Every Wrestler Who Defeated John Cena For The WWE Title (And How They Did It)

2. Brock Lesnar

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Though he's only once taken a WWE Title from 'The Champ', the manner in which Brock Lesnar decimated John Cena will live long in the memory.

One year on from the epic defeat by Daniel Bryan, Cena walked into Summerslam again holding the WWE Title, but wouldn't have to go the distance he did with 'The Yes Man', instead suffering a total annihilation from 'The Beast' as Lesnar strolled back to the WWE's summit.

Hitting his finisher almost immediately, Brock had Cena on the back foot for the entirety of the contest, nailing the Champion with a whopping sixteen german suplexes before stifling a largely ineffective comeback with a second F5 for the elementary victory.

It was the most dominant and decisive victory over Cena WWE had ever presented, and following Brock's remarkable streak-ending win over The Undertaker at WrestleMania 30 earlier that year, cemented Lesnar as an untouchable monster on WWE's roster.

The two would engage in a more even-handed rematch a month later at 'Night of Champions', and feature against one another in a blinding triple threat with Seth Rollins at January 2015's 'Royal Rumble', but little could compare to this devastating display.

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