10 Wrestlers Whose WWE Careers Were Derailed By John Cena
8. Umaga
One of the first wrestlers to have their career irreparably damaged by John Cena’s booking, Umaga debuted as one of the scariest guys in WWE. A real force of nature, the brutal Samoan actually took a victory over Cena during a fruitful 2006 run that also brought him wins against Shawn Michaels and Triple H.
Cena got his win back at 2007’s New Year’s Revolution PPV via roll-up, but that was only the beginning. Umaga’s downfall really kicked into gear at the Royal Rumble three weeks later, when a kayfabe-injured Cena defeated Umaga in a Last Man Standing match.
That was the end of Umaga as a credible threat. He quickly sunk to Intercontinental Title level, and never re-emerged as a legitimate threat or headliner.