16 times John Cena failed to win the WWE Championship

John Cena is a 15 time World Champion, but Ric Flair’s record of 16 has eluded him.

#14 Cena vs. Triple H - WWE Championship, Night of Champions 2008

The Game was the better man on this occasion

In a rematch of their encounter at WrestleMania 22 back in 2006 that saw Cena retain the WWE Championship, Triple H put the belt on the line in what was Cena’s first one-on-one shot at the gold since earlier in 2008 at No Way Out.

Triple H’s signature Pedigree would seal that match handing Cena the defeat in what was a hard-fought encounter.

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Cena would go on to challenge Chris Jericho a few months later at Survivor Series to win the World Heavyweight Championship for the first time. He would lose it to Edge in an Elimination Chamber match the following year, then regain it at WrestleMania 25.

Edge beat him for it again just a short 3 weeks later, in sweet justice after the same happened to Edge 3 years earlier.

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