Tonight’s WWE Raw saw John Cena challenge Dominik Mysterio for the Intercontinental Championship, after Mysterio interrupted him in the opening segment.
As recapped by Mike Tedesco in his live coverage of the show, the finish saw Cena roll out of a pinfall attempt and connect with an AA, pinning Mysterio to win the title to a big reaction from the hometown crowd at the TD Garden in Boston.
The championship win means that John Cena has finally completed WWE’s current form of the Grand Slam, after his World Tag Team Championship win alongside Shawn Michaels on January 29, 2007 saw the 17-time world champion earn the Triple Crown.
Cena’s first title win came on March 14, 2004, when he defeated Big Show for the United States Championship at WrestleMania XX, winning his first world title the following year at WrestleMania 21 when he faced JBL for the WWE Championship.
The crowning achievement comes as Cena is set to finish the final dates on his retirement tour, with his next appearance set for Survivor Series on Saturday, November 29 from Petco Park in San Diego, California.