John Cena and Randy Orton will write the ultimate chapter of their legendary rivalry as they collide for the Undisputed WWE Championship at WWE Backlash 2025 Premium Live Event.
The Franchise Participant and The Viper will face one another ‘one final time,’ as the previous goes to retire in December 2025. The 17-time World Champion will compete at Backlash for the primary time since 2009, whereas Orton will compete at Backlash for the third time within the final 4 years. With that in thoughts, let’s check out some fascinating information from their Backlash document.
John Cena and Randy Orton’s Document at Backlash
John Cena and Randy Orton have struggled to take care of a successful document in terms of Backlash. The Final Actual Champion competed on the Premium Dwell Occasion 5 instances between 2003 and 2009 however gained solely twice in his 5 matches.
Each time Cena competed at Backlash, a significant World Title was on the road, however he was victorious solely twice. In 2006, he survived a Triple-Menace Match with Triple H and Edge, whereas a 12 months later, he stood tall in a brutal Deadly-4 Manner Match with Orton, Edge, and Shawn Michaels.
- 2003 – John Cena vs. Brock Lesnar for the WWE Championship – Misplaced
- 2006 – Triple Menace Match John Cena vs Triple H vs. Edge for the WWE Championship – Gained
- 2007 – Deadly 4 Manner – John Cena vs. Shawn Michaels vs. Randy Orton Vs. Edge – WWE Championship – Gained
- 2008 – John Cena vs. Triple H vs. Randy Orton vs. JBL – WWE Championship – Misplaced
- 2009 – John Cena vs. Edge (Final Man Standing) – World Heavyweight Championship – Misplaced
Whole Backlash matches – 5
Wins – 2
Losses – 3
However, The Viper has wrestled 10 instances at Backlash. He has gained solely three of these matches, whereas he needed to forfeit his match with the late Bray Wyatt in 2016, resulting from an damage (kayfabe). His legendary bout with Mick Foley additionally came about at Backlash.
Like in Cena’s case, nearly all of these matches at Backlash have been for a significant WWE Title, whereas his final two matches in 2022 and 2024 noticed The Viper in tag crew motion towards Bloodline members.
- 2004 – Randy Orton vs. Mick Foley – Hardcore match for the Intercontinental Championship – Gained
- 2007 – Deadly-4 Manner Match – John Cena vs. Shawn Michaels vs. Randy Orton vs. Edge – WWE Championship – Misplaced
- 2008 – John Cena vs. Triple H vs. Randy Orton vs. JBL – WWE Championship – Misplaced
- 2009 – The Legacy (Ted Dibiase, Randy Orton, Cody Rhodes) vs. Batista, Shane McMahon, and Triple H – stipulation was if Triple H’s crew bought pinned, Orton would win the WWE Championship – Gained
- 2016 – Randy Orton vs. Bray Wyatt – Forfeit (kayfabe damage)
- 2017 – Randy Orton vs. Jinder Mahal – WWE Championship – Misplaced
- 2018 – Randy Orton vs. Jeff Hardy – United States Championship – Misplaced
- 2020 – Randy Orton vs. Edge – Gained
- 2022 – The Usos (Jimmy and Jey Uso) & Roman Reigns vs. Randy Orton, Matt Riddle & Drew McIntyre – Misplaced
- 2024 – Solo Sikoa and Tama Tonga vs. Kevin Owens and Randy Orton – Misplaced
Whole Backlash matches 10 (technically 9)
Wins – 3
Losses – 6
John Cena Takes Shot at Randy Orton Forward of Title Match at Backlash
The Franchise Participant and The Viper had one final face-off on the Might 9 episode of SmackDown, the place Cena took a shot at his profession rival, making it clear that he was going to finish Orton’s legacy at Backlash.
Orton hit Cena with an RKO and made it clear that he’s able to dethrone the veteran simply three weeks after he grew to become a 17-time World Champion at WrestleMania 41. WWE Inventive has but to offer any hints at how they plan the match to finish and whether or not The Final Actual Champion will retain the title.
