5 greatest post-WWE WrestleMania pay-per-views of all time

#3 WWE Extreme Rules 2012

Toutes les photos non censurées du combat John Cena Vs. Brock Lesnar aux Extreme Rules 2012 : http://t.co/9h9DvLYH pic.twitter.com/L2fPytEG

— catchfan (@catch_fan) April 30, 2012

WWE Extreme Rules 2012 was built around the return of Brock Lesnar. On the RAW after WrestleMania 28, Lesnar returned and attacked John Cena to set the stage for an Extreme Rules match on the post-WrestleMania pay-per-view. The two men brawled in an intense and bloody main event that became a wild spectacle.

In his first WWE match since becoming UFC Heavyweight Champion, Brock used his MMA skills in a convincing matter right at the start of this confrontation.

Lesnar's vicious beatdown on Cena was savage and left the Chicago fans in Allstate Arena shocked. However in the end, Cena was able to use his Thuganomics chain and an Attitude Adjustment on steel steps to get the win.

WWE Extreme Rules 2012 (Off The Top Rope - Episode #60) | http://t.co/mF36TuhMiD pic.twitter.com/icK8ywVgzK

— Voices of Wrestling (@voiceswrestling) May 9, 2014

The main event alone would be enough to place this pay-per-view on the list, but there were more memorable contests on the WWE Extreme Rules 2012 card.

CM Punk defeated Chris Jericho to retain the WWE Championship in a very good Chicago Street Fight that got a raucous reaction and outdid their WrestleMania 28 title match.

Besides those two brawls, Sheamus and Daniel Bryan battled in a two out of three falls match that evolved into a wrestling clinic.

The two superstars were only given 18 seconds at 'Mania, but quickly made everyone forget that with this masterpiece. Sheamus retained the World Heavyweight Championship two falls to one over Bryan.

Randy Orton defeated Kane in a fun Falls Count Anywhere opener to kick things off right. The rest of the card was just there for the most part.

Cody Rhodes regained the Intercontinental Championship over Big Show in a tables match after the giant stepped through a table in a very anticlimatic ending. Brodus Clay also beat Dolph Ziggler.

Ryback continued his undefeated streak in another handicap match, while Layla defeated Nikki Bella to win the WWE Divas Championship. With the top of the card featuring three fantastic yet different clashes, WWE Extreme Rules 2012 is by far the best iteration of this pay-per-view in the company's history.