John Cena vs. Shawn Michaels — WrestleMania 23
Shawn Michaels came back after 9 years to battle the WWE Champion, John Cena. What occurred was a classic WWE match as Cena was stretched to his limits and both wrestlers found ways to reverse their opponent’s signature moves. While Cena avoided the Sweet Chin Music, Michaels squirmed his way out of the Attitude Adjustment and the STF. Cena endured and at the height of the action, he finally caught Michaels in a incapacitating STF to get the submission victory on The Grandest Stage of Them All. This was Cena’s moment where he showed the rest of the world that could battle it out with the best of them on The Showcase of the Immortals.
Money in the Bank Ladder Match — WrestleMania 21
When there was a ladder match on The Grandest Stage of Them, you just knew it was going to be great. And this battle looked like a Michael Bay movie come alive, which was thrilling to say the least. Fifteen pure minutes of spontaneous carnage led to Edge coming out on top — cementing his role as a villain — but it was Shelton Benjamin who defied physics and stole the show. The man ran up a diagonal ladder to deliver a diving clothesline to Jericho. This was the epitome of a Hollywood summer blockbuster.