John Cena is getting ready for his ultimate match at WWE Backlash, as he’ll retire on the finish of 2025, and the Cenation Chief will defend the Undisputed WWE Championship in opposition to Randy Orton within the ultimate chapter between the 2 megastars.
The match will happen in The Viper’s hometown of St. Louis, so let’s check out the three most iconic matches the 17-time World Champion had at Backlash.
John Cena vs. Triple H vs. Edge at Backlash 2006
Cena had a serious feud with each fellow megastars on the time. Edge had defeated him at Revolution on Jan. 8 to turn out to be the brand new WWE Champion, however the WWE legend got here again and reclaimed his title on the Royal Rumble.
The 17-time World Champion then began a rivalry with Triple H, resulting in a blockbuster match at WrestleMania 22. After the match was over, the Rated-R Celebrity re-ignited his feud with Cena and entered the title image once more.
The three megastars went on to collide at Backlash, and it was The Sport who walked out of the match as the brand new WWE Champion after assaulting his opponents together with his signature sledgehammer.
John Cena vs. Edge at Backlash 2009
The 2 megastars had an excellent rivalry for years after revolutionizing WWE with their spectacular runs as World Champions. The final time they battled one another was at Backlash in 2009, as they didn’t cross paths once more till 2011 when the Rated R-Celebrity retired from in-ring competitors because of a critical neck harm.
After coming again in 2020, Edge and Cena didn’t battle once more, because the latter had already turn out to be a part-time wrestler in WWE. Cena put his World Heavyweight Championship on the road in opposition to the Final Opportunist in a brutal Final Man Standing Match at Backlash in 2009, the place the 17-time World Champion was about to outlive the 10-count and retain his title.
The Huge Present got here out of nowhere, although, and chokeslamed Cena right into a highlight on the stage, letting the Rated-R Celebrity earn the victory and stroll out as the brand new World Heavyweight Champion.
Cena then went after The Huge Present on RAW searching for revenge, whereas The Final Opportunist moved to SmackDown to kick off his ninth title reign in WWE.
John Cena vs. Shawn Michaels vs. Randy Orton vs. Edge at Backlash 2007
Cena had a big-time rivalry with all three megastars on the time. He had held the WWE Championship for greater than a 12 months, defeating Edge, Orton, and Shawn Michaels in singles matches to retain his title.
Heading into 2007 Backlash, although, his title reign was in critical jeopardy as he was going through all three of his opponents on the identical time, in a Deadly 4-Method Match. The match didn’t disappoint, as all 4 megastars did their finest to win the title.
Edge turned on Orton regardless that they as soon as have been tag group companions, whereas Cena and Michaels continued their rivalry. Late within the match, every celebrity used his signature transfer in an try to win the match, and Michaels hit final with a Candy Chin Music on Cena.
Nonetheless, the latter fell to the ring and dropped proper onto Orton, pinning The Viper ultimately and retaining his title, as Michaels was shocked by the end result.
Quick ahead to immediately, Cena is getting ready for his ultimate battle with Orton, 18 years after their iconic match. WWE has launched the official tagline for the match, “One Final Time,” with The Viper re-igniting the feud with an RKO on The Cenation Chief on RAW after ‘Mania.
It’s unclear what path WWE will observe within the match since Orton desires to turn out to be a 15-time World Champion, whereas Cena has made it clear that he plans to retire because the Undisputed WWE Champion after successful the title at WrestleMania 41.
One other celebrity might seemingly get entangled within the match and value Cena the title, beginning a feud with Cena and permitting Orton to win the title.
