10 Wrestlers Who Could Retire John Cena In 2022

10. Bobby Lashley

After enjoying a stellar run for most of 2021, The Almighty dropped off slightly towards the end of the year following losing his title to Big E. The veteran does finally feel like a genuine A-lister, though, and his staredown with Brock Lesnar at the end of Day 1 suggests WWE believes they still have a serious player here.

He needs his killer aura back, basically, and there’s no better way of accomplishing this than having Lashley be the one to snuff out John Cena. The two are a study in contrasts: Cena the uber-charismatic promo machine to whom success came so easily; Lashley the silent but deadly legit fighter who took a longer road to the top.

In ring, though, they’re somewhat more similar, with a focus on a power game and a fundamentally WWE style. Lashley has been on a tear of late, though, putting on the best matches of his career, and while underdog Cena is the least interesting Cena, this isn’t a match we’ve seen too many times, so there’s intrigue there.