10 Massively Dubious Wrestling Records

10. John Cena Has Never Given Up

On the subject of Cena, WWE insists that the man has never submitted throughout the course of its career. That record is another fabrication, designed to shift warehouse loads of fabric emblazoned with one of Cena's child-friendly slogans.

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Cena tapped out to Kurt Angle's ankle lock at No Way Out 2004, in a Triple Threat match also involving the Big Show. It is available for all to see on the WWE Network. Just months earlier, he tapped out to Chris Benoit's Crippler Crossface on an episode of SmackDown. No Way Out 2004 wasn't the first time Angle forced him to submit; he also trapped him in the ankle lock at No Mercy 2003. Cena had yet to adopt his modern Hulk Hogan act, but he lived in the same skin. It wasn't as if it wasn't him.

Cena's mantra is a myth - an insult to the intelligence of the long-time fans the company isn't particularly interested in appeasing.

Regardless, it's just about true enough. It also remains the last untapped resource of putting over a new talent to an extent not seen since that hungry young whippersnapper Brock Lesnar was made famous by ending the Undertaker's WrestleMania streak. The man who makes Cena tap will be made, full stop.

Unless it's Roman Reigns.

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