10 WWE Wrestlers John Cena Shouldn't Have Beaten

10. Ryback

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At a time when John Cena was out injured and there weren't many other viable options for then-WWE champion CM Punk to face at the 2012 Hell in a Cell pay-per-view, WWE thought on their feet and sped up Ryback's rise to the top by naming him the new No. 1 Contender to the gold. Going into the event, he was openly endorsed by Cena, which would come back to bite him down the line.

Breaking Ryback's undefeated streak in singles competition wasn't where WWE went wrong with Ryback; it was constantly putting him in matches that he couldn't win. Whether he was up against The Shield or Punk, he just couldn't buy a victory to save his life.

By the spring time, WWE once again needed a challenger to contend for the title against Cena, so they made the mistake of turning Ryback heel after WrestleMania 29. Without his signature "Feed Me More" chant, the Ryback character died a death, and placing him in a program with someone that wasn't ready to drop the strap wasn't the wisest move to make, either.

Following his loss to Cena in the Three Stages of Hell match at Payback, Ryback returned to "WWE Superstars" purgatory. It wasn't that he should've beaten The Champ, but he should have never feuded with him to begin with.