We all have our dream matches, matches that we'd like to see before our favourite competitor retires or gets injured.
John Cena in a career spanning just over 14 years, has faced everyone ranging from The Rock to Kevin Federline, but believe it or not there are still some dream matches to be had for the 15-time World Champion, and where else would these matches take place? No Mercy? Nah, Wrestlemania 33.
5: The Undertaker
The match that has been a decade in the making. The two most synonymous names with WWE today could finally lock horns at the tail end of their careers. A dream match that will bring viewers back to the product for sure. It would be fitting for Taker's last match to be against Cena due to their similar & unparalleled career trajectories. The Undertaker has been an ever-present mythical figure in wrestling that has maintained kayfabe whilst outlasting several generations.
The Undertaker is one of the greats and one of the most consistent performers in history, Wrestlemania is his kingdom. His match has always been one of the main events, the streak became synonymous with Wrestlemania. Now that's gone it's just an honour to face him and a match vs. John Cena would be the focus of the card regardless of who's fighting for the title.
How would we book this match? easy. Two of the biggest names in wrestling history existing in the same era facing each other, it doesn't even need a storyline. But for narrative purposes....we'll have Cena state that he's never experienced the mythical presence of the Undertaker at Wrestlemania, let him say that it's one of the only things he has left to complete in his career and he needs to do it to solidify his status as one of the greats.
4: Shinsuke Nakamura
Are these the two most charismatic superstars in the WWE today? Possibly.
He's the main event of NXT today, it's time to let him take on the main event of WWE for the past decade. Nakamura in a recent interview stated his desire to face Cena at Wrestlemania one day. This would allow him to become the first Japanese man to headline Wrestlemania. What better way to introduce yourself to an international audience than to take on the 15-time World Champion.
The face of WWE vs. the face of Japanese wrestling. This would be a bout with worldwide appeal that clashes the two pinnacle cultures of professional wrestling today. That would be the selling point of the feud, the man who has dominated the USA versus the man who embodies wrestling in Japan. The man who was basically the John Cena of Japan faces the man himself, imitator vs. the master.
3: AJ Styles
The face that runs the place taking on his enemy the man who is 2-0 up against Cena. Only one way to settle it, at Cena's playground, Wrestlemania.
John Cena has elevated Styles into a main event star, whenever Cena puts someone over it means something. Cena a while back said that the future of the WWE will have to go through him first and why not elevate Styles more at the grandest stage of them all.
The WWE could build this up over the year as Styles being the one man John Cena hasn't been able to get one over on, it could be another Rock-Cena II redemption storyline that eventually puts both men over.
2: Samoa Joe
Monster heel? Cena? Surely not a burial. No. As we've seen recently, Cena puts people over. Here's another, another guy with a LENGTHY future in the business, a feud with Cena will kick-start Joe's main event career.
Joe has been on a roll this year, consistently main eventing the NXT brand against a rotation of top guys. What better way to introduce yourself to the WWE Universe than by taking on the cash cow of sports entertainment. Look at Kevin Owens, he had the most impactful PPV debut in anyone in history, now he's a star.
The feud could be built up through Joe debuting on SDLive at Survivor Series and specifically targeting John Cena, labelling him as the 'bane' of his life throughout his career. Everything Joe did in TNA was either stolen or overshadowed by Cena and he's always wanted to prove that 'Indy' guys could hang with the larger than life characters of WWE.
1: Roman Reigns
The literal embodiment of a 'passing of the torch' match. The head of the house vs. the young lion seeking to dethrone him. John Cena vs. Roman Reigns has been speculated to happen ever since the Samoan received his monster push at the start of 2014. He's a star and for him to become the star he has to prove his worth against the gatekeeper of the past 10 years.
Reigns in the past has said some pretty defamatory things about the 15x World Champion stating that he's 'better-looking than Cena' and way 'more cooler' than him. Cena has also stated his intention of facing Reigns one day to see if "he's really as good as he thinks he is." This match has everything the WWE wants from a main event; fan interest, star power and long-term implications. And even if you don't want to see this match for its 'wrestling potential' wouldn't it be interesting just to see who the WWE Universe actually cheers?
How would we book this match I hear you say? Yes, Roman's on RAW and Cena's on SmackDown but an intra-brand mega-bout would have so much star power. It would heighten the rivalry between the two shows. The storyline could be SmackDown needing to prove they're no longer the B-show and Roman needing to show Stephanie McMahon why he's this generation's John Cena. The face of the RAW versus the face of SmackDown, only one brand can win.
This match change WWE forever.
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