Champion. His third reign started when he defeated Carlito on the November 18, 2004 episode of WWE Smackdown. But he had to wait for more than ten years to get another run with the title.

Cena lost his United States championship to Orlando Jordan on March 3, 2005. A decade later, he attempted to regain his lost title when he went head-to-head with Rusev at WWE Fastlane 2015, but he came up short.

Cena go ta rematch at WrestleMania 31, where he managed to hand Rusev his first pinfall defeat to become the United States Champion. The win came after Lana tried to interfere while Cena applied the STFU on her husband.

"You can't see me." John Cena beats Rusev to become WWE United States Champion at Wrestlemania 31. pic.twitter.com/UZVBBrQx1D

— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) March 30, 2015

While Cena argued with Lana, Rusev tried to hit his opponent, but he conncted with his manager instead. Cena quickly hit Rusev with the Attitude Adjustment for the three count. He remained the United States Champion for nearly five months before he lost the title to Seth Rollins at WWE SummerSlam.