What If John Cena Left WWE and Signed with TNA Impact Wrestling?

John Cena in TNA. Sounds impossible, right? Of course. John is a company guy, he bleeds red and white, the colors of the WWE logo.

At this point, his likeness should be used as the company logo, like Jerry West and the NBA.

When you think of John Cena, you think WWE. He is everything that company wants, and everything they want to be. His clean cut, kid friendly image fits their current direction and despite the overwhelming number of critics the guy has, WWE does not appear to be changing the way Cena is presented any time soon.

All things considered, when it comes to John Cena and WWE, it’s a marriage made in denim shorts heaven.

But, for fans who have followed the business for longer than ten minutes, we have learned to never say never. Any worker currently employed in WWE, TNA, or any other promotion, is not guaranteed anything. Stars come and go, fresh faces pop up when you least expect them, and legends move on when they feel the time is right.

It’s pro wrestling, it’s the nature of the beast. It happens.

So, in the interest of crazy speculation, as we have been known to do here on Bleacher Report, we will explore the great unknown. It’s time go where no man has gone before in this little scenario, and do it at the expense of the guy that some fans love, and others love to hate.

What if John Cena went to TNA?

Cena’s contract is up with WWE, and like so many other Superstars before him, he goes to the negotiating table with expectations that differ from the company’s. WWE, deciding that Cena’s time as a top tier talent perhaps needs to be cut back due to their desire to move forward in establishing new talent, offers a deal placing him in more of a veteran role.

Simply put, Cena will now be used primarily to work with, and help, the younger workers as they come up through the ranks, rather than retain the majority of WWE’s focus on his own career.

And, John Cena, like so many other Superstars before him, politely disagrees with Vince‘s new direction, takes his gear, and heads for the back door.

The announcement hits the Internet. The rumors that John’s contract is up have been swirling for months, but no one expected this outcome. Fans all over the world are shocked, some have cause to celebrate, and others are very disappointed.

Okay, so, you’re Jeff Jarrett. Or, Dixie Carter. Or Eric Bischoff, or whoever is running TNA this week. What do you do?

For me, the easiest answer is the best one. It’s time to make contact.

Ten minutes after he leaves Vince McMahon’s office, I have John Cena’s cell number in my hand, and I’m pressing the digits. The call is made, and the conversation is as simple, and as straight to the point as I can make it.

“I think we can work something out. We should meet.”

Despite where Cena is, I am on the next plane there. With me is Kurt Angle, AJ Styles, and Sting. After all, if you’re going to make an offer to a guy like John Cena, you need to take the biggest guns you have to sell the deal.

A rough outline for John’s character and future in the company are presented, and assuming that he likes what he hears, he soon agrees to sign. What is TNA’s money offer?

Anything he wants. Don’t play games, just pay the man.

Once he is signed, the announcement is made on TNA’s website, giving them the most hits on one day that the company has ever seen. For the next few weeks, three different short video packages showing only quick flashes of a blue hat and blue shirt, and wristbands, bearing the Impact Wrestling logo, are shown on TV. The background music is Cena rapping a brand new tune that will serve as his entrance theme for TNA.

Impact Wrestling is broadcast live on a Thursday night, and all of the build up over the past month is about to pay off.

The program opens with fans in the Impact Zone going crazy as the camera pans the building. Suddenly the lights go out, and the rap song that has been played for weeks begins, and three words pop up on the black videotron.

Hustle. Loyalty. Respect.

John Cena, wearing the Impact branded gear, hits the ramp, and the roof blows off of the place. The cheers, and or jeers, are real, not piped in, and as Cena stands looking around smiling, he stops, salutes, then races down to the ring.

Cena slides in and makes the crowd pop even louder. The ovation continues for several minutes, until finally the music dies down, and Cena begins to speak.

“So, this is the Impact Zone! You know, where I came from, this company was a lot like Bigfoot. You hear stories that he really does exist. There are some questionable pictures out there, some fuzzy video, but funny thing is, you never see one. That‘s how Impact Wrestling was sold to us up north. This place was nothing more than an urban legend, the kind of thing that you just don’t talk about, for fear of being ridiculed. Why? Because, of one man. One man said that this promotion wasn’t real, it wasn’t important. One man said you, the fans of Impact Wrestling, were not important.

But, I have news for him, for his assistants, for every stuffed shirt who thought this business revolved around just one company.

TNA is real, Impact Wrestling is here to stay, and don’t adjust your sets, because John Cena is standing in this ring, a proud member of the TNA roster!”

If booked properly, and used the right way, John Cena’s star could be even bigger than what it is now. All of the controversy, all of the love, and hate, that has surrounded him for so long, would follow him to TNA, meaning huge ratings for the company.

The TNA World Championship? All in good time. John Cena’s character would not accept a handout from anyone, and would demand that he start at the bottom like any other wrestler in the locker room. Along the way to the top, he gives the rub to younger stars, and in turn gets the rub from TNA’s established stars. Signing Cena would signal a new day for TNA, and would go a long way in helping cement them as a true threat to the undisputed king of professional wrestling.

Okay, back to reality. Will it ever happen? No, probably not. Cena is happy in WWE, and they’re happy to have him. TNA wouldn’t have the money it would take to bring him in, or the good sense to know what to do with him if they did. So, yes, this was all just a personal flight of fancy, something that we will never see happen.

You know, like Hulk Hogan in WCW. Or, Eric Bischoff in WWE. Or, Kurt Angle in TNA. That’s all just crazy talk.

I’m just saying.