3 Potential Opponents for John Cena at Wrestlemania 35

It is no secret that John Cena will never be a full-time WWE Superstar. After being the face of the company for more than a decade, Cena has decided to pursue a career in Hollywood. And after getting roles in major movies like Bumblebee, it is safe to say that Cena will not be looking to return to the WWE anytime soon.

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As a result, the 16-time World Champion might be looking to bring his career to an end at next year's Wrestlemania with one final big match.

So let's take a look at 3 potential opponents for Cena at Wrestlemania 35.

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#3 The Undertaker

The Deadman defeated Cena at Wrestlemania 34 last year

Cena's last match at Wrestlemania was a stuff of nightmares. After calling out The Undertaker for months, 'The Deadman' did finally answer the challenge at Wrestlemania 34 and completely destroyed Cena. It was easily an embarrassing moment for the 16-time world champion and one he would like to forget as soon as possible.

As a result, Cena could be looking to take his revenge on 'The Deadman' and might call him out again this year. And similar to Shawn Michaels, he might be willing to put his career on the line.

While fans might say that a younger talent will benefit much more from retiring Cena, the fact of the matter is, not everybody can be given the honour of retiring on of the all-time greats. There are very people in the WWE today who deserve such an opportunity and nobody with the legacy to match that of The Undertaker.

A lot of great men have gone down swinging against The Deadman at Wrestlemania. Cena might be next.

#2 EC3

EC3 will be looking to make his mark in the WWE

Many WWE fans might remember EC3 as the goofy Derrick Bateman in the original version of NXT. But a lot has changed since he was a rookie under Daniel Bryan on the show. After getting released, Bateman went to Impact Wrestling and reinvented himself as EC3.

Over time, EC3 became one of the best and most entertaining heels in all of wrestling. So impressive were his performances that the WWE was forced to bring him back. And after coming back, EC3 said in an interview that he wanted to 'vanquish' John Cena at Wrestlemania.

But that is not so uncommon. Cena is one of the biggest stars in wrestling history and everybody wants to face him at Wrestlemania. What is interesting though is that Cena acknowledged the challenge and revealed that he wanted to face EC3 as well.

And while EC3 has not had the greatest of starts to his NXT career, his style seems much more suited to the main roster than fast-paced, all-action NXT. Further, he has already shown his ability to be a main event star in a major company during his time in Impact.

If Cena and EC3 do indeed meet at Wrestlemania 35, there would be no better way to solidify EC3 as a major star in the WWE than by having him retire the 16-time world champion.

#1 Roman Reigns

'The Big Dog' is the current WWE Universal Champion.

Like it or not, Roman Reigns is going to be the face of the WWE for the next decade or so. Although he has not been able to build a connection with the WWE Universe like Cena did, that has not stopped him from headlining four consecutive Wrestlemanias. And if everything goes to plan, he will also be in the main event of Wrestlemania 35.

In many ways, nobody has been pushed as strongly as Reigns has been over the past few years. He has been in the main event of four straight Wrestlemanias, ended Brock Lesnar's record 504-day reign as Universal Champion and was thought to have retired The Undertaker at Wrestlemania 33, before 'The Deadman' decided to make a comeback.

And what better way for Cena to go out than main-eventing Wrestlemania for one final time. There is no denying the fact that there is no active wrestler with a more impressive resume than Reigns. Him retiring Cena at Wrestlemania would be a truly iconic moment. It will be the passing of the torch from a legend to his heir.