5. John Cena vs Randy Orton vs Shawn Michaels vs Edge – Backlash 2007

There is no better example of the WWE’s 2007 product than this match. Cena, Michaels, Edge & Orton ruled much of the landscape throughout the year of 2007, being the centre piece of most major storylines, angles & the years best matches without question.

Both Cena & Michaels were hot off the heels of not just an extremely underrated Wrestlemania 23 encounter (which everyone should also check out), but a near 60-minute war in London, England which to this day remains one of the best free-TV matches to have ever been produced across any wrestling company you can think of. Edge & Orton meanwhile were on the verge of implosion as their Rated-RKO tandem was reaching its end, all of these elements combined lead to a classic.

The match itself played off every character’s strengths & weaknesses to a key, utilizing the tensions between the friends turned bitter enemies and crafting a contest filled with gripping near-falls and some of the tensest moments you could imagine. Few saw the current champion Cena actually losing the title on this day, but predictability doesn’t detract from a fantastic main event with one of the most sudden and out-of-nowhere endings I can remember seeing which I will avoid spoiling to maintain that excitement for those who are yet to see this incredible display of storytelling.

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