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5. The Miz (Vs. John Cena) - WrestleMania XXVII

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WrestleMania XXVII was not one for the ages. 

Outside of The Undertaker and Triple H's bruising battle (and perhaps Cody Rhodes and Rey Mysterio's decent scrap), everything was either disappointing or downright bad. 

That included the main event, one of the weakest in WrestleMania history, as unlikely WWE Champion The Miz successfully defended his title against John Cena, thanks to an assist from show host The Rock. 

A heel retaining his title in the 'Mania main event is never the preferred ending, especially when it's Miz, who most people never bought in that spot anyway. 

And while I appreciate this was bang in the middle of the CenaWinsLOL era and that a section of the fanbase was burned out on Big Match John, he should have regained the title on this night. 

While the manner of the loss was done more to help build up to Cena clashing with The Rock at the next year's show, that could have been achieved in any number of different ways. 

In a perfect world, Cena would have won, then The People's Champion could have come to ringside to present him with the title personally, only to drop it before doing so and blast Cena with a Rock Bottom instead. 

Cena's your champ, WrestleMania has a 'happy' ending and you've set the scene for Rock and Cena's year-long rivalry. 

Naturally, Cena won the title at Extreme Rules the following month, in a Triple Threat Cage Match with Miz and John Morrison, where Miz wasn't even protected and was the man pinned anyway. 

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