3 Possible Endings for the WWE US Title Match at Wrestlemania 31
As Paul Heyman kindly took time to re-iterate this last Monday Night Raw, John Cena has indeed been suplexed out of the main event picture at Wrestlemania 31. Instead, he finds himself locking horns with the Hero of the Russian Federation, over the US Championship. WWE has confirmed that an era has passed by relegating Cena from the main event picture, and to the numerous critics of John Cena, this comes as a relief. Practically speaking, Cena is 37, and maybe those few valuable years left for him in active wrestling could be used to put over newer talent, rather than challenge for top brass. Rusev tickes all the boxes of a monster heel. He looks intimidating, speaks less and destroys more with John Cena yet again a victim of a Rusev ramapage on one of the few segments that qualified to be on the “Go Home” show of Monday Night Raw. This sets up the match nicely for Wrestlemania. Both Cena and Rusev have dealt the other a good deal of punishment, perhaps Rusev getting the better of Cena more times than not. Worryingly though, this could point to a dominant John Cena performance during Wrestlemania 31, but the WWE still could have a trick or two up their sleeve, and a Rusev victory cannot be ruled out. Here is the look at 3 possible endings that the showdown between Alexander Rusev and John Cena could have, come Wrestlemania 31.
#1 Super Cena rises again!
Off late, John Cena has not been booked as dominanty in the ring, as he perhaps had been during his stint as the face of the WWE during the PG era. A loss in the triple threat match at Royal Rumble, a demolition at the hands of the Beast Incarnate, and a loss to Rusev at Fastlane have confirmed the notion that the WWE is booking John Cena in a way that is reflective of a decline in his in-ring prowess. However, if history teaches us anything with respect to Cena, it is to never count him out.
The talk heading into Wrestlemania 31 is that WWE is looking to add credibility to both the US and the IC Title by putting them on John Cena and Daniel Bryan respectively. This match has also been built up as a USA versus USSR match, and having a USA and John Cena victory seems to be the probable option that the WWE are going to excercise. It is perhaps naive to expect the WWE to do anything else. Rusev will likely come out strongly and dominate Cena, only for Cena to make a come-back with his infamous “five moves of doom”, to beat Rusev and win the US Title.
Though this might play up to the patriotic sentiments in the audience, in the long term, burying Rusev at Wrestlemania might not be prudent. John Cena does not need a Wrestlemania victory as much as Rusev, and while it might be outlandish to expect Cena to lose, the best one can do is hope that Rusev has a strong showing nonetheless.