He was drafted to SmackDown as the first pick in the 2011 WWE Draft, but before the end of the night, he was drafted back to Raw.
He was defeated by The Rock at WrestleMania XXVIII. He won his second Royal Rumble in January 2013. Thus he got another match at WrestleMania 29 against The Rock for the WWE Championship. He won that match and became the WWE Champion.
Holy $#!+ Move of the Year (2010) – Sending Batista through the stage with an Attitude Adjustment
Insult of the Year (2012) – To Dolph Ziggler and Vickie Guerrero: "You're the exact opposite. One enjoys eating a lot of nuts and the other is still trying to find his"
Springfield College Athletic Hall of Fame inductee (Class of 2015)
Make-A-Wish Foundation Chris Greicius Celebrity Award
Make-A-Wish Foundation Special Recognition Award (for being the first to grant 300 wishes)
2014 Sports Social TV Entertainer of the Year
2014 Rumble Royalty Hall of Game Award
2014 Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure Grand Marshal
2016 USO Legacy of Achievement Award
2018 Sports Illustrated Muhammad Ali Legacy Award
2024 NCAA Silver Anniversary Award
1 ^ Cena did not accept the 2012 award, opting to award it to presenter Ric Flair instead.
Footnotes
↑This makes Cena a 16-time world champion. WWE lists both him and Ric Flair as tied for most world championship reigns. But Flair won additional 14 world championships, which are not listed by WWE.
↑Cena was the first man to lose his Money in the Bank cash in-match. He failed to beat CM Punk on the 1000th episode of Raw.