I’m just going to give my view on John Cena, his haters, lovers, how he became hated by fans and so on and so forth. For the past number of years, wrestling crowds have been in a great battle with each other when the top dog of World Wrestling Entertainment, John Cena’s theme music hits for him to salute and run down that ramp.We are just there watching RAW, Cena’s music hits, he gets mixed reactions every single time, to one part of the crowd he is the comic book hero who lives by Hustle, Loyalty and respect… who never gives up and rises above hate, to the other side, he is the same character for the last seven years and has barely been out of the title picture due, rarely loses a match etc. The side that loves and adores him are the women and children, the side that seem to despise him are the over 14 year old’s. Do I hate Cena? No, I don’t, Cena is a fictional character so therefore I don’t hate him, I may dislike that he’s been doing the same old shit for the last number of years but I don’t despise John Cena himself. I ask myself, how did it all go wrong? Or did WWE just accomplish what a lot of idiots bought? (You’ll see what I mean later in the column)
When it comes to John Cena, there is no middle ground, either you love him or hate him. However, that’s not the case with me, why is that? I know the IWC in particular usually despises him, but why? I understand they have reasons but all they seem to be is just a bunch of bandwaggoners saying what other anti-Cena haters say! Remember there were a point when everyone loved him, when he defeated the excellence heel once known as JBL? Remember all fans were ecstatic and thrilled for him to defeat JBL whom we all hated (well, you know what I mean, just a guy you loved to boo). Then, a great part of recent wrestling history occurred, he was the first draft pick for RAW just weeks later. It was shocking and interesting to see how Cena will be like on RAW.
As Rocky once said to his son, somewhere along the line, you changed, or in this case…. the fans changed as they divided into two. They dived into what I described in the opening paragraph of this column and they divided into a bucket of adverse, anti-Cena haters. But the question here is when, how and where did all this anti-Cena hate first begin? It was Summerslam 2005 when he went one on one with the guy the IWC adores, Chris Jericho. Jericho was leaving so therefore meant Cena defeated Jericho so therefore didn’t sit well with most of the more mature wrestling fans. This lead to him feuding with Angle, Orton, Triple H, Batista and reigned supreme over each of them. John Cena was like a fresh piece of bubble gum, it’s all good and tasty at first, but then it starts to lose flavour after a while. To make it worse, the exact same scenarios would occur in each of the feud endings, Cena got beat up badly for the WHOLE match then his five moves of doom came. It’s frustrating to watch. But I know it isn’t his fault, he just has to do whatever he is directed to do.
What made you a wrestling fan in the first place? It’s the same thing that made WWE a global phenomenon, the excitement, the unpredictability, the pushing of just more than ONE star. Since Cena was the WWE’s new face, this seemed to be of taken away from what made the WWE that global phenomenon. So when Cena never lost, it took away his credibility. He rarely loses a match cleanly, which really gets fans fuming because if he doesn’t lose cleanly, then he really isn’t pushing anybody or at least it’s harder to push someone if they have to cheat to win. Sheamus was the last wrestler I remember he lost cleanly to and that involved weapons.
During the whole Nexus angle while Cena was involved he only lost because of outside interference, and every time Cena drops the title it’s viewed as either a fluke or someone capitalizing on him in a vulnerable spot (Batista and Edge after the Elimination Chambers). Well except for when he lost to Punk, but that was only one time. You can’t blame him for it, why couldn’t WWE just use Cena to build new superstars and push them like he was with JBL? Does WWE want a certain audience to hate on him? So they could sell all this Rise Above Hate merchandise then actually sell OFFICIAL ANTI-CENA merchandise? So WWE could attract in fruity pebbles cereal in to make millions? Or the same with the likes of Mattel? By the way, what sort of an idiot would a Cena hater have to be to actually buy one of those official anti-Cena shirts?
This is from a Cena hater:
Cena sucks because he is good for boring people to death. Its the same crap every week. He comes out, sucks up to the crowd, speaks in a low soft voice to get people to feel sorry for him, and then starts yelling randomly about how he’ll overcome anything. Its apparent that he wants to be just like superman. And I don’t care if he is loyal. And everybody does Make A Wish, so don’t even use that. He’s also a 5 move wrestler who is just not talented at all when it comes to in-ring skill.
What actually gets me liking Cena is all the crazy hate he gets. Think about it, while Cena often poses with haters, he stands there with his Rise Above Hate shirt…sends out the good message, his image is good….attracts big kiddie sponsors in and WWE hit the jackpot. The more hate Cena gets from them the more he’ll stay like that. Why won’t he be as long as WWE get big money? The main goal of any business is to make profit, which is exactly what WWE are accomplishing with Cena. Cena is their biggest product and they’re selling him like a whore in a brothel!
In terms of wrestling…he sucks, wait, no he doesn’t. A prime example of that he doesn’t suck was in his five-star match against CM Punk in Chicago for the WWE Championship at the Money In The Bank PPV. We know he has great MIC skills, look at him while having those little battles with the Rock or when he first appeared as the Dr of Thuganomics! He has charisma. He gets the biggest reaction out of everyone in the WWE locker room. So honestly, overall, his haters are plain idiots…but we are seeing a new side to Cena in recent weeks with Kane and all.
What is your view on John Cena?
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My view: I hate the character/wrestler; he’s not intriguing whatsoever, and that’s solely on WWE. Then of course, he’s not exactly an in-ring technician of any sorts, but he can pull out stellar performances with the right person(granted that person normally has to be phenomenal themselves). As for the person, I have no issues; he’s a hard worker, who loves WWE, and goes out of his way to help others.
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That’s a pretty fair view. Everyone says he can’t wrestle but if he can perform phenomenally against CM Punk, then what does he have to prove that he can wrestle? It would be different if Punk was carrying him but it didn’t look like he was. I just don’t think WWE will let him show his wrestling ability and all.
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Well, he can’t wrestle CM Punk every week.
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Doesn’t need to.
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You make many good points. My view is he’s a guy who’s been busting his ass for the past 10 years. And all of a sudden, comes The Rock like he never lift. But, HE DID. And promises he’ll never leave, stay for 2-3 weeks, then comes back at Survivor Series, then leaves again. Cena is on RAW every single week. It’s completely unfair how stupid the WWE Universe is getting.
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With the Rock, he meant that in a way like he won’t be leaving for a few years again. I’d be happy if he did what he’s doing now for the next couple of years. Use him as a special attraction. But still l’d like to see more of him.
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How much more? *giggle*
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*Stays for 2-3 weeks, leaves again,*
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I don’t hate Cena. Yeah, his act has gotten stale over the years, but he still gets a reaction and he’s still a topic of discussion among Wrestling fans. Once he becomes irrelevant to WWE, that’s when he should hang it up.
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I don’t think they’ll ever come a point when he’s stale and irrelevant, if anything it’ll be all toned down, but when that happens he should be used as a special attraction. Sooner rather than later he’ll be at legend status, assuming he’ll win at WM over the Rock, then he will be at legend status. I don’t think he should have too many more title reigns. I’d like to see him disappear for a while and then come back. Look at Austin back in late 90’s early 2000’s when he was injured, when he came back after round 12 months…he still got the same reaction. As long as WWE use Cena right….he’ll always be around.
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Cena sucks because…well, because I fucking said so that’s why. When someone dominates for as long as Cena has he is bound to be hated. Same goes with dominating sports teams like the Patriots or the Lakers. Once you reach the top you can only go down from there.
Your best post yet Ray.
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Thanks J, means a lot! 🙂
I think I’m being so kind with Cena is because I have so much respect for him. And I just see that it’s not actually his fault he dominated the title picture for 6 years and that it’s the bookers/creative’s fault since they booked him.
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Or like you said, the fans changed.
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I’ve never been a Cena fan. To say he sucks isn’t true, but my vocabulary isn’t strong enough for anything else to voice my displeasure. If and when he does turn heel (he NEEDS to someday) I think he will be one of the greatest heels ever. Older people see themselves as flawed human beings and that’s why older men seem to like heels more. The heels are always having to take shortcuts which really is how most of us are. Like you said, Cena never loses cleanly. We always seem to lose in everyday life. That’s just a part of it. You covered everything else. Great post!
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He’s slightly turning heel each week. Few weeks back Piper and Foley both got into his head and Kane recently that he should speak what he really thinks. I think WWE will want him to be heel going into WM, let’s face it…Rock will never go in heel, he’s over way too much with every fan.
I guess it is hard for people not to hate his character but fact is he appealed to too many younger fans.
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There’s another aspect of the Cena hate that I don’t think gets enough attention: Irony. There’s such a contrarian, hipster, too-cool-for-the-room vibe found on the net where the IWC(Where else?) and smarks reside, that just about anything that’s deemed “popular” will get crapped on no matter how good/bad/average something is. I wouldn’t be shocked if a rather large chunk of the Cena haters fall into this group.
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Yea, you’re right. The IWC is a fucked up place!
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And not the good kind either.
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Ah, Capt.Sooth….we’ve been expecting you 😛
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*hands smoking jacket to the Butler*
Been busy.
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I posted this on my column, but I’ll post it again here anyway…
I’ve said it once and I’ll said it again, most of the people who boo Cena and say Cena sucks or he can’t wrestle, are only doing so because everyone else is. I have no problem with the people who have good and valid reason of hating him, but the people who can’t come up with a logical reason or the people that say “Because he can’t wrestle” annoy me, he CAN wrestle, he put on an absolute gem with CM Punk at MITB. I don’t like Cena because in my opinion he’s stale now, but I’ll never say he can’t wrestle again, because he can, when they actually let him.
To add on a bit… I will admit to rooting for him over The Rock at WrestleMania because I believe everything Cena said is true, The Rock has turned his back on “the people” before he “came back” for a night or two, he wanted people to stop calling him “The Rock” He went to a lot of trouble to distance himself from the WWE and I can’t respect him for coming back claiming to love the business so much, if he loved it so much he never would have left, or if anything, work a light schedule.
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I’ll give Rock a pass when he says he loves the WWE. It’s in his blood and I remember him getting choked up while inducting his father and grandfather into the HOF. You’d have to be a real asshole to fake something like that. But I do think he loves the paydays with making movies more. And if that’s what he truly enjoys doing, more power to him.
I don’t think he came back for the money(I’m sure he likes it though.), because he doesn’t need it. When you start a new thing, most people go for it big time and he did(doing away with using Rock being one thing), but people do change over time.(He’s gone back to being Rock.)
Cena had a great point about Rock not even coming to say, “Hi!” every once in a while. Rock could have done that and should’ve done it. But in this case(and in life), do you stay mad and bitter, or do you “rise above hate”(kidding, LOL)~ do you forgive(not forget) and move on?
What bothers me most about Rock is not the leaving, but what I hear about him in the back. He doesn’t talk to the others, is apparently full of himself, and acts too busy for people.
Either way, I’m jazzed for the match.
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Thanks for such great feedback to all of you!
The Rock…I’m kind of half and half really. I agree with what Capt. said about how he loves the business, because he really does, he didn’t need to come back at all. And he did get emotional at the HOF speech. Honestly, wouldn’t be surprised if he’s doing it for free or half goes to charity or something. And he is the Rock while in WWE, he’s not that movie/TV actor who’s a big shot, he’s a big shot because he’s the Rock….like man, look at him go at Survivor Series, I didn’t want that match to end.
But I understand what you’re saying Joe, you feel left down or cheated basically. I used to feel that way too but then I spent a lot of time thinking about it. Look at it from his side. We don’t know what actually goes on behind the scenes. He probably had a much less stressful and happier life away from WWE. Until you’ve actually worked in WWE, IMO you can’t judge a wrestlers decision for leaving it…whether it’s good or bad, that’s the way I see it.
I’m glad he’s back now and I am buzzed for WM 28… definitely buying it!
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Yeah, I can empathize with others.
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