At this point, there is nothing left for John Cena to accomplish in the WWE. The only thing that is eluding him in this stage of his career is an Intercontinental Championship reign, but with a record-tying 16 world title reigns, as well as reigns as United States Champion and Tag Team Champion, not having the IC title does not mean too much.

In addition, his resume also includes a Money in the Bank win, along with being only one of four people (Hulk Hogan, Steve Austin, and Randy Orton) to win the Royal Rumble at least twice. As Cena transitions into a life outside of WWE, similar to The Rock in becoming committed to an acting career, the veteran is not focused on what else he can do before retiring.

In professional wrestling, the unwritten rule in the business is to make sure that you make someone else look good before you decide to hang up your boots, especially if you are a top guy. For Cena, he has been criticized for many years for ruining pushes of rising talent, whether it was Alex Riley, Wade Barrett, or Ryback, among others. Now, he has a chance to redeem that by putting over someone who is not as established, but has a promising future.

Cena was asked at a recent Q&A session on which top NXT talent he would like to face, and the choices were Adam Cole, Velveteen Dream, or Ricochet. In a surprise to the crowd, Cena picked Dream, and this received a very positive ovation.

Before there was The Velveteen Dream, a young Patrick Clark competed in the Tough Enough competition, and brought his work from the indies with him to automatically insert himself as a favorite. Although he did not win the contest, WWE saw something special in Clark that kept him on the roster. Then, Clark would go through some failed characters, including a black patriotic heel.

All of a sudden, Clark struck gold when he debuted as The Velveteen Dream — a bizarre mixture of Rick Rude, Goldust, and Prince. In addition to generating interest by bringing back the art of an old school character, he really became popular during his time feuding with Aleister Black, wanting Black to "say his name."

Now, Dream is one of the top names on NXT, and it is quite obvious that he is on the radar to move up to the main roster. The only caution for WWE fans is whether WWE will allow him to maintain the freedom of his character if he moves up, rather than be restricted or experience the "creative has nothing for you" syndrome similar to The Ascension, Authors of Pain and Tye Dillinger, to name a few.

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