10 Best WWE Insults Of 2017

As a former NFL hopeful, Roman Reigns has broader shoulders than most, but the burden of being anointed WWE's chosen one has nevertheless been a heavy weight to carry for the last three or more years.

If there's one person who can empathise with his plight, you would think it would be John Cena, a man who was cast in the same difficult, sometimes thankless role a decade earlier - with the same testing acclimation period.

But in the squared circle, charity is rare even for Big Match John, who this year told the WWE Universe exactly what he thought about The Big Dog's ongoing efforts to fill the spot that he is slowly vacating.

"I'm still here because you can't do your job," Cena told him, the implication being that Roman has failed to live up to the mantle of wrestling's next big thing, meaning that Vince McMahon and co have to keep a 40-something part-timer on standby in case of emergencies.

All of this appears to be bang on the money, which is probably why it hurts so much.