These Might Just Be John Cena's Greatest Wrestling Achievements

Nowadays, it's usually John Cena's acting work that first comes to mind when people think of the man. He's made a hugely successful transition to Hollywood that has seen him earn praise in movies like the rom-com 'Trainwreck' and the sci-fi action flick 'Bumblebee.' However, no matter how many films and TV shows he appears in, Cena will always be a wrestling star first and foremost.

One of the greatest wrestlers in history, he achieved so much in the ring that most people could only dream of. Throughout his long career in the WWE, he accomplished so much that it's hard to bring attention to all of his accolades, and these might just be John Ceena’s greatest wrestling achievements.

John has achieved numerous tag team victories in his career

Not all of John Cena's accolades have been much to celebrate. For instance, he holds the record for the shortest reign in WWE history at just nine minutes. This was for the WWE Tag Team Championship, which he achieved alongside The Miz. Fortunately, it's not the only tag team title that Cena's won over the years, with the wrestler achieving victory twice at the World Tag Team Championship. He managed this in consecutive years, in 2007 and 2008, first with Shawn Michaels and then later with Bautista. Those wins were something to be proud of, unlike that other tag team victory.

John Cena has been named the WWE United States Champion five times

Professional wrestling is huge in the US, so being the WWE United States Champion is a pretty big deal. John Cena knows that well, with the man actually taking the title five times in the past. That's more than anyone else in WWE history, with his first victory coming at WrestleMania 20. Cena beat Big Show to achieve this victory. The last time he held the title was in 2015, when he won at the Night of Champions. Just over a month later, Alberto Del Rio seemingly came out of nowhere to take the accolade for himself, ending John's reign after a combined total of over 400 days.

He's won 16 world championships and is a 13-time WWE Champion

Winning is not always easy in professional wrestling, especially when it comes to world championships. So, the fact that John Cena has racked up 16 of them in his career is pretty incredible. That puts him level with Ric Flair, although Cena has the higher number of WWE Championship reigns with 13. Considering the man still returns to the ring every now and again, we wouldn't put it past him to try and earn a 17th win to give him more championship victories than anyone else. However, if it only ever stays at 16, he still has so much to be proud of.

He once held the WWE Championship title for more than a year

It's not only the amount of championship wins Cena's achieved that's impressive, but also the length of some of his reigns. The longest of these was when he became the WWE Champion for the third time and stayed on top for over a year. After beating Edge in a TLC match in 2006, he remained the champion for 380 days as he fought off the likes of Shawn Michaels, Randy Orton, the Great Khali, and more. It probably would have gone on longer if it weren't for an unfortunate pectoral injury. Still, while it might have been cut short, his reign was the longest in 20 years.

Cena won two Royal Rumble matches in 2008 and 2013

Speaking of that pectoral injury, John Cena definitely came back with something to prove after he'd healed. He was raring to go and actually returned to the ring sooner than expected, taking part in the Royal Rumble match in 2008 as the 30th entrant. Cena ended up emerging victorious from the event, and not for the last time either. Five years later, he was crowned a second time, although this victory was less of a surprise. Still, winning a Royal Rumble match is no easy feat, so the fact that John's done it twice is a testament to his wrestling skills.

He was named the top professional wrestler by PWI three times

It was after that second victory in the Royal Rumble that John Cena topped the Pro Wrestling Illustrated Top 500 chart. It's no wonder that he managed this achievement, considering he was the penultimate World Heavyweight Champion and beat the Rock for the WWE Championship. He was truly in exceptional form that year and deserved to be highlighted as the best that professional wrestling has to offer. Of course, this wasn't the first time he'd topped the PWI Top 500, doing so twice previously in 2006 and 2007. People are generally lucky to hit the top just once, let alone three times.

As you can see, John Cena is no stranger to victory in the ring. He's achieved so much throughout his wrestling career, and we wouldn't be surprised if he came back and racked up even more accomplishments.