Here is another installment of "my thoughts". And today I am talking about John Cena. Now what can I say about Cena for you not to get mad? I have tons of subjects that go with Cena and some may be good and some may be bad.
John's character is only one sided. You can only LOVE the guy or HATE him, you can't be in between. When John first came into the WWE, I witnessed it and probably most people did. His first match was against the best wrestler of all time, Kurt Angle. I NEVER thought Cena would become the star he is now. I saw him come out and faced Kurt and I thought that was the end of that. Then he stayed on Smackdown and became a different character.
Now I might say this a lot but I am not a fan of Cena. I really wasn't a fan of Cena. At that time, I was a good guy (I cheered for the faces). It doesn't matter who they were, if they were good I wanted them to win.
With that being said, I did cheer for Cena at the time. I didn't buy his merchandise and I wasn't the person who couldn't wait for him to be on TV. I don't remember when it happened but it just blew up. What I mean is, Cena came in and was a person who, I thought, never would be seen again but then comes to have this character that is a rapper. He was this character who wore tennis shoes, jean shorts, had short hair, wore hats, and wore his pants low and showed his boxers. The real reason why he became big will be talked about a little later but remember the description I just gave you of his character. As John was this character, I did like his rapping. He had great rhymes that made me laugh sometimes. I remember some about Big Show and Kurt Angle. The other part I liked was him having the spinning belt. He first introduced the spinning US title. That was a great title but WWE got rid of it. The spinning belt became so popular that WWE decided to make it for a bigger title. A bigger title is the WWE title. The spinning WWE title is also amazing. People often say that they are tired of it. Well how can you be tired of it if that is the only title in the world that spins?
Almost everyone thinks of the spinning championships and they automatically refer it to John Cena. He was the star that introduced it but it really isn't his. That kind of bugs me. It's like the Hardcore title. People refer it to Mankind (Mick Foley) but so many other stars had that title. I like the WWE title and they should stick with it.
The most amazing part of Cena's career his how fast he has climbed to the rankings. He became a main event star in around a year. That is right ONE YEAR! The Undertaker and The Rock rose up to main event status in less than a year so is Cena going to be like them? Stars that rise up that fast really have talent or are really going to be big. Taker and Rock are/were huge so Cena will be too. Remember the description I gave you about Cena's character? Well the reason why he rose up to the ranking so fast is because WWE made him like this era. This era, this time frame, people are like Cena. There are people, mostly kids, who were the hats, shoes, boxers, socks, shorts, and shirts so they refer to him. They saw him and they said "wow, he is just like us". The best way for stars to rise up to the rankings is if the fans can connect to them. Fans connected with Cena because he was part of this era. He wore the clothes and he talked the talk. Instantly the fans love him. I agree that mostly females and little kids like Cena. Yes there are adults that like him (I am just stating that). But the kids are the ones that are like him and buy his merchandise.
I have tremendous respect for John Cena. There is no doubt in my mind that Cena has the most heart for wrestling. I would say WWE but he didn't start in WWE right away; he started off wrestling and loved it from there. I watched those videos that are on for Cena coming back and I can easlier tell that he has the most heart. A person who cares so much about wrestling and who gives everything for it really has my respect. As John got to where he is now, I have to tell you I can't stand him. His character is annoying to me. It's mostly the same from years ago but now he just gets old. He wears the same thing, which is still connecting to the fans, but his wrestling skills are starting to show. He was a great amount of strength, one of the strongest on RAW. But his wrestling is the same old, let me explain.
Cena's moves, match after match, are the same. You have signature moves from stars. For example, you have Batista doing a spear in every match, The Undertaker doing snake eyes and going old school as he jumps off the top rope on his opponents shoulder, HHH has the knee to the face, and Hardy doing the whisper in the wind. The problem with john is that his signature moves are getting more and more. He first had the 5 knuckle shuffle, and then he has the flying leg drop and uses suplexes on every star. I just find it predictable. Don't get me wrong, his matches are entertaining like the Batista and John match at Summerslam. That match was a 5 star match. I loved it.
It seems like Cena always gets injured but when he comes back, I know he will get title matches and be on the top again. As he comes back at Survivor Series, I know he will make an impact that I will hate. He will then go on and have a main event rivalry and face for the title before you say "turnbuckle". That is just how fast he comes back and is in the main event already. It just makes me sick. Also when he is on RAW, he always comes out at the beginning of RAW and talks for 15 minutes. It just makes RAW boring for me when he is on. I know he will become champion again and I know he will break some records. This time frame is all the WWE is focusing on for making John the best there is. WWE is saying that the 21 century is Cena. I know he will be a 10 time champion or even more by the time he retires. I know for a fact that he will be in the WWE Hall of Fame.
The last thing I want to touch on is Cena getting the world title match at the upcoming Survivor Series. Why does he need to have this title shot? When Shane McMahon announced this, you don't know how angry I was. See, Cena was out for months. When he comes back he should have to climb the way up the ladder again for the title shot. He lost at Summerslam against Batista which was his last match before he had surgery. There are so many other stars like Rey Mysterio, Kane, C.M. Punk that deserve a title shot, not John Cena who has his first match back and it's already a title match. It makes me sick.
I have a long way to go to put up with him. Love him or hate him, you have to respect the guy. That is all for "my thoughts" for now but please check back to my others and wait to see my others coming soon. If you have any suggestions for a future "My thoughts" blog, then feel free to message me. Anyway that is my thoughts on this topic, but what are yours? Talk to you next time!