5 negatives from John Cena's WWE run in 2017

In our ongoing series of Positive/Negative moments from 2017, we turn our attention to John Cena. In a year in which the Cenation leader equalled Ric Flair's record of 16 World Championships, we were also reminded of how frustrating and obstructive the man can be.

While he might only have one foot left in the company, Cena can still act as resident party-pooper given half the chance, and the last 12 months were no exception.

Let us know what you thought of John Cena's year in the comments below. In the meantime, here are 5 negatives from John Cena's WWE run in 2017.

#5 Not putting Miz over at Wrestlemania

In the recent article listing the positives from John Cena's time in the WWE during 2017, we stated that his feud with the Miz in the run-up to Wrestlemania 33 was one of the best pieces of work of the entire calendar year.

However, when it came to the match itself, everything quickly reverted back to the same-old frustrating, Cenaesque B.S. As was expected, Miz went into the match as the de facto babyface, with the entire crowd playing off his antics while Cena did his best to pretend he wasn't the heel.

In typical Cena fashion, he spent most of the match on the backfoot before making a miraculous come back to defeat his opponent, seemingly from nowhere. The victory was without consequence or purpose and served to help nobody.

Given Miz's fantastic work during the feud, this would have been the perfect occasion to have given him the ultimate rub by defeating the 16-time World Champion on the grandest stage of them all. Afterall, the A-lister was staying around and would form a large part of the company's plans going forward, whereas Cena was destined only for a lengthy period away from our screens.

Love or hate The Miz, one has to admire his loyalty and determination to do right by his employers, even when they don't show him the same level of respect.