At last, The Cenation Leader John Cena can finally say again 'The Champ Is Here' With Conviction! The WWE Universe rejoiced as they see their hero win the coveted title vacated by Daniel Bryan. But what exactly did John Cena faced just to get his hands on the championship belt?
With monsters surrounding him such as Cesaro, Bray Wyatt, Roman Reigns, Alberto Del Rio, Sheamus, Kane and a bloody Randy Orton, John Cena scaled the rungs and notched the latest and potentially greatest of his historic victories to claim the vacant WWE World Heavyweight Championship in the first-ever Ladder Match to put the unified title up for grabs.
According to WWE.com, WWE COO Triple H and WWE Principal Owner Stephanie McMahon were ringside to witness The Champ's ultimate triumph must have just been icing on the cake for Cena, who came out on the wrong side of history when the two World Titles were first unified at WWE TLC last December. As long as Cena's list of championship wins is, this one was particularly impressive given that The Authority had not one but two representatives in the bout, and one of them - Kane - wasn't so much a contestant in the classic sense as an insurance policy to make sure Orton was victorious again.
Sheamus became the first man to lay hands on the two titles, although Kane quickly cleared the way for Orton to make a run up the rungs. Roman Reigns quickly answered, knocking Orton off his perch from halfway up the ladder. Adding insult to injury, The Apex Predator caught a blow to the head on the way down, rendering him bloody on the outside.
The former WWE World Heavyweight Champion made a speedy recovery though, reasserting himself after a precarious episode where Cesaro - dangling by one arm from one of the suspended championships - sent a similarly suspended Sheamus down to the canvas. After disposing of both Del Rio and the Irishman on the outside, The Apex Predator made his first genuine play to grab the titles, but unfortunately for him, the ring filled up in a matter of moments and a "mad scramble," as Michael Cole called it, ensured for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.
As the action intensifies further, the Apex Predator ascended the ladder once again and Reigns made his final play to cut his budding rival off at the pass. For a moment, it seemed like the former WWE Tag Team Champion had made good on his promise to become the Champion of Champions when he knocked The Viper off the ladder, but Kane yet again proved himself worthy of The Authority's trust when he removed Reigns from the equation with a Chokeslam.
It was then that Cena seized the opportunity fate had presented him. With Kane and Orton alone in the ring and the titles ripe for the Viper's taking, the Cenation leader made his play. First, he AA'ed an unsuspecting Kane and then delivered his signature maneuver to Orton, slamming The Apex Predator on top of Kane's prone body for good measure before climbing the ladders and unhooking the WWE World Heavyweight Championship for his 15th World Championship reign.
And what a reaction he got from ringside: The Game, who had stacked the deck and rigged the odds in every way imaginable, nearly tore off his tie in frustration. Stephanie McMahon's jaw all but hit the floor. John Cena scaled the turnbuckles with the two titles in hand - the very outcome The Authority had worked so hard to avoid all those months ago - and mocked them with the "You Can't See Me" hand gesture. Of course, they could see him. In fact, if the trend holds, they'll be seeing it for a long, long time to come, whether they like it or not. The Champ is here.
