10 Best John Cena Matches 

The most polarizing star in wrestling history.
The most polarizing star in wrestling history.

#5 John Cena vs Shawn Michaels for the WWE Championship -Wrestlemania 23

The match that was supposed to happen at 22 happened a year later and created a lasting impression on 'Mania
The match that was supposed to happen at 22 happened a year later and created a lasting impression on 'Mania

John Cena was portrayed as an underdog even when he was the most dominant wrestler on the WWE roster. He was in the midst of another lengthy WWE Championship reign and seemed dominant. However, when put up against Mr. WrestleMania himself, Shawn Michaels, Cena actually did feel like the underdog heading into the main event of WrestleMania 23.

The match was a fitting way to end that year's edition, as Cena and Michaels put on a very entertaining affair that proved all the doubters wrong. Cena went toe to toe with one of the all-time greats and held his own. Cena had a star-making performance and Shawn Michaels did everything he could to make Cena look like a million bucks and he did look like that.

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The match started slow, but it burst into action towards the final sequence. Michaels connected with a Piledriver on the steel steps for a brutal spot. Both men tried to hit their big moves, but kept failing.

They went for cheap shots, roll-ups and distracting manoeuvres. They went all out to try and win the match and the championship. Cena just managed to lock in the STFU and made HBK tap out, just like he did to his partner Triple H a year prior.

They followed this match up with something even greater, and we will talk about it in just a bit.

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Edited by Nishant Jayaram
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