10 Wrestlers Who Will Never Be WWE Champion Again

10. John Cena

It feels dangerously close to tempting fate, but John Cena will never be WWE Champion again. Why would he be? For want of a less hackneyed phrase, Cena's time is up. In failing to defeat Roman Reigns for the WWE Universal Championship at SummerSlam 2021, Cena has surely had his last shot at breaking Ric Flair's famous record of world title wins.

You need to rewind the clock a whole 16 plus years to get back to the icon's first world title, a WWE Champion won at WrestleMania 21. John 'Bradshaw' Layfield was the deposed champion that night, and Cena's 16 reigns have come at the expense of wrestlers that span generations. Cena has defeated men like Triple H, AJ Styles, Batista, The Rock and Rey Mysterio for the gold, a list that speaks for itself.

Big Match John has been an incredible figurehead for the company. He also happens to be one of the most underrated in-ring performers of his time, a man who improved year after year despite already sitting comfortably on top. Cena is a Hall of Famer waiting to happen and is undoubtedly the biggest star of his generation. Despite that, his days of winning world championships are over.