John Cena's Greatest Matches of All Time

John Cena vs Shawn Michaels

2) WWE Champion John Cena vs Shawn Michaels at Raw, 2007

John Cena had just defended his prestigious title against HBK at Wrestle Mania in an absolute classic of a match. But the match that followed on the April 23^rd edition of Raw was in every way better than possibly imagined. The greatest all round wrestler in the history of wrestling, Shawn Michaels gave a classical performance that bellied his advanced age. The young champion was not to be intimidated, but rose up to the occasion in spectacular fashion before eventually being put to the sword by the veteran. It was a hour long grueling match up, the longest in Raw history and far and away the greatest ever match in Raw’s history. It was unimaginable that the WWE would’ve given away such a great match on free TV and they seemed to have learned from their mistake as we haven’t seen such a match since outside a PPV.

1) WWE Champion John Cena vs CM Punk at Money in the Bank, 2011

Cena was, by now, no stranger to hostile crowds and knew what to expect at Punk’s hometown of Chicago. But, the reaction of pure hatred and relentless booing might’ve even had an effect on Cena. This match is arguably the biggest match on the list and had an extra significance to the result, as Punk’s contract was going to expire that night and he threatened to walk out of WWE with its most coveted asset. Under the pressure of colossal expectations, both men put up one of the greatest matches in WWE history. It received praises from critics all over and they called it one of the best matches in the WWE for a long time. It was given a perfect five star rating by the famous Dave Metzler magazine, the first WWE match to get such a rating in 14 years. Punk eventually won the match after the chaos caused by the interference of Mr. McMahon and John Laurinaitis, and left the company with the title.