Ranking Every Triple H WrestleMania Match From Worst To Best

7. Vs. John Cena - WrestleMania 22

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A match so good it was very nearly ran back 12-months on and barring The Game going down with yet another shredded quad in the lead-up to 'Mania 23, you wouldn't have bet against the pair tearing the house down once again on The Grandest Stage.

But sticking with the bout that actually did go down, Cena's first major obstacle as undoubtedly the company's number #1 babyface didn't just manifest itself in the form of a star who'd already held his own in the main event on multiple occasions. The soon-to-be Face That Runs the Place also had to overcome a crowd that'd already grown a little tired of WWE's heavy-handed pushing of the all-conquering purveyor of Hustle, Loyalty, and Respect.

Yet, even with the crowd eerily foreshadowing the atmosphere The Game would experience against The Big Dog a decade later, these two gladiators would lace together a simple but effective, big-hitting dogfight, with The Game's so-close-but-yet-so-far attempt to escape the climactic STF being another under-appreciated gem.

The true MVP of this one was the Chicago faithful, though, roaring with delight for every King of Kings counter and exploding with venom every time the WWE Champion looked to be closing in on his first successful 'Mania defence.

And for a change, Trips lost LOL.

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