10 WrestleMania Followup Pay-Per-Views with WrestleMania Rematches

#2. Backlash 2009: Edge is the Last Man Standing

Edge found himself on the outs in a World Heavyweight Championship Triple Threat Match at WrestleMania XXV, forced to watch helplessly as John Cena pinned The Big Show to claim Edge's now-former title.

Like Batista before him, The Rated-R Superstar would invoke his rematch clause, which Vickie Guerrero would announce on RAW to be contested under Last Man Standing rules.

Edge recently remarked on his podcast his dismay that he and Cena never had their WrestleMania singles match, despite the number of classic encounters they'd shared throughout their feud, particularly this match and their Tables, Ladders, and Chairs encounter from 2006.

Backed into a corner by the stipulation which gave Super Cena a strong advantage, Edge manipulated the odds and brought back the third man from the WrestleMania triple threat, The Big Show, to tip the scales into the former Sexton Hardcastle's favor. Show delivered his Showstopper chokeslam to the leader of the Cenation into a spotlight near the entrance; Cena would be unable to return to his feet, or to consciousness, as John Cena would be stretchered out of the arena as Edge celebrated regaining the Big Gold Belt.

Which Worked Better?

Cena and Edge are sports entertainment magic when they tangle with one another, and the more they are able to focus on a one-on-one contest, the better; the Canadian and the New Englander added to their career highlight reel with a hard-fought brawl, and a highly entertaining and creative finish, to outdo the WrestleMania triple threat.