John Cena, Bray Wyatt, Enzo Amore and More from the Cruiserweight Mailbag

Tuesday’s video on the Team Stream channel claiming John Cena is the most generous main event star in WWE history—in terms of putting over up-and-coming talent—caused quite the stir among my Twitter followers. Just wait until today’s video comes out.

Until then, fans all the way in England have weighed in on the hot topic, further illustrating Cena’s always complex relationship with meta fans.

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@ThisIsNasty can't agree with Cena being generous. If he loses there's ALWAYS an excuse. He laughs & smiles burying his feuds/opponent.awful

— Paul Vernon (@PaulEVernon) October 14, 2014"

The man gets no respect. After putting over yet another “it” guy among hardcore fans, Cena is now being criticized for politely applauding Ambrose’s victory in an unsurprising act of good sportsmanship from the company’s top babyface.

What did fans expect?

Should he have flipped out like Alicia Fox and soaked his armbands in Diet Coke, or cry like Ric Flair after his last WWE match at WrestleMania XXIV? Would it have been less of a burial of Ambrose had Cena seized a steel chair and repeatedly smashed it against a ring post like Jericho during his final days in WCW?

It’s going to take more than an "appropriate" post-match reaction for Ambrose to be entrenched as a top star, and the lack thereof sure isn’t enough to dismiss a win over arguably the greatest world champion in WWE history.

Let’s face it: This goes beyond the nuances of professional wrestling. Hardcore fans simply dislike Cena, which is their prerogative.

These fans don’t want to see Cena in distress after a loss because it will have a major impact on putting over other wrestlers; they want to see Cena in distress because his pain makes them happy.

Every Cena smirk, smile or snicker is met with acrimony among meta fans because they take wrestling too seriously.

So when Twitter gets burned out on Ambrose’s "crazy person" act in a year and Sami Zayn is next in line, Cena could do the job for Zayn in 10 seconds, cry in the ring afterward as part of a nervous breakdown and still be criticized because he didn’t stomp his feet to better sell his misery.

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@ThisIsNasty Harper and Rowan are free now. Watched Brad Maddox return and cut a promo on the app. Any chance Bray "fixes" him?

— Ethan Metzger (@ethan_metzger) October 15, 2014"

Maddox did have a bit of a beard, didn’t he? Although each of the Wyatts have been featured in video packages which do more than hint they'll go their separate ways, Bray would be most effective with a stable of new family members.

Wyatt is best used as a cult leader who is able to brainwash followers into buying into his voodoo double-talk and philosophies. Fans received a much-needed break from Wyatt after he was ubiquitous on television and pay-per-view, feuding with just about every relevant babyface.

Now he gets to reset, and the growing anticipation behind his return will allow him to pick up where he left off at his peak while possibly salvaging a stagnant career or two.

Each time WWE books a Battle Royal, the majority of the field reads like a who’s who of “where are they now?”

WWE’s midcard has been so neglected, virtually anybody is fair game to be a new Wyatt follower. Sheamus, Cesaro, Jack Swagger, Damien Sandow, Kofi Kingston, Big E and even Gold and Stardust should all be considered eligible.

Wyatt could even dip into NXT’s pool of talent for a memorable call-up of developmental stars.

The new direction of the Wyatts naturally has me interested, but no repackaging will be more important than that of Bray, given the amount of investment WWE has placed in the young star compared to his brethren.

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Do you think Enzo could get over with a Raw crowd in two years? @ThisIsNasty On mic skills alone

— Coach Solomon (@Oasis3457) October 10, 2014"

Enzo Amore could get over in two months on mic skills alone, which is good because I truly don’t see him as a wrestler long-term.

Amore’s gimmick is that of a pint-size loudmouth who wisely competes alongside a 7-foot tag team partner (Colin Cassidy) who fights his battles for him. That’s fun in NXT, especially given their chemistry and pre-match promos, but it won’t fly with the broader WWE audience.

What Amore lacks in size, however, he pretty much triples in promos and star power. Amore has a Matt Striker quality about him where even at his best he’s only a somewhat-polished wrestler who has more potential as a non-wrestling character. As much as the glass ceiling has been broken by smaller wrestlers in recent years, WWE is and always will be a big man’s world.

The latest edition of Monday Night Wars was dedicated to the cruiserweight division, which proved that size was not the most important indicator of a top wrestling star.

What was also mentioned, however, was that smaller wrestlers like Dean Malenko, Eddie Guerrero and Rey Mysterio Jr. were among some of the best wrestlers in the entire world.

The moral of the story? Wrestlers who aren’t Rey Mysterio-good in the ring yet share his size are better off being fitted for a suit.

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