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John Cena and Samoa Joe have a lot of history between them. Both men have known each other since they worked together at Ultimate Pro Wrestling in the year 2000. The duo became good friends, traveling and working together before John Cena was hired by WWE.
Cena set off on his journey to become WWE's biggest star, and Samoa Joe went on his own path, becoming a legend in his own right, spending most of his time in TNA. However, they continue to remain good friends.
Samoa Joe has stated numerous times that he'd love to face Cena again, and it's a match WWE fans would love to see. The dream match has now been reported to be happening on WWE's biggest show.
Though this match should happen, there are problems WWE has to solve. Most importantly, John Cena is currently on a hiatus due to outside projects, and nobody expects him to return until the week of WrestleMania 35. Hence, WWE needs to come up with something unique to build this rivalry, if they want this to be intriguing.
WWE has numerous ways in which they can build-up to this possible big match. Here, we present 3 possible ways the WWE can build John Cena's encounter with Samoa Joe.
#1 Joe decimates Truth on the Road to WrestleMania
R-Truth was recently on the receiving end of a mini-push, winning the United States Championship in the process. The title reign wasn't long, but he wasn't the one who lost the championship to Joe. It was Andrade who Samoa Joe beat to win the Fatal-4-Way match and title.
R Truth didn't lose the title himself, and he has the right to get a chance to win it back. This opens up a storyline where R-Truth would want to make his “idol” John Cena proud by living up to his “Never Give Up” attitude, attempting to reclaim the United States title.
That's enough reason for Joe to continuously decimate Truth in the upcoming episodes of SmackDown, mocking him and his idol relentlessly. This could set up a championship match between Joe and Cena on the grandest stage. That's bound to be a show-stealer.
#2 Samoa Joe introduces his own Open Challenge
In 2015, John Cena started the United States Open Challenge on the night after WrestleMania. The Open Challenge lead Cena to some of the greatest matches in his career, resulting in probably the Champ's greatest year in WWE.
Fast forward to 2019, R-Truth started his own US Championship Open Challenge, much like his “hero" John Cena. Truth's reign was short lived as Samoa Joe, along with Andrade and Rey Mysterio answered on the most recent episode of SmackDown, and Joe said “night night” to his fallen competitors, claiming the championship.
WWE hasn't ever really booked Samoa Joe as the nasty, mean powerhouse he can be. It's now time they do. An easy way could be Samoa Joe presenting his own United States Open Challenge, and destroying everyone on the Road to WrestleMania, and potentially John Cena on the Show of Immortals.
#3 Joe calls out Cena
Last year, John Cena did the unthinkable, calling out The Undertaker for a WrestleMania match in one of the most scathing promos in WWE history. He literally destroyed The Undertaker's mystique onscreen. The first promo especially would go down as something both Cena and The Undertaker will revisit from time to time. Well, it's time karma hits John Cena.
Samoa Joe is one of the best talkers in the business. He has already shown how good he is on the microphone, most notably in his promos against AJ Styles. He brutally and mercilessly attacked AJ Styles a number of times, and each time he did it, it was intense and amazing.
Hence, it's definitely a good idea to have him constantly call out John Cena, and tear the Champ apart verbally, leading up to their rumored match at WrestleMania 35.
The promos could be made intense and personal, considering the history between them right from their time together at UPW. It'd be interesting if this match happens, and how it happens.
