John Cena makes WWE history at Wrestlemania

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John Cena has won the WWE Championship at WrestleMania for a record-breaking 17th time.
The wrestler, who announced he was going to retire at the end of 2025, has won more titles than anyone in WWE history, overtaking Ric Flair.
Cena beat Cody Rhodes with a bit of help from rapper Travis Scott at the 41st WrestleMania near Las Vegas, USA, this weekend.
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John Cena who announced his retirement in July last year, has not been wasting his last months on the circuit.
He shocked fans with a 'heel turn' at the beginning of March ahead of his two UK appearances in Glasgow and London.
With 30 appearances planned in total before his retirement in December, WrestleMania, Vegas is the biggest.
As well as the thousands of fans watching from inside the arena, it was the first time WrestleMania has been shown live on Netflix.
This gave 300 million people a chance to watch as part of their subscription to the streaming platform.
What else happened at WrestleMania?

Becky Lynch made a triumphant return
Wrestlemania also saw a triumphant return for Becky Lynch, who hasn't wrestled since May 2024.
The former world champion stepped in as a tag partner for Lyra Valkyria.
The two won the Women's Tag Team Championships.
Seth Rollins seemed to form an alliance with Paul Heyman as the two defeated Roman Reigns and CM Punk on Saturday night.
And popular wrestler Jey Uso, also won his first ever title, the World Heavyweight Championship.