10 Times Wrestlers Abandoned Their Comfort Zone

10. Sixty Minute Man

Though there are those that believe John Cena 'can't wrestle', the accusations and chants now are mostly tongue-in-cheek, with Cena amassing a body of work able to rival some of the very best to step between the ropes.

But in 2007, he was still battling perceptions of his supposed inabilities, and despite a lengthy 2006 programme with Edge producing several engaging encounters and an riveting brawl with Umaga at January's Royal Rumble, Cena was still considered talentless by many.

It took guts then, to agree to an unannounced marathon encounter with Shawn Michaels that remains one of Cena's strongest ever matches and certainly a worthy contender amongst the lofty rivals in Shawn's 'best-of' selection.

Battling in a non-title rematch from the WrestleMania 23 main event weeks earlier, Cena and 'HBK' engaged in a frantic 56-minute encounter that was far superior to both Shawn's 1996 Iron Man Match with Bret Hart and Cena's with Randy Orton two years later.

After an absorbing contest, Michaels flipped out of a second F-U attempt to score with his second 'Sweet Chin Music' to collapse on top of 'The Champ' for the climactic victory. Irrefutably, John Cena could wrestle.