5 positives from John Cena's WWE run in 2017

#4 His Feud with the Miz at Wrestlemania 33

For those who still think that John Cena has a stranglehold over Professional Wrestling, they might want to turn their attention to how little he has actually contributed to the last few Wrestlemania shows. Sure, there was a time when the entire event would be built around him, whether he was fighting for a championship or not. However, in recent years he has definitely been playing second fiddle.

A few years ago at Wrestlemania 31 Cena successfully challenged Rusev for the United States Championship in the mid-card of the show. He then went on to deliver a cameo appearance a year later, coming out to assist the Rock against an attack from the Wyatt family.

This year saw him yet again filling up the mid-card in an inter-gender tag team match, teaming up with real life partner Nikki Bella against The Miz and Maryse. And while it was never meant to be a signature part of the card, the four actually put on one of the most entertaining feuds of the year.

True, a lot of the humour and emotional energy came from the Miz, but Cena certainly played his part. At times their in-ring promo segments began to blur the lines between kayfabe and reality, with the 16-time champ laying down some harsh truths to Miz and his wife.

The match itself was, unfortunately, not befitting of the feud, but that doesn't take away from how well these two worked off each other in the run-up to it.