WWE Extreme Rules - Ranked From Worst To Best
2. 2011 - The Crowning Of Captain Charisma
WWE Extreme Rules 2011 is something of a forgotten classic show for the company. Coming hot on the heels of a fairly disappointing WrestleMania, (XXVII), Extreme Rules had a great chance to nail its colours to wall and put its hand up as a true return to form for World Wrestling Entertainment. It achieved this, and it managed to do so even with a seven-minute match containing three announcers.
Randy Orton and CM Punk opened the show in a Last Man Standing match, with Orton picking up the victory. The two had good chemistry and with the addition of the plunder put on a great little match to kick things off. Kofi Kingston bested Sheamus for the United States Championship after an epic Boom Drop through a table on the outside. Rey Mysterio and Cody Rhodes put on another fantastic match, with Rey picking up the win this time thanks in no small part to a little bit of mist.
The retirement of Edge just weeks earlier gave this show its most emotional moment though. With Edge vacating the World Heavyweight Championship it seemed that nothing would stop Alberto Del Rio from reaching his destiny. Del Rio didn't reckon on 'Captain Charisma' Christian however, and Edge's storyline brother would win his first World Championship in style, prevailing in a hyper-emotional ladder match between the two. Sure, Christian would lose the strap days later, but seeing him stand atop the ladder with the Big Gold Belt was a sight fans had clamoured for for years.
In the main event of the show, John Cena finally defeated The Miz for the WWE Championship in a triple threat cage match that also included John Morrison. Morrison was the star of the match, putting in a frankly incredible performance that should have seen him to greater heights in the company. He would be out of the company by the end of the year.