The Champ Is Here #1: Ruthless Aggression (First Title Win)

What this episode covers

A free podcast from POISONRANA! Braden Herrington and Davie Portman present the inaugural episode of “The Champ is Here” kicking off a journey through every one of John Cena's legendary world title reigns! Braden & Davie are joined by special guests Nate Milton (NWA on POSTwrestling, Kings of Sport Podcast) and Andrew Thompson (POSTwrestling) to dive deep into Cena's rise to the top in the WWE. The time is now.  In this (extensive) episode, we explore Cena's early career, from his explosive debut, to the Prototype, to his freestyle raps, to the reign of terror, and even his album. The lads break down his key moments, matches & rivalries from 2002-2005, including the intense feud with JBL that led him to his first WWE World Championship… and so much more! The Champ is Here! Follow more of Davie and Braden’s work at Poisonrana.ca, with a weekly show covering everything in the world of wrestling, Shot in the Dark, and more! On this show we will be talking about: Early John Cena (Debut/Rapping) SmackDown Debut Match: John Cena vs. Kurt Angle Date: June 27, 2002 Event: WWE SmackDown Episode: #150 Watch Here John Cena Raps for the First Time on TV Date: October 31, 2002 Event: WWE SmackDown (Halloween Party) Watch Here John Cena Raps in a Graveyard on Undertaker Date: July 17, 2003 Watch Here Cena Raps on Brock Lesnar Watch Here Cena/Eddie Guerrero Feud Date: August 28, 2003 Watch Here Cena vs. Eddie Guerrero - SmackDown Parking Lot Brawl Date: September 11, 2003 Watch Here Best of Cena’s Rap Freestyle Moments Watch Here US Title Run John Cena vs The Big Show (U.S. Title Match) Date: March 14, 2004 Event: WrestleMania XX John Cena vs Booker T (U.S. Title Made Vacant) Date: July 8, 2004 John Cena vs Booker T - Best-of-Five Series Begins Date: August 15, 2004 Event: SummerSlam John Cena Wins the Best-of-Five Series and Regains U.S. Championship Date: October 3, 2004 Event: No Mercy Cena Loses Title to Carlito Caribbean Cool on SmackDown! Following Week Feud with Carlito - Cena Reportedly Stabbed by Carlito’s Bodyguard Date: November 2004 Event: Survivor Series John Cena Wins U.S. Championship Back from Carlito Date: November 18, 2004 Event: SmackDown! John Cena vs Jesús - U.S. Title Defense in a Street Fight Date: December 12, 2004 Event: Armageddon WWE Championship Feud SmackDown: Rumble Go-Home Promo Date: January 27, 2005 Time: 40-minute mark Royal Rumble 2005 Date: January 30, 2005 No Way Out - John Cena vs Kurt Angle (Tournament Final) Date: February 20, 2005 John Cena vs Orlando Jordan (US Championship) Date: March 3, 2005 Watch Here John Cena FU’s Teddy Long Date: March 10, 2005 Watch Here John Cena, Rey Mysterio & Eddie Guerrero vs JBL & The Bashams Date: March 17, 2005 Time: Promo from JBL to Cena more important than the match. 1 hour 10 minutes John Cena and JBL Segment Date: March 24, 2005 SmackDown - WrestleMania Go Home Angle Date: March 30, 2005 John Cena vs John Bradshaw Layfield - WWE Championship Match Date: April 3, 2005 Event: WrestleMania 21 Time: 11:18 Watch Here John Cena’s Championship Celebration Date: April 7, 2005 Time: 41 minutes Watch Here Title Defenses John Cena vs John Bradshaw Layfield - I Quit Match Date: May 22, 2005 Event: Judgment Day 2005 Time: 22:40 Watch Here Other John Cena and Trademarc Album - You Can’t See Me Listen Here Join our live NXT POST Shows every Tuesday night at YouTube.com/POSTWrestling Check out POISONRANA on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/poisonrana/id1361208631 Or on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1jTsPUNnwHzQHNGj7GIS04 We have many shows like this over on our Patreon!  This week on the Poisonrana Patreon: upYOURS: ECW One Night Stand 2005 Last week on the Poisonrana Patreon: Summerslam 1994 review with Michael Hamflett from What Culture, plus wasNXT, WCW The Last Nitro & more Only $5 for “Friend” tier to access all these shows and everything in the back catalog! Movie reviews, PPV reviews and so much more!!!  Patreon.com/Poisonrana Check out all of Poisonrana’s new merchandise over at www.chopped-tees.com Photo Courtesy: WWE Cena intro: Bray D  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PoisonranaPod See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.