John Cena has completed the grand slam.
The 17-time WWE Champion added another accolade to his storied career, becoming a Grand Slam champion after winning the Intercontinental Championship on the Monday, Nov. 10 edition of Raw. Appearing in his home state of Massachusetts for the final time of his wrestling career, Cena gave a passionate promo after an introduction from WWE chief content officer Paul ‘Triple H’ Levesque.
However, Intercontinental Champion Dominik Mysterio interrupted Cena’s farewell address to Boston, taunting him as he said he is better than Cena at his prime. Levesque then decided Mysterio would defend his title against Cena at that moment.
Despite taking some hits, a submission the referee didn’t count and Mysterio trying to cheat his way through victory, Cena prevailed. He countered a Frog Splash and delivered an Attitude Adjustment to Mysterio and got the pin to finally capture the Intercontinental Championship.
John Cena Grand Slam champion
It’s another mark for the future WWE Hall of Famer, as he captures the one title he never won.
There’s been several titles throughout WWE’s history that have come and gone, but there’s a basic criteria to complete the grand slam. In order to become a Grand Slam champion, a WWE star must become:
WWE Champion
Intercontinental Champion
United States Champion
Tag Team champion
Cena has won the other titles several times. He’s the first 17-time WWE Champion, as well as a five-time United States Champion and four-time Tag Team Champion.
Despite all of the championships and other accolades like winning the Royal Rumble and Money in the Bank, Cena had never challenged for the Intercontinental Championship on TV, just house shows. The match against Mysterio was his first match for title, and he capitalized on it to secure the title as his farewell tour nears its end.
Cena’s win came as the tournament began to determine who his final opponent will be.
WWE Grand Slam champion history
With Cena reaching the mark, he is now the 25th Grand Slam champion in WWE history. Here is a list of other stars that have also completed the feat:
Shawn Michaels
Triple H
Kane
Chris Jericho
Kurt Angle
Eddie Guerrero
Rob Van Dam
Booker T
Jeff Hardy
JBL
Christian
Big Show
Edge
The Miz
Daniel Bryan
Dean Ambrose
Roman Reigns
Randy Orton
Seth Rollins
Kofi Kingston
Rey Mysterio
AJ Styles
Kevin Owens
Finn Balor
John Cena
