50 Ups & 50 Downs For WWE's Decade: The 2010s

35. John Cena Vs John Laurinaitis, Over The Limit 2012

Big Show John Laurinaitis Over the Limit 2012
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A spiteful and predictable piece of sh*t that found WWE wilfully stewing in its own juices, John Cena's destruction of John Laurinaitis was charmless garbage that wasn't even his to have. The Raw and SmackDown GM's actual rival CM Punk was way too busy having a midcard (WWE Title) banger with Daniel Bryan to concern himself with this.

Obnoxious to a teeth-gnashing degree, Cena played not to the crowd in attendance but to the hyenas on the announce desk that clearly enjoyed watching their irritating colleague take a sh*tkicking. Or were told to if Vince McMahon happened to be popping half to death at ringside.

'The Champ' lost thanks a Big Show turn absolutely every f*cker in the audience and watching at home could see coming, and not just because the 7-footer was so massive. That getting to the finish took 17 minutes may be the biggest crime of all.

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