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My sources tell me that the WWE Creative Team is discussing the possibility of making changes to John Cena's character when he returns from his neck injury...

John Cena Facing Huge Creative Team Decision

by Joe Burgett (Senior Writer)

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September 12, 2008


My sources tell me that the WWE Creative Team is discussing the possibility of making changes to John Cena's character when he returns from his neck injury.

The WWE for some reason thinks he is not making a connection with the audience, they want him to connect just like The Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin. One idea is to have him turn heel, but officials are worried about the effect of merchandise sales it would have.

I think a lot of people in the WWE would like to see Cena turn heel, they really would, because that is really how he rose to fame, was through his rape battles and insults to other superstars.

But he problem with that is that since he rose to fame in that way the WWE made him a face, mainly because the audiences loved his character so much that they really didn't care if he was heel or not, and making him a face gave him more popularity.

Chris Jericho really just turned heel himself a few months ago, and having him a heel makes since because pretty much his entire career in the WWE he was a heel, with John Cena its different, people especially his fans have always seen him as a face. So why change it in my opinion.

But thats just my opinion, what's yours? Should WWE turn Cena heel?

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    YES! but not the rapping heel... he hasnt done that in soo long.. i do miss that though but i dont really think thats him anymore.. I think WWE should make him turn on his fans like Hogan did.. only problem with that is in all honesty is most of his fans are kids and teenage girls.. with the exception of a few nmale men such as my self who really enjoies cena.. and sales would go down and what face would pick the slack up on Raw? there is nobody that can generate sells like him .. so eve though we'd love to see cena go back ,, my guess is most likliy wont happen

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    Okay. Your "sources" are other wrestling sites that you read news on. Your not a "insider" I can go to goolge news and type in the same stuff. Your pretty much riping off the other artciles.

    Here is a link from PWMania.com were they have almost the same sartcile wrriten way beforee you wrote this one

    http://www.pwmania.com/newsarticle.php?page=223247359

    Here is the whole artcile from PWMania. Which was written over 24 hours ago.

    "There is rather serious talks and discussion within WWE as what to do with John Cena when he returns from injury this year. It’s not that much of a spoken thing, but it’s understood that Cena isn’t connecting with the entire WWE audience like officials have wanted him to. They wanted him to connect on a level like Steve Austin or The Rock, where everyone was into his character.

    There is talk of altering Cena’s character when he returns, in some form or fashion. An idea of turning Cena heel has been tossed around but one of the bad sides to that is the loss of merchandise sales, which Cena brings in a lot because of the demo he appeals the most to. As much as WWE has tried to make Cena the face of the company, they realize he is not connecting like they wanted and the belief is we could see a different side of Cena when he returns, although maybe not full-fledged heel. "

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      lol, pwned.

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      Woh dude, I didn't get it from Pwmania, its from my webasite on www.pwrestlingnews.com and the reason alot of articles are the same is becouse they arequoted from a person that tells us the info, alot of insiders write it down put it on the website, in the same wording as which it was told, trust me, one website will have the same info as the other in about the same wording it happens all the time, but go check out the one I wrote up top, its from the insiders, with me that work on the website with me aswell. Its under news on the site, go look now before its taken off

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      So who are these "Insiders"? Your reading these artciles on other websites and ripping them off. Its not right. You should be punished dude. There are no "Iniders" who tell you stuff your just a low down loser who can't find anything better to do than rip off other peoples work. You should be ashamed.

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      Again I'll tell you, I don't rip people off, I didn't just come up with some lie either, this is true inside news that anyone can get if they know the right people, as I do, a friend wrote it on www.pwrestlingnews.com so go read his article it might even be the same as another you read about the topic, thwere is only so much you can reword from what your told, so if you read the one on the website I represent and go to pwmania or pwinsider or even wrestlingobservor they will all be the same, its a business everyone wants the article and you can only write it so fast intil someone else from another site gets the info and writes the same article, maybe I didn't put my stuff up fast enough for you, sorry

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      No its ture inside new that anyone can get when the go to a wretsling news site, your ARE stealing there artciles so quite lieing about it. You don't even try and write tour own you just write what other people write. Your NOT a writer and its no wonder you haven't "Moved Up" and I hope you don't. Your a loser.

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      Yo dude, I just write about what I know, I may not be the greatest writer, but I know wrestling, and I proved that without even broadcasting the news about wrestling, I've done editorials that have had many readers and comments not just on wrestling but on other topics aswell. So don't tell me I'm not a writer. And the news is news, I never said in any of my articles that its my info, I always say my souces, so it could be from anyone on the inside, my website that I write for, or even your Mom, it doesn't matter news is news and no matter whether its me telling you it or someone else it will be the same, I can reword anything but it will still soud like someone elses to you, becouse that is what you want to believe, you think that I rip these people off, ever think that they look at www,pwrestlingnews.com and go to their website and reword our stuff, NO you didn't even consider it, becouse your ro blinded by the fact that I write breaking news stories that get alotr of attention, so I'm sorry that I ever offended you in any way, but I love to inform people so much, and I love to write and tell all the wrestling universe stuff that they may not know, and if that is to much I'm sorry, but I will always inform people of what goes on, whether its written about on another website or not. Thank you
      This has been your wrestling 411-Joe

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      Jesus Christ, dude, you are not an insider. Every single article of yours is either made up or copied from horrible, ad-filled sites that make crap up. So not only are you making crap up, but you are copying stuff from sites that make stuff up. You are NOT an insider, you do NOT break news, and you do NOT inform people.

      I have been writing about wrestling on the web since 1995. Thirteen years. In that time, I've broken maybe 3 stories. You want to know why? Because I'm not an insider, and I don't try to pass myself off as one. Oh, when I first started, I did the same thing, making up stuff to make myself look cool. But eventually you'll find out that 95% of all wrestling news comes from Dave Meltzer. Everyone else either rips him off and re-writes it without giving credit, or they make stuff up.

      John Cena's character will not be changed, and you want to know why? Because Vince McMahon won't allow it. Cena might get booed by all the 18-35 men in the audience, but the kids and women are still buying his merchandise in record numbers. Until that stops, nothing is changing.

      If you want to get real news, then go to http://wrestlingobserver.com and become a subscriber. It's 9 bucks a month, but at least you'll be able to copy real news to your crappy little website instead of making stuff up.

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      Jermey is my hero. Haha your right jermey I have been trying to tell him that I know hes lieing and so does everybody else. He dosen't know what he is talking about and he even called Pat Patterson one of the Four Horsemen.

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    Then you sould list the source in which you "Wrote" this artcile from. You are a bad writer because a good writer would never rip of (and yes. thats what you did) another writers artcile. Your not a "insider" and you don't have "sources". So quite lieing and just leave the Bleacher report or stop useing other peoples work. Your a disgrace to all writer on the Bleachereport.

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      I've told you countless times. I don't rip people of the only website info I use is www.pwrestlingnews.com thats it becouse I write news and inside for them, they are the only one, They are my "source" sometimes and so are others, but I don't rip them off I tell them the info they write it thats it, I just want to post it on here and ya if its on one site it will end up in another, the reason you find some of my articles (since I write so many) everywhere else like on other websites. I am a loyal writer, I just love to write on here becouse I can get peoples comments about the news instaed of just telling a person in an e-mail, we have broke amny stories on there, if you want a source there is only that one if any website at all, there are other "perople" who want to remain anonomous, so I put "source" sorry for the miss understanding dude

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      I bet WWE would be very interested in the fact that your site, pwrestlingnews.com, offers a free live video feed of their PPV.

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      I corrected that mistake, I don't make many Ross, and when I do they are corrected. So if you want go look at the article I corrected it that day, one mistake and you clowns are all over me, I'm sorry I am not the most perfect person on here

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    Ya they would wouldn't they, but its after the PPV itself so its not live when we put it up. They also do TNA's too.

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    No heel for john cena unless he is the one that makes the right decision i love it when he talks like he does he just needs sexier wardrobes and better music is all i love cena he is my favorite wrestler so cena i do not want to change my mind in any way just improve.

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