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7. Rusev Vs. John Cena (2015)
The All-American babyface hero versus the foreign menace.
It's a story as old as wrestling itself and was the perfect vehicle for John Cena and the ascendant Rusev at the start of 2015, a sort of 80s throwback with a modern twist.
The first part of the match was all Rusev, as he used his strength and power (and surprising agility with his flying kicks) to wear Big Match John down. Now obviously, if you've seen one John Cena match you know he wasn't going to give up, and he fought valiantly from underneath and hit his usual, trying to lock in the STFU and hitting an FU for a close two.
Rusev wouldn't stay down and countered a top rope leg drop into a Powerbomb before slapping on the Accolade. That didn't quite get it done, but a swift kick to the Marines behind the refs back did the trick.
The referee stopped the match, meaning Cena never gave up (can you imagine?), as the champ retained by TKO.
It was an impressive performance and a big victory for Rusev, who was feeling so good about himself he set about looking at tank rental sites in preparation for WrestleMania.
Written by Lewis Howse
Features journalist for Cultaholic.com and script writer for the Cultaholic YouTube Channel.
