2 reasons why John Cena should become 17-time World Champion in 2019 and 2 reasons why he should not

John Cena is undoubtedly one of the most decorated superstars in WWE history and the Leader of Cenation is currently tied with Ric Flair in terms of highest world title reigns. Both Cena and Flair are 16-time World Champions (most by any superstar) while Flair has retired from in-ring competition, Cena is still wrestling and could well break the Nature Boy's record.

Daniel Bryan is the current WWE Champion on SmackDown Live and the WWE Championship was the last title that Cena held in the WWE.

Cena became a 16-time World Champion when he defeated AJ Styles at the Royal Rumble PPV two years ago.

Cena is no longer the superstar that he was earlier; he wrestles on the big shows of WWE and does not appear every week on RAW and SD Live.

The Face that Runs the Place made his emphatic return to WWE TV this past week where he teamed up with Becky Lynch on SD Live. Cena is advertised to make an appearance on RAW next week and we can expect him to be on TV at least until WrestleMania 35.

With Cena available to work in the WWE in 2019, there's a huge chance that Vince McMahon and Co. would push him to win his 17th World title and here are 2 reasons why he should become a 17-time WWE Champion in 2019 and 2 reasons why he should not:

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#1 Should Become - John Cena deserves to break Ric Flair's record

Even Ric Flair knows John Cena is a better performer than him

John Cena is the biggest reason why WWE is the product that it is today. It was Cena's immense popularity which drew the audience towards Vince McMahon's company and that is the reason why Cena deserves to be a 17-time World Champion in WWE.

The Leader of Cenation has taken the WWE to newer heights something the Nature Boy had not done in his entire career. Cena was the face of the WWE ever since it went PG and it has made him a Superhero in the eyes of young kids, again something that Ric Flair could not do in his career.

#1 Should Not Become - WWE does not need another part-time champion

Now you are looking at the top 2 part-timers of the WWE

Part-time Champions have always been unpopular amongst the IWC and the current Universal Championship reign of Brock Lesnar is one of the best examples. The WWE Universe is fed up of having part-time world champions in the WWE and as the McMahons have promised us a fresh start we would like to believe that there will no more part-time champions in the WWE after Brock Lesnar.

John Cena made his first WWE TV appearance since the RAW before WrestleMania 34, when he appeared on SD Live last week and he is now focusing on his projects outside the WWE.

If Cena wins the WWE/Universal Championship, the chances are high that he may not show up every week or may not defend his title on each and every PPV, so the WWE should not risk incurring the wrath of the WWE Universe once again.

#2 Should Become - To Restore the Prestige of the WWE Championship

The last time this title main evented a PPV, John Cena was a part of that match

The WWE Championship has become a mid-card title in the WWE as the show hardly main events any pay-per-views. If we look at the PPVs of 2018 where the Universal Championship was not defended, matches like Roman Reigns vs Samoa Joe, Seth Rollins vs Dolph Ziggler and Becky Lynch vs Asuka vs Charlotte Flair closed the shows in place of the match which was supposed to be for the most prestigious title in WWE.

John Cena is one of the biggest names in the wrestling industry and everything he touches turns into gold. By giving Cena his 17th World title reign, the WWE Championship will definitely start main eventing PPVs once again and it may help in restoring the lost prestige of the title.

#2 Should Not Become - His time is up

Even John Cena has told in various interviews that his time is up

It is one thing that John Cena is the most popular superstar in WWE and it is another that the 16-time World Champion is certainly past his prime. If we look at the last few matches of John Cena, he has hardly been in the ring for 5-6 minutes. At WrestleMania 34, he was squashed by the Undertaker and at WWE Super Show Down he only performed his signature moves to wow the live audience.

Even at WWE Crown Jewel, he was supposed to lose to Rey Mysterio in the first round of the WWE World Cup and these all things point at one thing: John Cena and WWE have recognized that Cena's time is up.