10 Mind Blowing Facts About WWE Superstar John Cena

#1 His Personal Reason For Working So Hard

One thing that everyone credits John Cena with is how hard he works. In particular, his charity work is selfless and he makes a ton of time for disadvantaged kids. He has made over 400 Make A Wish kids very happy.

#2 The Cena Era Is Longer Than Austin And Rock Combined

Austin's era was 1997 2001, a run of four years. The Rock's run was 1998 2002, again just four years. But John Cena has reigned as the franchise star in WWE from 2005 present day, a run of over ten years.

#3 1,027 matches

As of April 13 2015, John Cena has wrestled 1,027 matches in WWE. This involved tv, ppv and house shows, as complied by the most reliable match database.

#4 135 Pay Per View Matches

In Cena's illustrious career, he has entered into 135 pay per view matches. His first ever pay per view match was against Chris Jericho at Vengeance 2002. In what would become a career trademark, Cena won.

#5 2002 And 2003 Were The Only Years Cena Lost More Than He Won

He won 55 matches in 2002, but lost 58 matches along the way. In 2003, he won 54 matches, losing 81 times.

#6 The Orton Obsession

Randy Orton is John Cena's most common opponent. Cena has faced The Viper 259 times, with a record of 213 won, 34 lost, and 12 draws, as of April 2015.

#7 Only One Of Two Men To Win Royal Rumble

The Undertaker was the first man to win from number 30, when he proved victorious at the 2007 Rumble. Just one year later, Cena also won from number 30, eliminating Triple H.

#8 Matt Hardy vs John Cena

Matt Hardy Has Defeated John Cena More Than Cena Has Defeated Hardy

#9 WWE Ironman Of 2006

The WWE ironman in any given year is the wrestler who works the most matches. In 2006, that man was John Cena. He racked up an impressive 182 bouts, including a victory over Triple H in the main event of WrestleMania 22.

#10 Top Earner

As the head of the WWE brand, John Cena is the company top earner. That's fair enough, as there's proof to show that he's the biggest reason fans watch wrestling. Show tickets sell better with him on the card. Pay per view buys go up, as proved by WrestleMania 28 when he set the PPV gross record. WWE pays Cena $3 million a year, with bonuses for merchandise on top. He also gets first class travel and accommodation, which was traditionally only reserved for the WWE Champion.