10 biggest matches that were given away on free television

#9 CM Punk vs. John Cena (February 2013)

The chemistry that John Cena and CM Punk had together has led many to call this the greatest rivalry of Cena's illustrious career. Their most famous match took place at 2011's Money in the Bank with Punk walking out victorious (and with the WWE Championship).

The two had several rematches over the next few months, but their final one-on-one contest didn't take place until February 2013 and it was to determine the main event of WrestleMania XXIX.

Punk had only recently ended his 434-day reign as WWE Champion by dropping the title to The Rock at the Royal Rumble. The Voice of the Voiceless also lost his rematch with The Rock at February's Elimination Chamber, thus confirming The Great One's position in the main event of WrestleMania XXIX.

But Punk was not finished; he had one more shot to headline WrestleMania and that was by defeating John Cena on this February 25th episode of RAW.

Considering past challengers for the WWE title at WrestleMania had been determined at the Royal Rumble and/or on numerous February Pay-Per-Views, presenting this stipulation on Monday Night RAW was a big deal.

Add to that the calibre of this match, plus the fact that the winner would meet not just any WWE Champion — but the legendary Rock — and this instantly became one of the biggest "free" matches in WWE history.