5 superstars who can replace Cena as the "Face That Runs the Place"

John Cena returned to WWE this week, appearing on Smackdown Live. Cena's latest Hollywood venture, Bumblebee released in US theaters last week. Cena has quite a few movie projects lined up and hence, his return could be short-lived.

Cena switched to part-time status in 2016 after being the "top guy" for over ten years. Cena's departure led to Roman Reigns becoming the face of WWE. However, fans never fully accepted Reigns' positioning as the top guy.

WWE has been stuck in a limbo ever since Reigns left in October. The absence of the "main" guy has been felt tremendously. A superstar who can claim the status of "The Guy" is missing.

WWE will be desperate to find a new focal point for their programming when John Cena calls it a day once and for all. Who could step up and take the baton?

#5: The Velveteen Dream

A left-field choice to start off this list, but its not as unpopular as one may think. Velveteen Dream, f.k.a Patrick Clark, is arguably one of the best characters in professional wrestling today. At the tender age of 23, Velveteen Dream has created a name for himself in NXT and has proven to be one of the standout performers of this generation.

He is young, he is charismatic, and he is totally ready to grab the brass ring. He has proven again and again that he deserves to become the "guy" in WWE. He has mimicked Hulk Hogan on several different occasions, but if his personality is any indication, he may very well be the next Hogan!

His wrestling abilities are excellent and has wrestled exceptional matches against the likes of Tommaso Ciampa, Aleister Black and Ricochet.

Being a home-grown talent, WWE will definitely look to make him the star he deserves to be.