John Cena had many storied rivalries in his WWE career with the likes of Randy Orton, Edge, and Dwayne Johnson. Throughout his career, he faced opponents of various strengths and sizes and, more often than not, got the better of them. Given his impressive physical features, very few wrestlers have manhandled the Leader of Cenation inside the squared circle. Cena has also been part of some really physical matches in WWE and showed that he can go the distance with wrestlers much stronger than him. Few years ago, the 16-time world champion talked about toughest match in the WWE.

In an interview with SiriusXM’s The Today Show Radio, the 16-time world champion answered questions from kids about his WWE career. The session gave an insight to Cena’s time in the WWE; while he also mentioned that Brock Lesnar was the toughest opponent he had faced.

John Cena said Brock Lesnar is stronger than everybody

John Cena made a name for himself in WWE from overcoming the odds, battling some of the biggest and strongest wrestlers in the ring and his never give up moniker. During his time as an active performer in WWE, Cena went toe-to-toe against the likes of Mark Henry, Big Show, the late Umaga and many such super heavyweights. But according to The Champ himself, former UFC Champion Brock Lesnar was his toughest match.

One young fan in the aforementioned interview asked Cena who was his toughest match. Cena asked him if he knew who Brock Lesnar was and then went on to explain why The Beast was a hard opponent.

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The Doctor of Thuganomics said, “If you know Brock Lesnar, he’s big, he’s bad and he’s mean. And he was easily my toughest match. Now I’ve had some moments where I’ve done OK against him and I’ve had some moments where I have not done OK against him.”

The Peacemaker actor then said that being in the ring with The Beast Incarnate makes you nervous. He added, “The greatest thing about having a match of Brock Lesnar is you’re always nervous and you’re always afraid. Because he’s stronger than everybody.” After this, in typical Cena fashion, he assured his young fans that despite the circumstances and odds, one has to try his best no matter the outcome.

Cena faced Lesnar quite a few times in his career. When he was doing his Doctor of Thuganomics gimmick in 2003, he went up against Lesnar, who was the WWE Champion at that time. Lesnar came out on top in their title match at Backlash that year in an intense physical battle.

Almost a decade later, the two stars would collide again; after Lesnar made his return to WWE from UFC in 2012. In a brutal and physical match at Extreme Rules, Cena prevailed over The Conqueror. In the match, Lesnar had Cena cornered, and it turned to be a brutal, draining contest for the Hollywood star.

But in one of the most shocking matches in WWE, Brock Lesnar decimated Cena at SummerSlam in 2014. Right from the first bell, Lesnar dominated Cena with multiple suplexes and power slams as Suplex City was born. Cena was hardly able to get in any offense throughout the match. Indeed, Lesnar manhandled Cena like no one ever did.

This match and other Cena-Lesnar encounters over the years, tell their own story. Being in the ring with Lesnar is no easy task. Hence, despite overcoming The Beast in his career, Cena labeled Lesnar as his toughest match in WWE.

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