Ranking 6 Best John Cena Matches At WWE Extreme Rules
The event where Cena usually proves he's tough as nails.
On April 26th, 2015 John Cena will face off against Rusev for the way more coveted as of late U.S. Championship. The pair have both traded wins at the two previous Pay-Per-Views. This third and probably final match in their series will be settled in a Russian Chain Match. If Rusev wants to walk away from the event as U.S. Champion then it might serve him well to study Cena's efforts in previous Extreme Rules matches.
John Cena has an impressive history at the Extreme Rules event, both in regards to his win-loss record and to his body of work. With 6 years in existence and Cena wrestling a match each year, he has racked up 4 wins, 1 loss, and 1 no contest decision. That lone loss was due to a cage escape decision, one of the most protected ways to lose in the wrestling industry.
The workrate of all of these matches are superb. Only one really can be regarded as below average. Most critics would regard at least 4 of the other 5 matches as above average. And the top match on this list is a classic that was rated 4.5 out of 5 stars by Dave Meltzer.
The following are all 6 of Cena's Extreme Rules matches, ranked from worst to best...
6. Submission Match vs. Big Show (2009)
John Cena and The Big Show came into the inaguaral Extreme Rules Pay Per View after having a few meetings at the two previous big events.
Show interfered in Cena's match against Edge at Backlash and slammed him into a gigantic light. The following month Cena would defeat Big Show at Judgment Day. The two are now meeting in a Submission Match since Cena unsuccessfully put Show in his STF on three different occasions.
The match itself put Big Show in the typical role of the giant that he his. John would attempt a running bulldog on one occasion and would get thrown clear across and out of the ring. Cena would be on offense very little during this match.
The ending came after John was able to hook Big Show's leg in the ropes to aid him in his STF. That would prove too much for the giant as he tapped out.
The match was incredibly slow and never really felt like it took off. The polite New Orleans crowd simply chose to be silent throughout most of the middle of the match whereas a rowdier crowd would have made up creative chants to entertain themselves.
This wasn't blatantly terrible but it was John Cena's worst Extreme Rules match.