10 Best WWE Backlash Matches Of All Time

10. Edge vs John Cena – Backlash 2009

WWE would very much like you to think that John Cena’s greatest rival is Randy Orton. I think they’re destined to do this forever says WWE, nudging you in the ribs, do you get the reference, they’ll say, it’s from Face Off. But Cena’s actual best rival is Edge.

The two really bring out the best in each other, be it their SummerSlam match, their amazing TLC match at Unforgiven, or this, a Last Man Standing match featuring John Cena where *checks notes* he actually f*cking loses! Well, how do you do.

Honestly, it’s a modern era Last Man Standing match, which means the match stops every few minutes for some tedious referee dinner theatre, but the spots in between are joyous. Cena yeeting the steel steps at Edge, Edge getting AAed into the crowd, and the closing spot of Cena getting yeeted into a spotlight like he was a bunch of steel steps. Last Man Standing matches, as we’ll soon see, live and die on their spots, and this one had some good ‘uns.

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