Every Major John Cena Vs. Edge Match Ranked

WrestleMania 21 was a significant night for both Edge and John Cena’s careers. Edge won the Money in the Bank ladder match, and John Cena defeated JBL to win the WWE Championship for the first time. Nine months later, at New Year’s Revolution 2006, Edge unsuccessfully challenged Ric Flair for the Intercontinental Championship. However, Cena overcame Kurt Angle, Shawn Michaels, Chris Masters, Kane, and Carlito in a grueling Elimination Chamber match to retain the WWE Championship. Afterward, Mr. McMahon stated that Edge would be cashing in his Money in the Bank contract.

Cena was in no fit state to be defending his WWE Championship. He was battered and bloodied. The Rated-R Superstar with Lita in tow nailed Cena with a Spear, but Cena kicked out. However, a second Spear was enough for Edge to win the WWE Championship for the first time. The match was abrupt as expected, but it was a memorable moment in the Rated-R Superstar’s career. It also ended Cena’s 280-day WWE Championship reign in the process.

5. Edge Vs. John Cena – Saturday Night’s Main Event (7/15/06)

For the first time in over 13 years, the WWE Championship was at stake at Saturday Night’s Main Event on July 15, 2006. Edge defended the WWE Championship with Cena looking to reclaim the title he lost to Rob Van Dam at ECW One Night Stand 2006, all thanks to Edge. Nevertheless, it was abundantly clear that Edge and Cena were going to have further rematches, and the match wasn’t anything special.

Cena had the upper hand several times, and Lita repeatedly interfered on Edge’s behalf. H executed the FU on Edge, and Lita pulled the referee out of the ring. Cena cinched in the STFU with Edge submitting, but the referee didn’t see it. The conniving Lita slapped the referee in the face, and Edge was disqualified. Furthermore, Cena failed to regain the WWE Championship, but afterward, he had the last laugh as he put Edge through a broadcast table with the FU.

4. Edge Vs. John Cena – Royal Rumble 2006

The 2006 Royal Rumble was the place of Edge and John Cena’s first proper one-on-one match. The Rated-R Superstar’s WWE Championship was up for grabs, and Edge was desperate for his WWE Championship reign not to last just three weeks. Nevertheless, Cena was a man on a mission, and nothing was going to stop him from holding the WWE Championship again. Edge and Cena’s WWE Championship match was average; they didn’t get out of first gear of making this bout an epic.

Their match was after the 2006 Royal Rumble match. Rare that the WWE Championship match would happen after the Rumble. Nevertheless, Cena had a grand entrance before the match. Nonetheless, Lita’s repeated interference backfired as Edge inadvertently knocked her off the apron. Cena capitalized by executing the FU and followed it up with an STFU, leaving Edge no choice but to submit, with Cena clinching his second WWE Championship.