5 Big WrestleMania plans for John Cena that were canceled

#2 John Cena's planned match with The Undertaker at WrestleMania 32 was canceled

At WrestleMania 32, John Cena didn't compete, and it was the first time since 2003 that he hadn't wrestled a match at The Show of Shows. Cena still showed up though, to help The Rock fend off The Wyatt Family.

Later that year, Bryan Alvarez of Wrestling Observer discussed WWE's plans for a Brock Lesnar vs. Shane McMahon match that never happened and revealed that WWE had planned to have John Cena wrestle The Undertaker at WrestleMania 32.

“I cannot bring myself to believe that they’re going to do [Shane McMahon vs. Brock Lesnar]. I just don’t understand why you would waste a Brock Lesnar match on Shane McMahon. The Shane vs. Undertaker match was a fallback plan after John Cena got hurt and they had nobody else for The Undertaker.”

At WrestleMania 32, John Cena made his surprise return and helped The Rock take down The Wyatt Family. The Undertaker defeated Shane McMahon inside Hell In A Cell.

Two years later, John Cena finally got to face The Undertaker at WrestleMania, but he was squashed in a match that didn't even last five minutes.

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Abhilash Mendhe is a pro wrestling journalist at Sportskeeda with nearly five years of experience. He completed his MBA from the Symbiosis Institute of Telecom Management in 2016 and worked with multiple banking institutions, including Tech Mahindra. While he started writing WWE articles for Sportskeeda in 2019 as a hobby, it eventually became a significant part of his professional journey.

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He has interviewed prominent pro wrestling personalities like Noam Dar, Angry Miz Girl, Brendan Cobbina, and Jesse Lambert. Abhilash is a big fan of AEW star Orange Cassidy, as he believes the former International Champion’s on-screen gimmick of an extremely lazy guy resonates with him.

Given the opportunity to script WWE’s next big storyline, Abhilash would treat fans to the second installment of The Bloodline Civil War. He would book Roman Reigns to re-form The Bloodline with The Usos and Sami Zayn upon his comeback. The angle would see The Tribal Chief-led group go head-to-head with The Rock, Solo Sikoa, Tama Tonga, and Jacob Fatu in a blockbuster family feud.

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