John Cena: John Cena had a historic career of 23 years in WWE. He did a tremendous job. As a face, he took the company to a different level. At the end of last year, when he fought his last match, everyone became emotional. His fan-following is tremendous all over the world. Cena has set a new record by becoming world champion 17 times in his career, which is very difficult to break in the future. Before this, for many years Cena was on par with Ric Flair with 16 world titles. Let us tell you when and by whom Cena won his 17th world title.

when did john cena win 17th world title?

John Cena’s retirement tour started from January 2025. He did a great job throughout the year. Cena became a part of all premium live events. Cena won the Men’s Elimination Chamber match in early 2026 to receive an Undisputed WWE Championship match against Cody Rhodes at WrestleMania 41. After winning the match in the Elimination Chamber event, Cena turned heel on Rhodes at the behest of The Rock. The rivalry between Cena and Cody was great after this. On April 20, the second day of WrestleMania 41, Cody defended his title against Cena in the main event. There was a great match between the two. Rapper Travis Scott interfered in this match. Cena got the benefit of this. He won the World Championship for the 17th time in his career by pinning Cody. Cena set a world record by winning the title after a long time.

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Who ended John Cena’s title run?

John Cena did a great job as champion. He remained champion for 105 days. Cody Rhodes won the King of the Ring tournament and got the title match against Cena in SummerSlam 2025. On August 3, on the second day of SummerSlam, Cena defended his championship against Cody. There was a tremendous match between the two. There Cody defeated Cena and regained the title.

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