25 Best John Cena Matches
19. Vs. Cesaro - WWE Raw (February 17, 2014)
Cesaro has had many ups and downs in his WWE career, but one of his first brushes with the main event came in early 2014, when he qualified for the WWE Championship Elimination Chamber match. On the episode of Raw prior to the Elimination Chamber event, Cena and Cesaro met in a singles match, and both men ended up showing WWE fans just what they could do.
Cesaro started the match with a series of simple maneuvers to weaken Cena, then furthered his advantage with a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker. Cena came back with a Five Knuckle Shuffle, but Cesaro stayed competitive, hitting a devastating European Uppercut. Cena managed to evade the Cesaro Swing twice, but the third attempt was successful and left the 14-time world champion reeling. Still, he managed to come back with an AA attempt, but Cesaro escaped. Cena retaliated with a clothesline and hit the AA for the win, but both men impressed many in 19 amazing minutes of Raw action.