John Cena adds one more impressive accolade to WWE resume

Major League Wrestling's Court Bauer's time in WWE overlapped with John Cena's start in the company. He talks to Fox News Digital about the pro wrestling legend.

It’s hard to think about what John Cena hasn’t accomplished in his legendary WWE career.

He holds the WWE record as the 17-time WWE champion, which he set at WrestleMania 41 when he defeated Cody Rhodes for the Undisputed WWE Championship. After he lost the title at SummerSlam, it didn’t appear there would be any more gold around his waist for the rest of his schedule.

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John Cena enters the ring during SmackDown at The 3Arena Dublin on Aug. 22, 2025 in Dublin, Ireland.  (Joe Maher/WWE via Getty Images)

That changed on Monday on RAW when Dominik Mysterio stepped up to Cena in Boston – just miles outside of his hometown in West Newbury, Massachusetts. WWE’s Chief Content Officer Paul "Triple H" Levesque made the impromptu match between the two with the Intercontinental Championship on the line.

For Mysterio’s credit, the son of the legendary Rey Mysterio controlled most of the match. But his "dirty" tricks didn’t fool any WWE official. He tried to finish Cena off with a 619 and a frog splash. But Cena caught him.

Cena picked Mysterio up and hit the Attitude Adjustment before pinning him for the victory. He became the newest intercontinental champion.

"Thank you so much Boston, because of you, tonight, the champ is here," he told the crowd at TD Garden before the pyrotechnics fired off in celebration of his win.

Dominik Mysterio celebrates after defeating Bron Breakker, Penta, and Finn Balor to win the WWE Intercontinental Championship during WrestleMania 41 at Allegiant Stadium on April 20, 2025 in Las Vegas,