5 WWE Matches We Need To See Before WrestleMania 33

3. John Cena Vs. Samoa Joe

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Over the summer, we were treated to the best WWE feud of the year - John Cena versus AJ Styles. Even though it wasn't exactly "15 years in the making" like the company said it was, the program was still built upon a dream match that ended up delivering the goods on more than one occasion.

Just like that program, a feud between John Cena and Samoa Joe would capture imaginations and deliver the goods in the ring. Like Nakamura, Joe should be called up to the main roster as soon as possible - he's likely to face the NXT Champion at TakeOver: Toronto, so he could come up to Smackdown very shortly thereafter.

Cena has done some of his best work against dominant heels, and Joe's run in WWE has seen him play that role better than anybody. Given their respective talents, as well as the history between the men (they both broke into the business in California's UPW together), the program is a must-see. It would be a great warmup for Cena leading into a 'Mania match with The Undertaker.

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Scott Fried is a Slammy Award-winning* writer living and working in New York City. He has been following/writing about professional wrestling for many years and is a graduate of Lance Storm's Storm Wrestling Academy. Follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/scottfried. *Best Crowd of the Year, 2013