10 WWE Classics That Never Should Have Worked
1. John Cena Vs JBL (Judgment Day 2005)
Had John Cena and John Bradshaw Layfield actually played a blinder by playing down their abilities on WWE's 'Grandest Stage?'
The pair had underwhelmed underneath a blockbuster card, assembling a nothing television match when the biggest main event-calibre match of either man's career was the required encounter. It turned out they'd elected to save everything for the much-needed rematch just two months later.
With expectations diminished after the 'Show Of Shows' stinker and an 'I Quit' stipulation that had flattered to deceive over the years, the former and current WWE Champion went to all-out war over the company's richest prize in one of the only bloodthirsty brawls in Cena's mostly-PG career. At long last, Layfield had rich chemistry with a babyface rather than being required to play a total chickensh*t, and cheated, kicked and screamed his way to near-victory before the world was aware of Cena's inhuman recuperative powers.
Soaked in claret and armed with half a car, Cena rounded on the Texan to make him quit out of fear, rather than submission. Serving both characters and a rabid audience, the gripping display was an unqualified success.