10 WWE Superstars John Cena Has ALREADY Ruined Since Going Part-Time
2. Samoa Joe
Transitioning to full Brock Lesnar on the night 'The Beast' ironically contributed best shift in years, John Cena made the most pointless of all his recent returns in the chaotic Survivor Series main event.
Joining Team SmackDown Live! for no adequately explored reason (and picking the very worst moment to throw away his blue ensemble for a brand new lime green horror show), Cena was useless in the match. It seemed unthinkable that the formerly unflappable 'Champ' would ever look like a payday performer, but Survivor Series was all about topping up 'Big Merch John's mammoth savings account.
His exchanges with Kurt Angle didn't vaguely echo the 15-year-old intensity they'd tried to pay tribute to. The stand-off mirrored his infamous Royal Rumble Randy Orton silent sigh in 2011 instead, a sight thankfully saved on this show by their placement on the same team.
He did at least lay down for Finn Bálor's Coup De Grace, though frustratingly only permitted Angle to actually pin him after the move was hit. Worse still, it was this diluted neon shell of a man that casually eliminated the deadly Samoa Joe from the clash with a single Attitude Adjustment. Men have looked near-death in combat with 'Samoan Submission Machine', and many more will have to following the ease with which Cena put him out to pasture.