In a heated WWE Championship "I Quit" match, John Cena faced Batista in a brutal contest where the only way to win was to make the opponent say "I quit." Despite Batista's aggressive tactics and both wrestlers enduring significant punishment, Cena never gave up. The match escalated with both competitors refusing to quit, even after devastating moves like the Batista Bomb and Cena's Attitude Adjustment. Ultimately, Cena retained the WWE Championship when Batista uttered "I quit" after being threatened with an Attitude Adjustment off a car, ending one of the most intense matches in WWE history.
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1. The event is a WWE Championship match between John Cena and Batista.
2. The match is an "I Quit" match, where the only way to win is for one of the competitors to say "I quit".
3. John Cena has never said "I quit" in his career.
4. John Cena has never tapped out in his career.
5. Batista has never said "I quit" either.
6. The first "I Quit" match happened in 1985.
7. John Cena has been in three "I Quit" matches before this one.
8. Both John Cena and Batista won their first championships on the same night.
9. The commentators mention that the Royal Rumble 2005 was the event where John Cena and Batista were the last two men standing.
10. The match spills outside the ring, and there are no disqualifications or count-outs.
11. Batista performs a running powerslam through the Spanish announce table.
12. John Cena is thrown over the barricade and into the WWE Universe.
13. The match continues through the Joe Louis Arena, with the competitors fighting in the stands and on the concourse.
14. Batista tries to use a car to run over John Cena, but Cena rolls out of the way just in time.
15. Batista is thrown head-first into the car.
16. John Cena realizes that Batista was trying to end his career, not just make him say "I quit".
17. The match ends with John Cena retaining the WWE title after Batista says "I quit".