5 best main events in WWE Extreme Rules history

Extreme Rules has been a WWE pay-per-view tradition since the inaugural event in 2009
Extreme Rules has been a WWE pay-per-view tradition since the inaugural event in 2009

#4 Bray Wyatt vs Finn Balor vs Roman Reigns vs Samoa Joe vs Seth Rollins - Extreme Rules match (WWE Extreme Rules 2017)

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Extreme Rules 2017 saw Universal Champion Brock Lesnar refuse to defend his WWE Universal Championship at the event.

To counteract this, Monday Night RAW General Manager Kurt Angle announced that the show would be main-evented by a number one contender's match to determine Lesnar's next Title challenger.

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Angle selected five of RAW's top superstars to face off in a Fatal-5 Way Extreme Rules match. These WWE Superstars consisted of Roman Reigns, Bray Wyatt, Seth Rollins, Samoa Joe and Finn Balor.

It was an exhilarating rollercoaster from start to end. The closing moments of the match saw Samoa Joe lock in the Coquina Clutch on Finn Balor, causing Balor to pass out and give Joe the shock victory.

This booked Samoa Joe's opportunity to challenge Brock Lesnar for the Universal Championship at the upcoming Great Balls of Fire pay-per-view event.


#3 John Cena vs Batista - WWE Championship Last Man Standing Match (WWE Extreme Rules 2010)

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John Cena and Batista's rise to the top of the WWE card seemingly parallels each other. Both men won their first WWE World Championships in featured matches at WrestleMania 21 and went on to become the respective faces of Monday Night RAW and Friday Night SmackDown.

The two juggernauts clashed in a featured match at WrestleMania 26 that saw the Cenation leader defeat Batista to capture the WWE Championship once again.

The WrestleMania rematch took place at Extreme Rules 2010, in which Cena defended the WWE Championship against The Animal in a Last Man Standing match.

After a physical encounter, Cena used some ingenious tactics to keep Batista off his feet in their contest. The leader of the Cenation duct-taped the former Evolution member's legs to the steel ring post.

This prevented Batista from being able to make it to his feet before the count of ten, thus allowing Cena pick a victory and retain his WWE Championship in the process.

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