WWE: 15 Predictions for 2017
By Carl Gac
WWE.com
2. John Cena Tries, Then Beats Ric Flair’s World Title Record
Currently, John Cena sits on 15 World Championship title reigns. The only man who sits in front of him in the ranks is the legendary Nature Boy, Ric Flair. 2017 should be the time when Cena ties Flair’s record and then goes on to beat it.
John Cena has been the franchise player for WWE for most of the last 15 years. He worked his way up the ranks and became the most important man in the company. He was the man who had the backing of VInce McMahon and was rewarded with fame, celebrity, money and title wins along the way.
Cena is fast becoming a crossover megastar, with roots in the world of professional wrestling, but now moving into acting and presenting on a regular basis outside of WWE. In the modern world of WWE, records seem to be all important to Vince McMahon. In the last year or so we’ve seen Nikki Bella become the longest reigning Women’s/Divas Champion of all time, and the New Day become the holders of the longest reign in the tag title history of WWE.
That alone tells you that WWE will want Cena to retire as the most decorated World Champion of all time, not allow the record to rest with Flair forever more. With Cena set to return on the final SmackDown of 2016, it’s time for him to be placed into the main event picture once more. That way he can get his hands on those two elusive title reigns and leave 2017 as the most decorated World Champion of all time.