10 Biggest Wins & Most Disappointing Losses For WWE’s Top Stars

John Cena - Biggest Win (Vs. AJ Styles, Royal Rumble 2017)

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One of the 'Holy Grail' achievements in pro wrestling is Ric Flair's 16-time legacy as World Champion, irrespective of whether or not the number is a fabrication. The quickening of title reigns that happened during the 'Attitude Era' makes it surprising that nobody matched it until John Cena beat AJ Styles at the 2017 Royal Rumble.

This win will be topped whenever Cena inevitably wins the championship for a 17th time, but for now it remains his biggest victory yet.

Some may bemoan the fact that AJ Styles was sacrificed just so Cena could hold the belt for a short time and match the record, and whilst part of that is understandable (Bray Wyatt's eventual title run after Cena was hardly worthwhile either), it's nonetheless true that matching Flair's title haul will be special to John.

John Cena - Most Disappointing Loss (Vs. Batista, Elimination Chamber 2010)

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From a purely storyline point of view, the emergence of Batista to batter a tired John Cena at Elimination Chamber 2010 would have left tears in the eyes of children all over the world.

Just after he had beaten Sheamus, Triple H, Kofi Kingston, Ted DiBiase, and Randy Orton in the Chamber to become the new WWE Champion, a shattered Cena was soundly thumped by Vince McMahon's hand-picked 'Animal'.

Even some of the man's worst critics must have viewed the situation as harsh, because Cena had produced a sterling performance just minutes before and started the pay-per-view off superbly by winning the gold.

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