25 Best WWE Raw Matches Ever
19. John Cena Vs Cesaro (February 17th, 2014)
Cesaro was on the precipice of a massive babyface turn when he went move for move with 'Big Match John' in one of his last matches as a member of Zeb Colter's 'Real Americans.
'The Swiss Superman' had snuck into the Elimination Chamber main event that month, and came within a whisker of toppling chamber-mate Cena in a contest that solidified the justification to include him at all.
WWE always trumpeted the structure as a sheer test of endurance, but both appeared to push themselves even further to win an ordinarily routine television match. In a unique twist, the company played on the locale to further the arc. Their conditioning as tested by the Denver, Colorado altitude, adding evocative heft to the fatigue and ungodly feats of strength from the freakish gym-friends.
With several memorable spots (including a jaw-dropping superplex from the outside into the ring from Cesaro) this forgotten epic should have elevated the 'King of Swing' as much as his Andre The Giant Battle Royal win a month later was supposed to. That they'd have tribute sequels to this original during Cena's US Open Challenge streak in 2015 only magnified Cesaro's stalled trajectory.