10 Times A Wrestler Went On An Insane Streak Of Matches

10. John Cena's US Title Open Challenge

John Cena's 2015 United States Title run was pivotal to his legacy.

When he returns now, it is to a unanimously positive crowd response once thought impossible. WWE had to create a new vernacular to normalise his divided crowd reaction.

It doesn't happen without the Open Challenge that proved Cena capable of wrestling as a true champion in the traditional role. He elevated that legacy by elevating his opponents and the title itself to a level of prestige it has never developed under the WWE umbrella.

Once so clumsy and or wilfully unwilling in that role, in 2015, Cena tacitly put those men over by working to their strengths. His mini-series with Cesaro was particularly great; he looked totally overwhelmed by his opponent, because Cesaro matched his obscene strength but accelerated well beyond his pace and pure in-ring craft. After a decade of rote formula, he worked inspiredly to mount a more immersive and productive comeback. There was a real elegance to Cena's work in this period that wasn't merely powerful for the novelty of Cena, in stunning contrast to a Triple H or Randy Orton, working a more futuristic style.

Sami Zayn; Seth Rollins: Kevin Owens: if those men never truly lived up the expectations placed on them by WWE fans, it has as much to do with Cena's aberrational brilliance as institutional rot.