John Cena has won at WrestleMania 41, winning his 17th WWE championship over Cody Rhodes, in what was a disappointing and slow match.
What was largely one-sided, Cena took his time most of the match with Rhodes, but just couldn’t pin the champ. Cena performed numerous Attitude Adjustments – including an Avalanche Attitude Adjustment off the ropes and even brought back the STF – but still could not land the pinfall or get the submission.
Finally, Rhodes started to fight back, but just when Rhodes turned the tide, the ref got knocked unconscious.
Travis Scott would then make his way to the ring and sided with Cena. However, Rhodes managed to take advantage, and just when Rhodes was about to get the 1-2-3, Travis Scott yanked the ref from the ring. Scott would continue to distract Rhodes, who gave Scott the Cross Rhodes.
However, John Cena was waiting in the corner with the heavyweight belt. Cena took a swing at Rhodes but Rhodes blocked and grabbed the belt away. Cena pleaded with Rhodes not to hit him with the belt. Rhodes – ever the good guy and his fatal mistake – didn’t take advantage of the situation. Cena sure did and kicked Rhodes with a low blow.
Cena then hit Rhodes with the belt, woke up the ref, and got the pinfall, becoming the champ for the 17th time, beating the record held by Ric Flair. Watch the highlights and video below.
The final #WrestleMania moment. pic.twitter.com/DCtpyFVxuV
— WWE (@WWE) April 21, 2025
What’s next?
John Cena will be appearing on the The Pat McAfee Show on Monday which airs 12-3pm ET on ESPN and YouTube.
Monday Night RAW will stream live on Netflix starting at 8pm ET.
Watch the video:
THE 1️⃣7️⃣ TIME CHAMP IS HERE!#WrestleMania pic.twitter.com/WCvyixE512
— WWE (@WWE) April 21, 2025
CROSS RHODES to TRAVIS SCOTT! 😲#WrestleMania pic.twitter.com/sqdMmJYkpS
— WWE (@WWE) April 21, 2025
He's a BAD, BAD MAN!#WrestleMania pic.twitter.com/F3jL3rz8sU
— WWE (@WWE) April 21, 2025
#WrestleMania gets an ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT! pic.twitter.com/gqMddWqjZy
— WWE (@WWE) April 21, 2025
The story of heartbreak at #WrestleMania. pic.twitter.com/CnwAcysH55
— WWE (@WWE) April 21, 2025
Wrestlemania 41 Sunday results:
Women’s World Champion IYO SKY vs. Bianca Belair vs. Rhea Ripley
Winner: IYO SKY
Damian Priest vs. Drew McIntyre – Sin City Street Fight
Winner: Drew McIntyre
Intercontinental Champion Bron Breakker vs. Penta vs. Finn Bálor vs. Dominik Mysterio
Winner: Dominik Mysterio
AJ Styles vs. Logan Paul
Winner: Logan Paul
Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez vs. Becky Lynch & Lyra Valkyria – WWE Women’s Tag Team Title Match
Winner: Becky Lynch & Lyra Valkyria
Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes vs. John Cena
Winner: John Cena
Wrestlemania 41 Saturday results:
WWE Women’s Championship Match
Tiffany Stratton (c) def. Charlotte Flair
El Grande Americano def. Rey Fenix
United States Championship Match
Jacob Fatu def. LA Knight (c) NEW CHAMPION
Jade Cargill def. Naomi
World Tag Team Title Match
The New Day def. The War Raiders (c) NEW CHAMPIONS
World Heavyweight Championship Match
Jey Uso def. Gunther (c) NEW CHAMPION
Triple Threat Match
Seth Rollins def. Roman Reigns and CM Punk
