WrestleMania 35: 5 Biggest Reasons why Vince McMahon won't let John Cena wrestle

John Cena will not be wrestling at WrestleMania 35 this weekend. Take some time to let that sink in. It's the first time in three years that he's not going to be performing at the show of shows and even last time when he didn't wrestle, it was primarily because he was injured.

This time, however, there's no injury whatsoever. It's going to be a WrestleMania-less Cena, and he happens to be at New York City for the weekend. Regarding his absence at WrestleMania, Cena said the following:

I will be at WrestleMania every year no matter what. I just don’t have anything this year and I’ve come to grips with that… and to all those out there who just don’t have a match at WrestleMania and don’t feel like they are a part of WrestleMania, take it from me, you can still contribute to the weekend without physically being a performer in the ring and I actually like that spot, I do.

With many wondering why he really isn't on the card in any form, here's why Vince McMahon isn't allowing the former face of the franchise to perform at the show of shows.

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#5. He has non-wrestling duties for the weekend

John Cena may be the greatest media man in WWE history, with The Miz perhaps being a close second. Being the former face of the company, Cena is no stranger to media obligations, having done a whole bulk of them.

Even with his rising Hollywood career, Cena is no stranger to appearing on big talk shows and other media outlets. Since WrestleMania is filled with media and every WWE superstar has to do it, Cena is perhaps taking a big chunk of that, fulfilling all sorts of media obligations during WrestleMania weekend. He may have other meet and greet-related work as well.

#4. They don't want Cena in a throwaway match

When it came to The Undertaker and WrestleMania a few years ago, there was only one real opponent he needed to face before calling it a day - John Cena. Due to various circumstances, they never met at WrestleMania 32 as they should have, while WrestleMania 33 saw different plans for both of them, as The Undertaker took on Roman Reigns, while Cena teamed with Nikki Bella in a mixed tag team match.

WrestleMania 34 finally allowed the two to meet, but the "dream match" lasted all but 2 minutes and 45 seconds. If that wasn't bizarre enough, the entire "build" to the match was just John Cena calling out The Undertaker and abusing him when he didn't answer his call-out.

Ultimately, The Undertaker did accept his challenge, but it was a throwaway filler match. WWE likely learned their lesson from this and don't want to waste Cena on a random match. That really isn't bad reasoning if you think of it, because he can be utilized much better.

#3. His schedule is far too hectic

John Cena transitioned into a part-time role around October 2015 and hasn't turned back since. There's nobody who can tell you that he hasn't earned it because he carried the company on his shoulders for a good part of a decade.

Looking to explore his options in Hollywood, Cena took a similar path to The Rock and began to work his way up the Hollywood mountain. Slowly but surely, he began to get an increasing number of high-profile movie roles and that's something that is going to keep flowing.

With his extremely tight movie schedule, Cena likely doesn't have much time to get back in the ring and even if he does, he may be stopped by his insurance company. This is exactly what happened to The Rock. After getting injured at WrestleMania 29, his insurance company basically told him that enough was enough.

While Cena is not fully retired, he's only going to wrestle with decreasing frequency.

#2. The card is far too stacked

Whether you liked the build to WrestleMania 35 or not (and it did have its ups and downs), the reality is that the card itself is far too stacked and there's absolutely no place for John Cena in it.

Apart from just the incredible women's main event featuring Ronda Rousey, Becky Lynch, and Charlotte Flair, the other part-timers have their own role to play, while the full-time superstars are facing each other and stepping up to the plate of opportunity that's been handed to them.

This is easily one of the best WrestleMania cards in years and it has so much potential. With practically every other superstar being occupied and the card already having too many quality matches, there isn't much place for Cena to fit in.

Even if he did take on a superstar who doesn't have a spot at WrestleMania, higher chances are that it'll be a very short one. And as we mentioned, that would fall under the "throwaway" category.

#1. He isn't needed for WrestleMania

This is the cold, hard truth, whether people like it or not. If you were to ask John Cena himself, he'll most likely agree with you. Upon his own admission, he's openly said: "My time is up, someone else's time is now".

It's hard to read that, especially given how integral he has been to a part of WWE programming over the past decade or so. But the truth is that Cena is very much on point when he says that, and not just him, but none of the part-timers are actually needed on the card.

While its always great to stack WrestleMania with big names, the fact of the matter is that WrestleMania itself is a brand of its own and has become large enough where it can sell tickets without necessarily needing many big names or legends.

With that in mind, Vince McMahon left Cena out of the card.