25 Best WWE Raw Matches Ever
4. John Cena Vs CM Punk (February 25th, 2013)
Though he's stood across from the deepest and most diverse talent roster in industry history over the past 16 years, there's been few opponents to bring the absolute best out of John Cena quite like CM Punk. And that's not to discredit 'Big Match John' - he extracted an extra special layer from the 'Voice Of The Voiceless' too.
The stakes weren't quite as high as their legendary Money In The Bank 2011 WWE Title scorcher (though a WrestleMania 29 headliner against The Rock did await the winner), but that's perhaps what made this Raw rematch even better - they both established enough suspense to make it somehow seem an even bigger occasion.
The match was an acid test for an acidic Punk. He knew he'd be paired with The Undertaker at the 'Show Of Shows', required there as he was here to muster doubt in a result most assumed nailed on. Unhappy with the outcome, he used the contest to protest his position in an unwinable war.
Refusing to lose to each other's greatest hits, Cena somehow survived a Punk piledriver, before astonishingly busting out an imperfectly perfect hurricanrana to set up the match-winning Attitude Adjustment.