5 Times we enjoyed seeing a Superstar take a beating

Modified Aug 03, 2016 12:48 GMT

John Cena took the beating of his life, at the hands of Brock Lesnar.

1. JOHN CENA (2014 SUMMERSLAM: 8/17/2014 )

John Cena didn’t enjoy his visit to Suplex City.

John Cena is one of those babyface personas that we mentioned earlier. He's one that no matter how many titles he wins and no matter how hard they try to push him, a certain group of fans will always have a genuine hatred towards Cena.

Heading into the 2014 SummerSlam pay-per-view, Cena was the defending world champion, a title he would capture at the 2014 Battleground event where he defeated Randy Orton and Roman Reigns. The following night on RAW, it was announced that Cena would defend his title against Brock Lesnar at SummerSlam.

In the weeks leading up to this event, WWE attempted to sell the main event as an event in which not only could Cena possibly win, but that he would win. Most fans laughed at the notion of Cena defeating The Beast Incarnate. However, I'm not sure if anyone was prepared for the beat-down that Cena would endure.

When the bell rang, Cena delivered a few flurries of strikes to Lesnar, but it never affected him whatsoever. Within 30 seconds, Lesnar delivered his first F-5. After an attempt at a quick pitfall win, Cena kicked out and it appeared that Lesnar enjoyed the fact that Cena got back up. It was similar to an animal toying with his prey. From this point forward, the match belonged to Brock Lesnar. For the next 17 minutes, Brock would sling Cena around the ring like a rag-doll. Finally, after some 16 patented German Suplexes and a second and final F-5, John Cena would succumb to the much more superior warrior on this particular evening. In the end, a new champion was crowned as a defeated Cena struggled to make his way to the dressing room to lick his wounds.

About the author

Jonathan Carpenter is a pro wrestling journalist at Sportskeeda. After obtaining a degree in political science from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, he started writing WWE articles in 2016. Jonathan believes integrity is vital in journalism and ensures his work is high on accuracy. He conducts in-depth research and verifies information from various sources before curating a feature.

Jonathan has engaged in many meaningful conversations with prominent pro wrestling personalities like Drew McIntyre and DDP. He grew up in Memphis, admiring Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan during WWE’s Golden Era in the ‘80s. He has attended many pro wrestling events and credits The Hulkster for making his childhood memorable.

Jonathan, a big fan of Bray Wyatt, would like to see the latter's brother, Bo Dallas, continue his legacy as Uncle Howdy. If he were to work on the storyline, Jonathan would book the return of Erick Rowan as Howdy’s muscle. He thinks it would be a great way to honor the former Universal Champion.

When not writing pro wrestling features, Jonathan likes to collect sports memorabilia and has amassed a large collection of event-used and autographed relics over the years.

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