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John Cena's biggest brawls: photos3 m7 h0 w6 O; T8 n
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5 G X% p1 f# a1 h2 M$ D- [4 h, p7 fNo car was off limits from the destruction John Cena and Eddie Guerrero dished out during a Parking Lot Brawl on the Sept. 11, 2003 edition of SmackDown.: i9 T+ E: f/ `/ n3 T3 \3 A+ a
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At Armageddon 2004, Cena defended his United States Title in a punishing Street Fight against Jesús.9 C2 L8 R+ W2 f7 v8 @( M: {
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Just weeks away from their WWE Championship Match at SummerSlam, Chris Jericho pushed the Cenation leader too far on the Aug. 1, 2005 edition of Raw.
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8 [! |( @0 _$ T2 J% k; |Cena had to be restrained by security to prevent him from further attacking Jericho.
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}* o& v- u2 P9 t3 H2 W$ Z& bA contract signing with Rob Van Dam began innocently enough on the June 5, 2006 edition of Raw ...' y1 V! v- ~% G( |( L! ^7 e
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... but all hell broke loose when ECW originals crashed the ring and gave Cena a taste of extreme.* P' T4 J2 F) I5 O) [9 m
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Thankfully for Cena, the WWE locker room emptied to even the odds.
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! z @8 [/ [3 COn the Aug. 21, 2006 edition of Raw, Edge's girlfriend, Lita, threw Cena's spinner version of the WWE Championship into the Long Island Sound.& P, R1 c2 \5 O( b! n1 W# j0 b+ E
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Cena later exacted his revenge by taking The Rated-R Superstar back to the docks for a fight ...2 U. y; ~: E+ l9 J% M- O4 s
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... and flung him into the same body of a water for a swim he'll never forget.3 [2 u; G. R8 W1 \5 h" l, n% G
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One of the Cenation leader's most physically demanding battles came against Umaga in a Last Man Standing Match at Royal Rumble 2007.
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Mere months after tangling with Umaga, an even bigger opponent targeted Cena at One Night Stand.' G$ E( \! D# G7 r" W
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It took all of Cena's strength to overpower The Great Khali in a Falls Count Anywhere Match.1 P6 u* u+ x: F" Q2 w- O( q: O
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6 w1 x8 v2 } w- Q- fA massive Attitude Adjustment off a crane near the stage area ultimately slayed The Punjabi Giant.
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% n5 S$ p& A! n+ x8 dThe rivalry between Cena and JBL ventured into new hardcore territory at Great American Bash 2008 ...6 e5 u! ?' t! i* |
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At Bragging Rights 2009, Cena and Randy Orton met in a grueling, 60-minute Anything Goes Iron Man Match for the WWE Title. The duel went down as one of the greatest ever for both Superstars.- _: j6 K# U' ]& v( e* z. z( {
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7 Q' ]7 _8 M7 E0 v- \The Viper had a 5-4 lead with less than 10 minutes left, but the determined Cenation leader delivered a clutch Attitude Adjustment to even the score, and later captured the WWE Championship.
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{3 v$ l5 M* |$ [+ _2 |Cena and Batista couldn't wait to tear each other apart before their WrestleMania XXVI match, as the two rivals had to be separated by security on the March 22, 2010 edition of Raw.
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5 R; G2 b* _" h; x6 mAfter Cena won the WWE Championship from Batista at WrestleMania, the two later battled once again in an "I Quit" Match at Over the Limit 2010.4 J( q/ Q+ h) ^ z( Z+ K M2 Q1 E* f
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Not satisfied with just the win, Cena gave Batista a vicious Attitude Adjustment off the prop car.
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, B/ a# @. ]4 cThe ever-dangerous Nexus blindsided Cena during the main event of the Aug. 9, 2010 edition of Raw ...
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The odds were stacked against Cena in an "I Quit" Match versus The Miz at Over the Limit 2011. With Alex Riley restraining Cena, The Awesome One kept doling out the pain.- r5 u" F+ |! V0 _. _$ W) K6 n
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Cena, however, refused to give up and prevailed despite the brutal punishment.( w# M& f" i, F; a5 e8 w
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* `8 t" U7 Z+ t# dAt Vengeance 2011, a busted ring proved to be no obstacle for Cena and Alberto Del Rio as they exchanged blows across the arena in a Last Man Standing Match.
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/ z1 E+ U% I# C) Y% F# |Cena and Kane brawled up the aisle, to the backstage area, and even out of the arena.
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, L& K8 C0 F6 I9 M/ B4 ROne week after being crushed by Brock Lesnar's F-5, Cena responded by slapping Brock in the face on the April 9, 2012 edition of Raw SuperShow, triggering a locker room-clearing brawl.
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