5 reasons why Jinder Mahal is the best WrestleMania opponent for John Cena

#4 It protects someone important from having to lose to Cena

John Cena defeats Bray Wyatt at WrestleMania 30

John Cena isn’t actually as notorious as people say when it comes to wielding the shovel and drowning up-and-comers in the dirt. His track record isn’t amazing, but he’s done his share of laying down for those who could benefit from a win over the biggest star since The Rock. At WrestleMania, however, he is close to unstoppable. In his 13 appearances, Cena holds a 10-3 overall record at WM and a 9-2 record in singles competition. His two singles losses came to The Miz at WrestleMania 27 (thanks to The Rock) and The Rock at WrestleMania 28. In Cena’s last three matches at WrestleMania, he has defeated Bray Wyatt and Rusev in singles competition (WM 30 and WM 31) and teamed with Nikki Bella to defeat The Miz and Maryse (WM 33).

These are egregious victories that Cena did not need and should not have had. Bray Wyatt was prostrated when he lost to Cena in 2014, and Rusev looked like a fool in 2015 and has never recovered. His loss to The Miz was, thanks to The Rock, otherwise, he would have won the match (he beat Miz for the title the next month) and it sent Miz back to mid-card hell for years. The match at this year’s event was just dumb, so we’ll move on.

The important thing here is that if Jinder Mahal is Cena’s opponent, that means that "Big Match" John won’t be slotted against a wrestler with a lot of momentum who could really benefit from a win over Cena at WrestleMania, only to lose and become a chump. Instead, he can beat Jinder Mahal, who already is a chump, and nobody loses!