10 Best WWE TLC Matches EVER - According To Dave Meltzer
5. Edge Vs John Cena (Unforgiven 2006, ****1/4)
A gripping finale to their original series, John Cena and Edge's Toronto tour de force was a rites of passage for 'The Champ' as he sought to beat the WWE Champion at his own game.
Largely unimpeded by anybody else in his maiden year as the company's brave new home, John Cena had only found true opposition in the form of a red hot 'Rated-R Superstar', with Edge twice managing to finagle his way into the WWE Title picture by screwing with 'Big Match John'.
His second reign had kicked off with a win over then-Champion Rob Van Dam, but Edge had proved too slippery for Cena since, adding further stakes to what was announced as the challengers last chance at the prize.
Not fancying a move back to SmackDown at the time, Cena was positioned unfamiliarly as an underdog, both in his desperation to win and in the body of the contest itself. Considered a TLC veteran for good reason, Edge combined his natural wile with fierce tenacity, propped up further by the boisterous support of his home town crowd.
It wasn't enough. Never giving up, Cena overcame the odds before doing such a thing was one of his most tired cliches. His triumphant FU on Edge through two tables represented a fresh anointment as 'the man'.