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John Cena has wrestled at WWE Survivor Series dating all the way back to 2003. This Saturday, Cena competes in his final Survivor Series, defending the Intercontinental Championship against Dominik Mysterio. Out of all eleven matches Cena has been in so far at the WWE’s biggest fall event, it’s tough to debate which of his Survivor Series matches were his best. Recapping all of his greatest Survivor Series matches, here are Cena’s top five.<\/p>\n

#5: Cena vs. Angle: WWE Championship (Survivor Series 2005)<\/h2>\n

Throughout the latter half of 2005, John Cena faced Kurt Angle, who was a thorn in his side. For months, then RAW General Manager Eric Bischoff showed his desire not to want Cena as the WWE Champion. When his initial plan of Chris Jericho beating Cena didn’t work, he decided to bring in Kurt Angle.<\/p>\n

Angle was a big challenge for Cena, as Cena lost to Angle more times than he had defeated him. At first, Angle beat Cena at Unforgiven (2005) via disqualification, but failed to win the gold.<\/p>\n

Angle’s second attempt came at Taboo Tuesday when he was in a triple threat match against John Cena and Shawn Michaels. Since Angle wasn’t pinned, Bischoff awarded him another title match<\/a>, but with Daivari as special guest referee. This match featured so many cluster moments with Daivari officiating the bout.<\/p>\n

With Daivari blatantly costing Cena chances to beat Angle, Cena was fed up and beat down Daivari, removing him from the match. The match went on as every referee entering the match would get knocked out until a SmackDown referee came in to call Cena beating Angle right down the middle.<\/p>\n

#4: John Cena & The Rock vs. The Miz & R-Truth: Never Before, Never Again (Survivor Series 2011)<\/h2>\n

Never in WWE had fans ever thought that The Rock and John Cena would go toe to toe with each other. With planning a year in advance for John Cena against The Rock to take place at WrestleMania 28, both men had a roadblock to overcome.<\/p>\n

A month before this legendary tag team match, The Miz and R-Truth cost Cena to win back the WWE Championship, leading Cena to a difficult crossroads. Cena had to find a partner to help combat The Miz and R-Truth. Not having any allies he could rely on, he called the one person whom he intensely disliked. Cena chose The Rock to be his partner.<\/p>\n

This match put Rock and Cena to the test to see if they can coexist as a team before their historic match at WrestleMania. With this match being the main event at Survivor Series in Madison Square Garden, the crowd was going wild for “The Great One”. It was The Rock’s first match since WrestleMania 20. The Rock made no misses, hitting smooth hip tosses and successfully executing any maneuver from his move set.<\/p>\n

Throughout the whole match, Cena had a hard time getting to his partner. Eventually, Cena was able to tag The Rock in, leading to victory for the unlikely duo. Unfortunately for Cena, The Rock hit him with a Rock Bottom to deliver a message for WrestleMania.<\/p>\n

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#3: John Cena vs. Triple H vs. Shawn Michaels: WWE Championship Triple Threat Match (Survivor Series 2009)<\/h2>\n

John Cena has a long history with both Triple H and Shawn Michaels. Defeating both of these Hall of Famers at back-to-back WrestleManias, both members of D-Generation X had something to prove, which was taking the WWE Championship off Cena’s hands.<\/p>\n

At the beginning of the match, Shawn Michaels shocked the fans by hitting a Sweet Chin Music to Triple H. Shawn showed that it was more about the title than friendship. It also put Cena to a greater advantage as he officially felt it was every man for themself.<\/p>\n

Even though Michaels tried removing Triple H from the equation, it still wasn’t enough to win and become champion. Per usual, Cena prevailed against the odds by pinning Triple H to retain his WWE Title.<\/p>\n

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#2: Chris Jericho vs. John Cena: World Heavyweight Championship (Survivor Series 2008)<\/h2>\n

John Cena had such a journey in 2008. At first, he made a miraculous return from a severe shoulder injury. Cena surprisingly returned at the Royal Rumble and ended up winning the said match. Although Cena failed to regain the WWE Title he never lost at WrestleMania, it didn’t stop him from pursuing gold later in the year.<\/p>\n

At SummerSlam, Cena suffered another awful injury when he broke his neck during his match with Batista. With the high possibility of Cena being out again for a long time, he made another miraculous comeback three months later.<\/p>\n

This return match for John Cena was his biggest as the event was in his home state, Massachusetts. He came back, going against Chris Jericho, and he was not going to win the match easily.<\/p>\n

Jericho made sure he pulled all the stops, whether it involved hitting Codebreakers or persistently holding the Walls of Jericho; Cena was still able to fight through. Cena finished this brutal match by hitting Jericho with the Attitude Adjustment. This win was monumental for Cena as he became World Heavyweight Champion for the first time in his career.<\/p>\n

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#1: Team Cena vs. Team Authority (Survivor Series 2014)<\/h2>\n

Out of all of the elimination matches Cena partakes in at Survivor Series, this specific match was his top one. The stipulation was that if Team Authority loses, then Triple H and Stephanie McMahon must leave the WWE. Cena’s team was at odds with The Authority due to one of Cena’s partners, Big Show, betraying Cena by hitting him with the WMD. Seth Rollins would take advantage of this betrayal by pinning Cena to eliminate him from his match.<\/p>\n

Cena’s elimination left Dolph Ziggler alone to go against the remaining three members of Team Authority. Ziggler was pulling up a fight as he eliminated Luke Harper and Kane. When it was down to Ziggler and Rollins, Triple H took matters into his own hands by hitting Ziggler with a Pedigree.<\/p>\n

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The moment the referee counted the pin for Rollins, Sting made his debut in the WWE, and he sure made his mark. Sting hit Triple H with a Scorpion Death Drop and rolled Ziggler on top of Rollins for the pin. This gave Cena’s team the victory as Ziggler was the sole survivor. Cena came to the stage to congratulate Ziggler and celebrate the team’s victory.<\/p>\n

What do you believe were John Cena’s best Survivor Series matches? Leave your comments below.<\/em><\/h4>\n

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