Inside the Numbers of John Cena's Eternal Babyface Character

Despite Kane's best efforts to get John Cena to embrace hate, it seems as though the character that roughly half of wrestling fans love and the other half hates is here to stay. While some of us may not like it, there are plenty of numbers to support the WWE's stance.

Cena showed a bit more of an edge on Monday night as he bad-mouthed both Eve and The Rock, but when push comes to shove, Cena will ultimately be the hero who preaches hustle, loyalty and respect.

Perhaps the company is being too conservative in that regard, but it's tough to mess with success.

Here are a few vital numbers that tell the story of Cena's run as a face since 2004 and why he will remain a fan favorite for the foreseeable future.

1,164

According to Eric Cohen of About.com Professional Wrestling, John Cena has been world champion for 1,164 days since first winning the WWE Championship from JBL in 2005 at WrestleMania XXI. Since then he has a total of 12 world title reigns, two of which were with the World Heavyweight Championship.

This gives Cena the fourth-most total days as world champion in the company's history, as he has surpassed all of his contemporaries.

The only wrestlers ahead of Cena on the list are Bruno Sammartino, Hulk Hogan and Bob Backlund. What that says is that the WWE obviously has supreme confidence in Cena to carry the belt and drive viewership.

That should come as no surprise, as Cena has long been the top face in the company. If the creative team is continually willing to give him the strap, then there is no reason to believe that a heel turn is on the horizon.

61.8 percent

Since Cena has been at or near the top of the company for roughly eight years, it should come as no surprise that his success rate in pay-per-view matches is strong.

According to ProFightDB.com, of wrestlers across any promotion with at least 50 career pay-per-view matches, Cena has the third-best winning percentage at about 61.8 percent.

That puts him behind only "The Immortal" Hulk Hogan and Japanese legend Keiji Mutoh on the all-time list.

Most probably figured that Cena had a higher success rate in his 102 career pay-per-view matches, but numbers don't lie as he is one of the best of all time on the big stage when compared to the field.

Much like his total days as world champion, Cena's PPV win percentage proves that the company has supreme trust in him.

It stands to reason that a good chunk of those 102 pay-per-view matches were of the main-event variety, meaning the writers love to send the Cena fans home happy with a dramatic victory.

$106 Million

In wrestling and pretty much any other business for that matter, money is the most important factor.

It has long been assumed that Cena was the WWE's biggest money maker, but that was confirmed last month by ESPN's Michele Steele as she tweeted that Cena made the company $106 million as a retail brand in 2010.

Even though it's well documented that the WWE is a highly successful company, it is still a bit shocking to see that Cena was responsible for that much revenue on his own.

If there were any reservations regarding turning Cena heel before, then that information only confirms it. Until children start to get tired of Cena and their parents stop buying them Cena merchandise, then there isn't much incentive to turn him heel.

The Internet fans are the most vocal about a Cena heel turn, but they're always going to watch the product regardless of what they say. The main goal is to keep kids interested, and based on that $106 million in revenue, it continues to work.