Did John Cena hit his prime in 2013?

[mike adamle]

I can't remember a year where I've been so impressed and eager to watch John Cena's matches. I dunno whether it's the fact that he's the biggest star they have or if he's just that good in the ring now or what, but EVERY match he has feels huge.

And the quality of these matches is right up there with the huge feeling too.

Look at his year this year.
Royal Rumble- Wins the Royal Rumble in my personal favorite Rumble ever.
Elimination Chamber- A good match at Elimination Chamber where he (and Ryback and Sheamus) made The Shield look like main eventers for beating them.
Then on Raw in Feb he has a MOTYC against CM Punk.
WrestleMania XXIX- Then he has another absolute classic against The Rock (in my opinion obviously) in an awesome main event of the biggest show of the year.
Extreme Rules & Payback- The next two ppv's he faces Ryback and gives Ryback his two best matches in WWE to date.
Money In The Bank- Then at MITB he faced Mark Henry in a match that probably wasn't a classic, but was probably the best match Mark Henry has had in his entire career.
SummerSlam- Then we go to SummerSlam where he puts on another MOTYC with Daniel Bryan in probably Bryan's best match in WWE so far and he really put Bryan over as a main event star.
Hell In A Cell- Then he takes a break and when he comes back at Hell In A Cell he has the MOTN (IMO) against ADR, stealing the show from Bryan and Orton and making the WHC look relevant again by winning it.
Survivor Series- Finally at Survivor Series he doesn't have a MOTN, but still a very good match nonetheless against ADR that still puts over the WHC and brings the importance of it up.
TLC- Then at TLC he probably had his worst match of the PPV year... against probably his most established opponent (other than The Rock.) Still, the match felt huge.
Plus on SmackDown! this week he made Seth Rollins look like a star when they faced each other.

I've heard the argument that with the roster as good as it is it isn't hard for him to be that good, but that's why I brought up the matches with him against Ryback, Mark Henry, and even Daniel Bryan. He helped these guys have their best matches in WWE to date. Of course Daniel Bryan is probably a better wrestler than Cena, but has Bryan had a match in WWE that was as good as his match against Cena?

What about you? Do you think this is Cena's best year to date? If not what was? Provide examples!