John Cena, a 17-time world Champion and a poster boy of WWE, faced the Phenomenal AJ Styles at Crown Jewel. John Cena won the match against AJ Styles, and both these legends won the hearts of millions. With this victory, John Cena won the rivalry as they competed against each other one last time.
Their rivalry is not new in WWE, but their matches are always must-watch encounters. While John Cena has been a legend in WWE, AJ Styles signed a contract with WWE in 2016, but he had already made a name for himself across the wrestling world. John Cena has already announced his retirement from WWE and will play his last match on December 13, 2025, at SNME.
AJ Styles has also announced that he will retire anytime next year. With these two legends at the end of their career, a clash between them will give their fans something to cheer for. This will not be the first encounter between these two wrestling icons. Let’s have a look at their previous encounters.
The rivalry between AJ Styles and John Cena was one of the most anticipated and most celebrated rivalries of the modern era. While John Cena was a big name in WWE when AJ Styles made his WWE debut, the latter, too, had made a name for himself in the independent circuit. The match between them has been a dream of many. Their matches not only met expectations but surpassed them significantly.
Now that these two icons have faced each other one last time, let us take a look at their head-to-head record. Their head-to-head record provides a perfect backdrop. John Cena won the iconic rivalry, 3-2 at Crown Jewel.
AJ Styles made his WWE debut and shocked the world when he defeated John Cena in a singles match, all thanks to the interruption from The Club (Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson). AJ Styles led the rivalry 1-0
AJ Styles proved that his victory over John Cena was no fluke as he defeated John Cena once again in a highly acclaimed non-titular match. He established himself as “The Face that runs the place” after this match, making the scoreline 2-0 against John Cena.
While the first two matches showed AJ Styles’ dominance over John Cena, the other two showed why he is the best in business. John Cena might not have won the first two matches, but he won when it mattered the most. He defeated AJ Styles to become the World Champion a record-tying 16 times.
John Cena won his most recent televised match against AJ Styles, securing a place at WrestleMania. This result evened their rivalry records at 2-2 against AJ Styles.
John Cena defeated AJ Styles at Crown Jewel to win the rivalry 3-2. They wrestled their hearts out during the match and paid homage to big names, like Undertaker, Randy Orton, Late Bray Wyatt, and Shawn Michaels, just to name a few. The match ended when John Cena delivered a Tombstone Piledriver, followed by an Attitude Adjustment to secure the pin.
The 3-2 split across their five high-profile singles bout highlights the rivalry between John Cena and AJ Styles. While John Cena might have won the rivalry, it was never easy for him to pin AJ Styles. The phenomenal rivalry ended, and both these superstars hugged each other at the end of the match.
John Cena now has four dates remaining, while AJ Styles will retire from WWE next year, which made their final match all the more special.
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