5 Superstars John Cena should Put Over in his Latest Run with WWE

After nearly 9 months, John Cena will be making his return to WWE Television. In case you aren't aware, Cena became a part-timer a couple of years ago to pursue an acting career. His acting career has been going quite well so far. He was recently seen in the Bumblebee movie and will soon be seen alongside Jackie Chan in "Project X".

Cena's last WWE TV appearance was on the April 2nd, 2018 edition of Raw (during the Wrestlemania season). Since then, the Leader of Cenation has made a few appearances at Live Events and Network Specials.

While many people believe that WWE doesn't need John Cena, the reality might be a little different. Cena was WWE's top superstar for over 10 years. Every major story-line of the past decade has revolved around him. The same formula was used to get Roman Reigns over too but it backfired. Moreover, after Reigns had to leave WWE for a while to start his Leukemia treatment, the WWE immediately fell short of Superstars they can call "the guy". The reason for it lies in the fact that the focus in the last few years was only on John Cena and Roman Reigns.

Now that WWE is on the verge of changing things for the better, it's possible to turn things around. Last night on Raw, it was announced that John Cena would be returning to both Raw and Smackdown. Now is the perfect chance for WWE to use Cena to help build the next generation of Top Superstars.

So, here are 5 Possible return feuds for John Cena once the Leader of Cenation makes his much-anticipated return to WWE TV. These feuds will help Cena's opponents in gaining some much-needed credibility.

#5 Bobby Lashley:

A heel Lashley vs. Cena feud would be interesting.

John Cena and Bobby Lashley had a short feud back in 2007. It ended when Cena successfully defeated Bobby Lashley at The Great American Bash 2007. Lashley left WWE in 2008. When he came back this year after Wrestlemania 34. John Cena had already left to fulfill his Hollywood commitments. Cena and Lashley then teamed up in October to take on Elias and Kevin Owens.

Now that Bobby Lashley is a heel, it will be interesting to see a feud between the two as Cena and Lashley have always interacted as babyfaces. Also, after losing to Elias last night, it looks like Bobby Lashley doesn't have a new opponent yet. John Cena can fill that role and feud with "The Almighty" heading into Royal Rumble 2019. Moreover, this feud will also keep Lashley busy until Kevin Owens returns to avenge his loss and injury suffered at the hands of "The Almighty".

#4 Andrade "Cien" Almas:

Andrade

A dream feud most of you didn't know you needed. Almas was called up to the main roster during the Superstar Shakeup 2018. Ever since his arrival, he has been rarely used on Smackdown Live and hasn't been involved in a proper story-line. He has had amazing matches with the likes of AJ Styles, Rey Mysterio, Daniel Bryan etc. but that is it.

Earlier this year, there were rumors circulating around that Vince McMahon was quite high on the Mexican star. However, El Idolo disappeared from WWE TV after that, only to pop up every now and then without any clear direction.

Sometimes, things take time and it can be that Almas is in line for a huge push. Still, it should be kept in mind that keeping him off TV for months can adversely affect his interaction with the WWE Universe, especially the casuals. Therefore, it seems logical to have Cena feud with Almas for a few weeks upon returning. Although Almas will need the win more than Cena, it wouldn't really matter as long as the two have an interesting feud and quality matches. This can give Almas the rub he really needs at the moment.

#3 EC3:

EC3 is very much similar to John Cena when the latter was a heel in 2002-2003.

It sounds odd, considering that EC3's main roster debut date hasn't even been announced yet. However, it's still a decent option. If you followed EC3's career in Impact Wrestling, you should know that he has got decent in-ring skills and is full of charisma. Many people wonder why he wasn't a big part of any prominent story-line in NXT. The reason for it is that he was supposed to get called up to the main roster much sooner than expected (around Summerslam). He was always considered a main roster talent, rather than an NXT Superstar (like Elias). However, a concussion suffered during a match against Velveteen Dream put EC3 in the sidelines, causing his main roster call up to get postponed.

A week ago, EC3's call up was officially announced. If rumors are to believed and taking into consideration that WWE is really high on him, they should build him as a credible star sooner than later. The best way to kick off this feud would be having EC3 eliminate John Cena from the Royal Rumble match. His constant bragging about his big achievement following the event should then bring out Cena in order to silence him. EC3 and the heel version of John Cena back in 2003 are similar in a lot of ways and it will be interesting to see a feud between them down the line.

#2 Drew McIntyre:

McIntyre needs to pick up some huge wins in order to get ready for

a main

event push.

While many people think that McIntyre should win the Rumble and become the Universal Champion at Wrestlemania, it's actually too soon for that. No doubt that McIntyre is bound to become Raw's top heel in the coming months, but a World Title run can wait until Summerslam. The Scottish Psychopath has decimated almost every opponent that he has crossed paths with yet. However, he still needs to win some "big" matches to reach the next level. His dominating win against Kurt Angle last month helped him pick up some much-needed momentum.

He needs to follow it by racking up wins against some big and well-established names. A feud with John Cena culminating in a match at Wrestlemania can do wonders for Drew and prepare him for a World Title win by Summerslam 2019. In addition to that, it would be a completely fresh feud, something Raw hasn't been producing as of late.

#1 Samoa Joe:

WWE should finally pull the trigger on a Joe/Cena feud now.

Literally a match nearly 20 years in the making. A feud between the two was planned for 2 different occasions (once in early 2017 and once in early 2018). However, plans were scrapped both times. Samoe Joe established himself as a superstar to watch out for during his tenure with Total Nonstop Action/Impact Wrestling. Cena, on the other hand, has been WWE's poster boy for more than a decade.

So, when Joe finally signed with WWE, a dream match between the two was suggested by the WWE Universe. However, due to the constant injuries sustained by Joe during last year and Cena's part-time schedule, they haven't been able to interact that much. As Cena is returning to Smackdown Live too, it would be interesting to see whether WWE gives the fans what they really want. With Joe in dire need of a big win to regain his credibility as a monster heel and Cena currently without a story-line, what reason does WWE have to not give us this dream feud now?