12 Incredible Recent Matches To Get You Back Into WWE

5. Daniel Bryan vs. John Cena - WWE Championship Match - SummerSlam 2013

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x13k5oj_wwe-summerslam-2013-john-cena-vs-daniel-bryan-wwe-championship_sport The original rise of Daniel Bryan took place in the summer of 2013 and was to culminate with his WWE Championship match against John Cena at SummerSlam, the second biggest pay-per-view event of the year. Cena had handpicked Bryan as his opponent, something the Mr. McMahon character was not overly thrilled with. The idea of a bearded "troll" as his company's top star and champion was not an appealing one. He and son-in-law Triple H argued for weeks to the point that the Game made himself referee for the match to ensure that the match was fair. In the biggest match of his career to that point, Bryan looked every bit of Cena's equal. With the injured triceps and elbow of Cena protected by a special pad, Bryan zeroed in on the target and brutalized it. The champion, motivated by Bryan's abilities and the crowd's chants of "you can't wrestle," delivered a gritty performance that solidified his status as one of the best big match workers in the sport. With every move that Bryan executed, the crowd in Los Angeles grew louder in their support for the Aberdeen native. By the time he caught Cena with a kick to the head and followed it up with a running knee to the face, the crowd came unglued. They celebrated his victory as pyrotechnics exploded and confetti fell from the ceiling. Of course, as history would tell us, that title reign was short-lived thanks to a betrayal from Triple H that would set up an eight-month journey back to the championship for Bryan. Still, an outstanding match that saw Cena put over Bryan as cleanly as possible, legitimizing him for the casual fans in the process.