I have read and assessed a lot of opinions here, Saying that John Cena should be champ because he draws money is a pretty legit claim, except that he doesn't need to be the champ to draw said money. He just needs to be involved in a high profile feud(it doesn't need to be for the strap.)
I briefly skimmed thru this topic and I must agree with you here. Cena is a mainstay force in the WWE and he's there for life. Having another title reign is really unneccessary to his career at this point. Why do the status-quo expected thing when you could be establishing new stars? Why not have them wearing the strap? Cena will still be there, appealling to his fans and selling the major venues out.
Most people here are right when they say the man is so popular he no longer needs it.
I think WWE knows Cena's persona is a man of his word so he needs to hold on to that belt until Wrestlemania and defend it against the rock. I honestly hope the rock wins we all know that won't happen but if there is a god the rock will win.
Again, I'm in violent agreement with ya there. The Rock winning the WWE Title would be another great addition to his impressive resume and is very unexpected going into Wrestlemania 28. Let's do something different, shall we?
Now back to what I was saying John Cena is the "Hulk Hogan of this generation"
He doesn't also need to be the Ric Flair.
Cena beating Flairs record would make me vomit for the rest of my life.
I'm no cena hater but that belongs to Flair and it needs to stay with him...Period.
The only way that record should be broken is by someone with a similar in ring style to Flair...A mat genius not a failing effort with only 5 moves (sorry Cena but it's true)
I've seen this comparision all over the internet. John Cena is this generation's Hogan. And he is. He's wildly popular with kids and is a role model that some look up to. He's also comparable because of his limited ability in the ring which is only covered by his larger than life persona. Which isn't a bad thing, as I'm not a Cena hater. He does need to try something different every once and awhile as to keep his routine fresh.
Lastly, I do agree that Cena should NEVER surpass Ric Flair's 16 time record title reign