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John Cena Breaks Record For Most WWE World Championships

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Published21 Apr 2025

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WWE WrestleMania was a two-night event, and John Cena vs Cody Rhodes was the main event for night two.

Cena entered the night, tying the record with Ric Flair for the most WWE World Championships with 16.

Rhodes was the champion entering WrestleMania.

Cena and Rhodes put on a good match.

Travis Scott interfered in the match to help Cena.

John Cena ended up coming out on top and defeated Cody Rhodes to break Flair’s record and won his 17th WWE World Championship.

John Cena Breaks Record For Most WWE World Championships

The match was a typical match, with the two going back and forth.

There were no wild sequences outside of Travis Scott interfering.

Rhodes had a chance to hit Cena with the title but did not do it.

John Cena gave Rhodes a low blow and hit him with the title.

This was a good way of ending the match with Rhodes refusing to be a bad guy and Cena taking advantage of that. It fit perfectly with how the story was portrayed.

This could all be building up to a Cody Rhodes heel turn eventually.

WWE will be very interesting with Cena now the champion and how this will be booked for the rest of the year.

Ric Flair Reacts To John Cena Breaking The Record

Before the match between Rhodes and Cena, Flair and Cena each had 16 WWE World Championships.

Cena took sole custody of first on the list and now holds the record with 17 WWE World Championships.

Ric Flair posted the following on X, congratulating John Cena.

What Else Happened At WrestleMania 41?

While Cena and Rhodes main evented night one, Seth Rollins vs Roman Reigns vs CM Punk in a triple threat match was the main event for night one.

The triple threat match was perfectly done with three of the best in the business.

In the end, Paul Heyman betrayed both Punk and Reigns to team with Rollins. Rollins, with the help of Heyman, won the triple threat match.

Other results for WrestleMania 41:

  • Jey Uso defeated Gunther to win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship
  • The New Day defeated The War Raiders to win the World Tag Team titles
  • Jade Cagill defeated Naomi
  • Jacob Fatu became the new United States Champion by defeating LA Knight
  • El Grande Americano defeated Rey Fenix
  • Tiffany Stratton retained her WWE Women’s Championship by defeating Charlotte Flair
  • Iyo Sky retained her WWE Women’s World Championship by winning a triple threat match against Rhea Ripley and Bianca Belair
  • Drew McIntyre defeated Damian Priest in a Sin City Street Fight
  • Dominik Mysterio won the Intercontinental Championship in a fatal-four way match, defeating Bron Breakker, Penta, and Finn Balor
  • Randy Orton defeated Joe Hendry
  • Logan Paul defeated AJ Styles
  • Lyra Valkyria and Becky Lynch defeated Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez to win the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships