10 greatest moments in 'Smarkamania Raw' history

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The Raw after WrestleMania never disappoints
The Raw after WrestleMania never disappoints

#4 Once in a lifetime (April 4, 2011)

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John Cena vs The Rock: Once in a lifetime.

John Cena and The Rock -- two of the greatest performers in WWE history and two men who share more similarities than they would like to admit. During his time as WWE Champion John Cena took some potshots at The Rock, and when the Great One returned to WWE programming in February 2011, things intensified.

The two would trade words leading up to WrestleMania 27, John Cena laid out The Rock with an attitude adjustment weeks before WrestleMania. The Rock, in return, would cost Cena his championship match at WrestleMania 27.

Cena and Rock came face to face on Monday night Raw and would decide to have a match at WrestleMania 28. For the first time in WWE history, a match was being declared a year ahead, it was a risky move by WWE but it paid rich dividends as the match secured the biggest buy rate in WWE's pay-per-view history.

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