10 most overrated matches in WWE in 2017

#4 Roman Reigns vs John Cena, No Mercy

Cena vs. Reigns was good, but a far cry from great.

In the fall, WWE made unusual decision to hotshot two of its biggest prospective feuds quite suddenly, and well away from any of the traditional big four PPVs where dream matches typically go down. The die was cast for No Mercy to feature Brock Lesnar vs. Braun Strowman, as well as Roman Reigns vs. John Cena.

Cena-Reigns benefited from an impassioned worked shoot build in which Cena and Reigns traded barbs centred on Reigns replacing Cena as the face of the company, and Cena suggesting he wasn’t ready. The two traded barbs in a number of Raw promo segments before locking horns on PPV.

WWE tried to sell this match as a classic. To be fair, it was a good back and forth match, and both men did look like stars. The trouble is, that each man has much better matches on his resume against guys like AJ Styles and Seth Rollins.

Cena-Reigns felt largely like a paint by numbers big match scenario, complete with trading finishers, close two counts, and drawing competing chants from the crowd. It was a solid enough three-star affair, but a far cry from the five-star classic some fans would have you believe it was.