John Cena vs Randy Orton: Top 5 best singles matches

#1 Bragging Rights 2009

John Cena sets up Randy Orton for the Attitude Adjustment.

Truth be told, I wouldn't classify any of the aforementioned matches between John Cena and Randy Orton as anything more than very good. But this bout in particular from 2009's Bragging Rights pay-per-view stands out among them all as a classic content of the modern age.

For months, Cena and Orton traded the WWE Championship back and forth in a series of unforgettable matches, but at Bragging Rights, it was time for the rivalry to culminate once and for all in an Iron Man match. Prior to this point, it had been nearly four years since we saw a match of this kind held in WWE, so it was a special situation and this storied feud was worthy of being blown off in it.

They managed to achieve the impossible by maintaining an entertaining pace throughout and keeping the crowd engaged the entire time. With mere seconds left on the clock, Cena forced Orton to tap out to the STF to clinch his seventh world championship.