10 Absolute Best Matches WWE Could Present In 2017

6. John Cena Vs. Shinsuke Nakamura

John Cena's best career work has seen him wage war with men perceived as his in-ring superior. For all his faults as an-ring mechanic - and those criticisms will remain warranted until he learns how to properly apply the STF - Cena on his day is a superb storyteller. At his best, he is fantastic at exploiting the real-life dynamics shared with his opponents for maximum resonance.

For that reason, a match with Shinsuke Nakamura promises something totally unique; having Nakamura kick the ever-loving sh*t out of Cena would surely necessitate something beyond Cena's old double shoulder block, missed clothesline, spinout powerbomb routine.

What that is, I don't know. It's impossible to determine how WWE would reconcile Nakamura's ultra-realistic strike-based routine with Cena's oft-cartoonish theatrics, but that's why the match is so intriguing. It would be unlike anything either man has ever wrestled - but on their big match form, just as good.

Cena s. Nakamura is mouthwatering in itself - even more so for those still infuriated by Cena's incomprehensibly counterproductive early 2010s form. The pairing is a schadenfreude delight for those predisposed to hate him, and a Match Of The Year candidate for those who aren't.