John Cena Celebrates Milestone as WWE Superstar; A Complete Breakdown of Cena’s 23 Title Wins & Time Spent as Champion

When John Cena steps into the ring at WWE Battleground to defend the U.S. title against Kevin Owens, he will have surpassed his previous record with the belt (114 days), which means his current run as champion is technically his most successful of his four individual runs as United States Champion. 

Featured below is a compiled list of all of John Cena’s 23 individual championship runs during his 13-year career in the business, as well as how long he held each title. 

WWE Title, 2006 – 380 days
WWE Title, 2005 – 280 days
WWE Title, 2006 – 133 days
WWE Title, 2013 – 133 days
U.S. Title, 2004 – 114 days 
U.S. Title, 2004 – 105 days
U.S. TItle, 2015 (current) – 92+ days
World Heavyweight, 2008 – 84 days
WWE Title, 2010 – 84 days
WWE Title, 2011 – 77 days
World Tag Team, 2007 – 63 days
World Heavyweight, 2013 – 49 days
WWE Title, 2014 – 49 days
WWE Title, 2009 – 49 days
World Heavyweight, 2009 – 21 days
WWE Title, 2009 – 21 days
WWE Title, 2011 – 20 days
WWE Title, 2011 –  14 days
World Tag Team, 2008 – 7 days
U.S. Title, 2004 – 2 days
WWE Tag Team, 2010 – 1 day
WWE Tag Team, 2011 – <1 day
WWE Title, 2010 – <1 day

Cena has amassed an impressive 1,240 days as WWE World Heavyweight Champion which is fourth in history behind Bruno Sammartino (2), Hulk Hogan (6) and Bob Backlund (2). He current sits at 313 days in combined U.S. title runs, which is #1 in the record books, although he will surpass both The Miz and Nikita Koloff for the #9 position by WWE Battleground.