5 best main events from the Extreme Rules pay-per-view

#1 John Cena vs Brock Lesnar- Extreme Rules, 2012

Lesnar vs Cena was extreme on a different level

This was Brock Lesnar’s return match in the WWE after an absence of almost a decade from the squared circle and for his first opponent upon his return to the company, Lesnar had the task of going head-to-head against multi-time World Champion John Cena, who was coming off a huge loss against The Rock at WrestleMania 28.

Heading into this contest, Lesnar had only solitary goal in his mind, which was to absolutely destroy and maul the biggest star of the company at that point of time in John Cena and in the build to this match, both men also engaged in a gruesome brawl on an episode of Raw which ended with Cena being left bloodied inside the ring, thanks to ‘The Beast Incarnate’.

As expected, Lesnar and Cena’s clash from 2012 was intense, brutal, and is as close as we’ll get to witness such a bloody match in WWE’s PG era. Lesnar used his typical ground and pound style in the initial stages of this match, something that reflected on the fact that ‘The Beast’ was fresh-off a hugely successful career in the UFC.

Cena, however, kept himself resilient throughout the match and eventually scored a huge pinfall win over Lesnar after using his chain from his Doctor of Thuganomics days, which allowed him to hit one brutal AA on top of the steel steps in the middle of the ring.

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