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.

#8 Cena vs. CM Punk - WWE Championship, RAW 1000 / July 23, 2012 (MITB Cash-In)

This was a renewal of their rivalry from one year earlier

After winning the Money in the Bank ladder match, Cena challenged CM Punk to a WWE Title match on the 100th episode of Monday Night RAW. This marked only the second time anybody actually allowed the champion to prepare for their title defence, the first being when RVD challenged John Cena, and defeated him, 6 years earlier.

Cena ended up losing the match thanks to interference from The Big Show, which also made Big Match John the first man to fail to successfully cash in the MITB contract to win a World Title.

Edited by Staff Editor