The Rock's WrestleMania Matches - From Worst To Best
4. Vs. John Cena - WrestleMania XXVIII
Professional wrestling is a unique art form. It is a form where technical ability can often work against a match. If Dean Malenko and Chad Gable, for example, go out and put on a 25-minute technical masterpiece, the crowd will most likely not give it the respect it deserves unless there is a story to it. On the other hand, a match can arguably be lacking on the technical side but more than make up for it in story, occasion and feel. The Rock vs. John Cena is one of the best examples of the latter in history. We had two genuine icons of professional wrestling, facing off on the biggest stage of them all after an entire year's worth of build. By the time the match came around the tension could have been cut by the bluntest of knives. Just seeing the two men standing off against each other in the ring was enough for some. The most shocking thing about the match was the finish. Watching this live I was convinced that Cena would win, seeing as Rock was more movie star than professional wrestler at this point. When Rock kipped up to deliver one final Rock Bottom after Cena's failed attempt at a People's Five Knuckle Shuffle, I jumped up and cheered, hollered and celebrated.
Born in the middle of Wales in the middle of the 1980's, John can't quite remember when he started watching wrestling but he has a terrible feeling that Dino Bravo was involved. Now living in Prague, John spends most of his time trying to work out how Tomohiro Ishii still stands upright. His favourite wrestler of all time is Dean Malenko, but really it is Repo Man. He is the author of 'An Illustrated History of Slavic Misery', the best book about the Slavic people that you haven't yet read. You can get that and others from www.poshlostbooks.com.
