For years, John Cena has been vilified by the Internet Wrestling Community "IWC" because of how predictable his character has become. These fans have taken it upon themselves to buck the corporate trend by showering this man with boos in every town that he enters. John Cena has pretty much been Mr. Untouchable throughout his time in the Main Event. The typical Cena story is that he takes a beating, then finds his Super Powers to defeat the Evil Enemy. From Edge, Randy Orton, Batista, you name it Cena has defeated them. Those are the Lex Luthors, Brainiacs and General Zod to John Cena's Superman. Even with those victories, Cena continued to gain the heat of the IWC. Many people have accused John Cena of "burying" talent during his reign on the WWE Throne. People point to examples like Nexus, Kevin Owens, etc as stars that Cena has destroyed.
Certain established stars could not be buried by Cena after losing to him. To be "buried" is to typically be in a place where it is hard for your career to recover. Edge was not buried. CM Punk was not buried. Chris Jericho was not buried.
You cannot, and I repeat CANNOT blame everything on one person. It was not completely Cena's fault that certain people did not break through the glass ceiling. Creative has to take a large piece of that blame for the way that they book John Cena as an unstoppable force that runs through the city.
When it comes to the Nexus, John Cena even admits that he made a mistake in the way he handled that storyline. Chris Jericho and Edge called out Cena for doing things his way during their Summerslam match as his idea backfired.
In the earlier part of his Career, John Cena was naturally out to fight for his spot. Anybody else would feel the same way when they fight to climb the ladder of success as well as maintain that place in the WWE Hierarchy. In that sense, who could really blame him?
I have not had much of a problem with John Cena myself. Certain scenarios that he was placed in I did not agree with. For example, I was not a fan of him defeating Edge in a TLC Match in Toronto. In a place like that, Edge is a Legend while Cena went in as Public Enemy number 1. Other than that, Cena is not the bane of my existence.
During his time in the Main Event, John Cena has drawn comparisons to Hulk Hogan. Both portrayed a polished, American Role Model Persona (Hogan, not so much these days). Both men have been champions for a long period of time and have headlined countless WrestleManias. Cena and Hogan have also been criticized for politics.
The comparison has stopped at a certain point. The difference between them is that Cena is doing more of what Hulk Hogan has been criticized for not doing, and that is put people over.
John Cena is doing more to help up and coming talent along with wrestlers who have perfected their craft in different Indie promotions before coming to WWE for more exposure.
After years of monopolizing the WWE Title Picture, John Cena has stepped down to elevate the Mid Card with a US Championship run that is redefining the history of that title. John Cena has brought value and credibility to a title that has lacked it for a number of years.
Look at what Cena is doing to put over the wrestlers who come from NXT to the Main Roster. Sami
Zayn, and Neville. Cena put them over without having to lose. This is his time to give back to the business. Do you think that Hulk Hogan would even bother elevating talented workhorses like Mr. Perfect and Rick Rude? Clearly not.
Yet, John Cena is putting these names over on a larger platform. Look at Cena's recent feud with Kevin Owens. Even Kevin himself knows that this is the best opportunity that he has ever received during his career, because he is in the Big Leagues. Owens knew that he had to bring his A Game as a heel, because he was working with the very best in the World from the last 10 years. This has been an opportunity that Kevin knew he could not waste.
The Matches with Cena have elevated Kevin's name value. You could choose any one of their matches to name as "Match of the Year".
You could even look at the names that have already been on the Roster. During the Open Challenge, John Cena has put on wrestling clinics with names like Cesaro, Dean Ambrose, Stardust and recently Seth Rollins. John fought through a broken nose. Not to sound cliche, but Cena continues to show his dedication no matter what position he is in.
John Cena may not be a naturally fluid ring technician like a Bret Hart, Daniel Bryan, Chris Jericho, etc., but he makes up for it with his charisma and mic skills.
Cena may not be a 5 Star Match waiting to happen like Shawn Michaels, but he does not have to be that way.
Speaking of ringwork, Cena has improved by leaps and bounds. This has been considered John Cena's most successful run from a Match Quality Standpoint.
During his Career, John Cena has had multiple 4 to 5 Star Matches. Now, those matches are taking place on a more consistent basis. For the people that complain about the "Five Moves of Doom", you can see that he does much more than that.
Yet, people still find things to complain about even when you do your best to satisfy. Many of these wrestling fans are pretty, stubborn and outright snobbish as they can never be satisfied.
Cena has done a great job in helping to elevate Rusev during their feud. Those matches were fantastic as well.
John Cena has answered the bell whenever the time has come for him to rise to the occasion.
I have not been the biggest John Cena fan, but I understand his place in the company. Cena brings it from start to finish.
Traditionally, the Intercontinental Title has typically been the more valuable mid card title. These days, Cena has turned the tables.
Seth Rollins may hold the company's top Title, but John Cena is still the man to beat.
Coming up at Summerslam, Rollins and Cena will collide for the WWE World Title. This should create another interesting dynamic.
Not here from singing Cena's praises, but he could very well be the top candidate for "Wrestler of the Year" when all is said and done.
I would rather see Cena as Champion instead of watching his girlfriend break the record for longest reigning Divas Champion in WWE History. Talk about an eyesore.
For what it is worth, John Cena will continue to have value in whatever he is involved in until it is time for him to call it a career.
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