Zachary FenellBest of the Decade: John Cena vs Edge (Unforgiven 2006)
October 23rd 2009 15:28
With John Cena’s match with Randy Orton at Bragging Rights this Sunday, John Cena/Edge from Unforgiven 2006 seems to be an appropriate match to analyze for my first “Best of the Decade” posts. Just like this Sunday, at Unforgiven 2006 John Cena’s career on Raw was in jeopardy. If John Cena didn’t win the WWE Title from Edge John Cena would have to leave the Raw brand.
The build for this match is what makes the bout standout. John Cena wanted one last shot at the WWE Championship but the champion Edge was only willing to give him a title match on Edge’s terms. Edge said the match would a TLC match, a match John Cena never wrestled in and a match Edge had never lost. To make matters worse for John Cena the match would take place in Edge’s hometown. To top everything off if John Cena lost he would have to leave Raw. The stipulations worked well in building anticipation towards the match.
The match itself delivered. Both men took some hard hitting blows and were part of some unbelievable spots. What took the match from good to great was the crowd. The crowd could best be described as Canadian Stampede like (when The Hart Foundation wrestled Stone Cold Steve Austin, Ken Shamrock, Goldust, and Legion of Doom). I know for sure the Edge/John Cena Unforgiven 2006 match can be found on “The Ladder Match” DVD. However, I’m not sure what other DVDs the match is on, perhaps the Edge DVD compilation?
The build for this match is what makes the bout standout. John Cena wanted one last shot at the WWE Championship but the champion Edge was only willing to give him a title match on Edge’s terms. Edge said the match would a TLC match, a match John Cena never wrestled in and a match Edge had never lost. To make matters worse for John Cena the match would take place in Edge’s hometown. To top everything off if John Cena lost he would have to leave Raw. The stipulations worked well in building anticipation towards the match.
The match itself delivered. Both men took some hard hitting blows and were part of some unbelievable spots. What took the match from good to great was the crowd. The crowd could best be described as Canadian Stampede like (when The Hart Foundation wrestled Stone Cold Steve Austin, Ken Shamrock, Goldust, and Legion of Doom). I know for sure the Edge/John Cena Unforgiven 2006 match can be found on “The Ladder Match” DVD. However, I’m not sure what other DVDs the match is on, perhaps the Edge DVD compilation?
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