WWE WrestleMania 33: 5 Potential Opponents for John Cena

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5. Roman Reigns

The day after WrestleMania 32, Roman Reigns went on national television to call out John Cena. It seemed like a big deal to potentially set something up for SummerSlam or maybe WrestleMania 33. Nine months later, these two have yet to interact, brand split or not. Given the polarity and similarities of these Superstars, you could almost bet that WWE will put them in a high-profile spot for a match at some point. Could that be in 2017?

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Reigns has yet to have a WrestleMania 33 opponent established. His current rivals, Chris Jericho and Kevin Owens, seem set to have their own match. Seth Rollins is getting involved with Triple H too. That could leave the Undertaker as an option, but if not him, then we could see the Big Dog do a cross-promotional feud. Could that be where Cena steps in?

The issue with a Cena vs. Reigns feud now is that it needs a lengthy build to get there to establish the “passing of the torch” feel to the match that previous ones had (Hulk Hogan vs. The Rock, Cena vs. The Rock). This would probably have to start around SummerSlam and work into Royal Rumble season for this to have a chance of happening. Since they have hardly interacted for the past two years, this could probably be taken off the table.