WWE: Ranking The Rock's 10 WrestleMania Matches - From Worst To Best

7. WrestleMania 28 vs. John Cena

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50t7viFZeZc This is the only WrestleMania match of The Rock's that I've seen in person because I made the trip to Miami in 2012. Great city. You should go if you can. As for the show, it was pretty solid and I have to admit there was a big match feel for this one unlike any match I had ever seen in person before. Did it live up to the hype? Not really. The best thing I can tell you about being there live was that the entire stadium was loud during the duration of the match. There were chants from beginning to end with "Let's Go Cena/Cena Sucks" being the main one, but also chants for Rocky, Fruity Pebbles and Boots To Asses among others. I doubt I was the only one to notice that The Rock appeared to be winded after about ten minutes. You could tell there were spots in there where he was taking his time to catch his breath. Later in the match, Rock got a second wind. He had a lot of energy as they put on an entertaining finishing sequence. Cena showed a lot of toughness coming back from everything and Rock showed a lot of heart by holding on while Cena had him in the STF for nearly two minutes as well. Rock ended up catching him with a Rock Bottom I liked this better than their match a year later. Maybe it was because it was fresher and when they did it 2013 we had seen a lot of the spots before. Lastly, I find it comical that WWE billed as "Once in a Lifetime" when they knew full well that they were doing it a year later. Rock revealed that after the WM29 match. Clever advertising hook, WWE. Well done.
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