5 biggest reasons behind John Cena wrestling part-time in WWE

#3 Changing of the guard in WWE

Roman Reigns is now regarded by many as the face of WWE

Seldom has John Cena lost a match clean in the WWE, as most of The Champ’s defeats have come due to his opponents using nefarious means to cheat him out of victory.

However, in the situation that the current top talent in WWE loses a singles match clean to another Superstar, said occurrence oft-signifies a changing of the guard in the WWE Universe. Cena—WWE’s longtime top talent—faced Roman Reigns in a singles matchup at No Mercy last year, and ended up losing the showdown to Reigns.

The vast majority of professional wrestling experts noted that Cena’s aforementioned loss to Reigns at No Mercy 2017, signified a passing of the torch from Cena to Reigns, and will forever be remembered as one of the most pivotal moments in WWE history. Cena assuming a part-time role from 2016 onwards was further accentuated him losing clean to Reigns at the No Mercy PPV the following year.

However, passing the torch to Reigns or any other younger Superstar isn’t really the main reason behind Cena’s part-time WWE status. That brings us to…