Hello wrestling fans I want to talk to you about one man, John Cena. Nothing really made me say "I have to write this" but I just thought I would throw my thoughts out there. Some of you will agree and some of you will disagree but in the end I just want John Cena haters to have an article that will make them think.
John Cena debuted on June 27, 2002 when he faced Kurt Angle on Smackdown. The man that would go on to be arguably the biggest star in wrestling today put up a good effort (albeit a losing one) against Angle.
Things picked up for Cena when he adopted the "Doctor of Thuganomics" gimmick and Cena soon received praise from the Internet wrestling community. Cena would feud with The Undertaker and then a few months later he would turn face and win the United States title. The sky was the limit for John Cena when he got a shot for the WWE Championship at Wrestlemania 21.
Cena defeated JBL in a lopsided match that saw JBL dominate and then Cena pick up the win with the F-U. Cena showed everyone that he deserved the title though when he beat JBL in their now famous "I-Quit" match at Judgement Day. John Cena was then drafted to Raw and become the top guy on that brand. Why was it then that Cena was so hated when the title was finally taken off of him at New Years Revolution?
Many argue that Cena's reign was just too damn long and while it was a fairly long reign he put on some very good matches with the likes of Chris Jericho, Christian Cage, Kurt Angle, and Shawn Michaels.
Another point that is brought up is that Cena was being shoved down our throats and that it wasn't believable for someone to beat the odds that many times. The truth is John Cena wasn't given more airtime than any other main-event star that held the WWE Championship would be given. To not feature one of your biggest stars is ridiculous.
As far as him overcoming the odds, this is professional wrestling, there are plenty of things that require you to suspend your disbelief. Does anyone honestly think two guys can punch each other in the face and not be phased by it?
The over-coming the odds argument reminds me off the infamous undefeated streak of one Bill Goldberg. The guy went undefeated for a year! No one is that good. But the streak worked because Goldberg was over just like John Cena was and still is.
Ah being over, the WWE did a smart thing when the mixed reactions for John Cena got louder and louder. They pointed out the fact that love him or hate him, he elicits a reaction.
In my opinion it's better to be a face that gets booed then a face who gets no reaction whatsoever. I must take a moment and give credit to the WWE. They could have taken the easy way out of things and turned John Cena heel, but oh know they kept him as a face and Cena kept winning over people with his constant great matches.
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