John Cena and Big Show are two household names in the professional wrestling business and their paths have crossed numerous times throughout their WWE careers. Big Show had a lot of experience under his belt by the time he started feuding with Cena, and it proved to be a successful rivalry as Show got Cena over.

Cena and Show feuded several times in different years when both men were at different stages of their WWE careers. Not all aspects of their rivalry were great as it felt recycled at times, but their rivalry had a lot of highlights which benefited Cena in the long run to become a major star. Nevertheless, Cena and Show feuded on and off for a decade from 2004-2014, and several facts from their feud have blown over fans’ heads.

10 John Cena Won His First Singles Championship At WrestleMania 20

Big Show was five months into his WWE United States Championship reign when he defended the title against John Cena in the curtain-raiser at WrestleMania 20. This was a superb opening match to kick off WrestleMania 20, and it was Cena’s debut WrestleMania appearance.

Credit has to be given to Show as he was carrying an injury, but he wanted to help get Cena over which is a testament to his professionalism. Cena executed the AA, but Show kicked out. Nevertheless, Cena resorted to using a weapon, and he connected with a second AA which was enough to become the United States Champion which was his first taste of gold in WWE.

A couple of years later, Big Show and John Cena were once again rivals, and King Booker was involved in their feud. Show was the reigning ECW Champion, Cena was the WWE Champion, and Booker held the World Heavyweight Championship.

This led to the trio having a triple threat match at Cyber Sunday 2006 with King Booker’s World Heavyweight Championship getting the most votes at 67% to defend his title. Both Cena and Show had the opportunity to become double World Champions, but Kevin Federline interfered by attacking Cena which allowed Booker to nail Cena with the World Heavyweight Championship and be crowned as the “Champion of Champions.”

8 Team Captains In A Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Match

John Cena and Big Show’s feud continued for a few more weeks after Cyber Sunday 2006 as it was Survivor Series season and both men were respective team captains in their traditional Survivor Series elimination match. Cena as the WWE Champion had Bobby Lashley, Kane, Rob Van Dam, and Sabu on his team. Show’s side consisted of himself, Umaga, Finlay, MVP, and Test.

Show was leaving Cena’s head-scratching as he eliminated Sabu and Kane from the match. The ECW Champion took leadership in this match, but he came up short as Lashley executed the Spear and Cena finished off the job with an AA.

7 John Cena Tricked Vickie Guerrero To Get A World Heavyweight Championship Match At WrestleMania 25

The World Heavyweight Championship match at WrestleMania 25 looked set to be Big Show and Edge going toe-to-toe for the title. That had to change as not a lot of fans would have been on board for this match.

During the March 9, 2009 edition of Raw, there was going to be a contract signing between Edge and Show, but John Cena blackmailed Vickie as he would have revealed her affair with Show. Cena unveiled Vickie’s infidelity anyway, and it became a triple threat match for the World Heavyweight Championship with Cena battling past Edge and Cena to win the World Heavyweight Championship for the second time.

6 Big Show Cost John Cena The World Heavyweight Championship

Edge and John Cena’s longstanding rivalry was coming to an end in a Last Man Standing match for the World Heavyweight Championship at Backlash 2009. Cena and Edge had a solid match as expected with both men desperate to escape with the World Heavyweight Championship.

Their battle moved to the top of the ramp where Cena was looking to finish off the Rated-R Superstar with an AA. Big Show intervened and he Chokeslammed Cena into the spotlight with Cena unable to answer the count of 10 allowing the Ultimate Opportunist to secure his ninth World Championship victory.

5 John Cena Continued His Dominance Over Big Show On PPV

John Cena and Big Show had faced off multiple times with Cena often getting the upper hand. Their one-on-one meeting at WrestleMania 20 was their final one-on-one match on pay-per-view against each other until Judgment Day 2009.

Cena got his revenge after Show cost him the World Heavyweight Championship at Backlash 2009. At Extreme Rules 2009, Cena and Show had a Submission match with Cena cinching in the STF leaving Show no choice but to tap out. Cena’s victory ensured that Show was still winless against Cena in a match on a WWE pay-per-view.

4 Big Show Turned Heel By Helping John Laurinaitis

Big Show was given his marching orders by John Laurinaitis as he was mocking Laurinaitis’ voice. It was no laughing matter when the World’s Largest Athlete was no longer an active WWE performer.

In one of the worst main events in WWE history at Over the Limit 2012, John Cena squared off with Laurinatis and was in cruise control of proceedings. However, since Show wasn’t an active talent, he could interfere, and he nailed Cena with his WMD turning heel once again and reigniting their feud. This allowed Laurinaitis to take advantage and humiliate Cena by winning this bout.

3 Steel Cage Match With Huge Stipulations At No Way Out 2012

Big Show and John Cena were once again locking horns in a high-stakes match. The Steel Cage match in the main event of No Way Out 2012 was huge. If Cena lost, he would be fired, but if the World’s Largest Athlete could not see off Cena, Laurinaitis would be relieved of his duties as the General Manager of Raw and SmackDown.

Mr. McMahon had a front-row seat at ringside to watch the drama unfold. The likes of Kofi Kingston got involved in the match, and it was a boring Steel Cage match. Ultimately, the result was inevitable with Cena seeing off Show to keep his career intact with Laurinaitis no longer in power.

2 Challenged CM Punk For The WWE Championship In A Triple Threat Match

John Cena became the first man to unsuccessfully cash in their Money in the Bank briefcase because of Big Show’s interference. Show and Cena had a number one contender’s match to determine CM Punk’s next challenger for the WWE Championship at SummerSlam 2012.

It was a no contest with Punk’s interference, and the Raw General Manager AJ Lee decided that Punk would defend his title in a triple threat match against both men. It was a competitive triple threat match, and the Second City Saint managed to retain the WWE Championship at the Biggest Party of the Summer.

1 Big Show Turns Heel On John Cena Once Again In 2014

Big Show has a knack for turning babyface and heel throughout his legendary WWE career, and it has become a running joke. Show was a member of Team Cena in the traditional Survivor Series elimination match at Survivor Series 2014 against Team Authority, but he betrayed Cena by hitting him with the WMD and turning heel once more.

Show knew that if Cena’s team lost they would be fired except for Cena. However, Show shook Triple H’s hand, and he joined the Authority, who ended up losing the match, but Show remained in the Authority for several months.