10 WWE Main Event Feuds That Didn't End At WrestleMania
8. John Bradshaw Layfield Vs John Cena
John Cena's ascent to WWE's summit at WrestleMania 21 was long-assured after over a year building momentum as the top babyface on Smackdown long before a backlash had ever even teased making an appearance.
However, his victory over outgoing WWE Champion John Bradshaw Layfield was something of a disappointment, going a measly 11 minutes and slotting in deservedly as a semi-main event underneath Raw's World Title clash.
The reasons for the rather understated dethroning of the 'longest reigning WWE champion in Smackdown history' became a little more apparent when the storyline continued in earnest, with JBL promptly forcing a rematch and denouncing Cena's reign almost instantly when he unveiled the controversial 'spinner' title belt.
With the company about to enter a prolonged state of flux thanks to a weeks-long draft lottery between Raw and Smackdown, the feud needed resolving, and was done so in grand fashion at May's Judgment Day pay-per-view.
Delivering the genuine headline attraction they probably should have unleashed at WrestleMania itself, the two had an absorbing 'I Quit' brawl in which Cena bled a gusher and threatened Bradshaw with a humongous exhaust pipe to scare him into quitting.