You know, have people stopped to think that Del Rio regaining the title from a red hot John Cena might just have a way better pay off than Del Rio cashing in the title on a weak opponent and then skipping through another title defense? If you ask me, Del Rio has everything it takes to regain the title in a very great drawn out feud and be a legit contender.
I will totally concede to this point here. I will also admit I am rather jaded on John Cena as DA CHAMP and as a result did leave me with a sour taste in my mouth at the end of the match. I will also openly admit to the fact that I'm a little disappointed in how easily the top prize in the industry seems to bounce from hand to hand so quickly. Miz, Cena, Punk, Mysterio, Cena, Cena/Punk, Punk, ADR, Cena.
On the subject of a clean loss, let's look at it this way. Building up to MITB CM Punk was being billed as the true best in the world, and he defeated Cena in the cleanest fashion anyone has in a LONG time. The title becomes "vacant" and John Cena ends up with it again the same night it's won by Mysterio. With Rey being injured it was understandable, though it didn't mean I had to like it either. Punk returns, and Cena/Punk is launched to decide the "undisputed" champion. Punk defeats Cena again in an unclean fashion by "stealing" a win due to Triple H's bad call. Right there, right in that moment a clean win over Cena by Punk would not have hurt John Cena at all. John Cena and CM Punk could have shaken hands, or shown some form of mutual respect proving that CM Punk was backing up his claims at being the best in the world. Then Nash could have attacked while Punk was celebrating and then ADR could have cashed in.
On the Superman note, every super hero has their arch villain. Superman had Luthor with sideshots of Doomsday and Darkseid. Batman had The Joker with sideshots of Bane and Azriel. These are needed to suspend the belief that just maybe this time the Hero has more on his plate then he can handle. John Cena doesn't have that. No one really outside of CM Punk has been close enough to a legitimate threat to Cena in a long time. I mean, we're talking about the guy responsible for destroying the Nexus single-handily, and the man who through his kayfabe "stroke" forced Vinnie Mac into early retirement.
As far as ADR's reign goes, it was very disappointing as well, at least to me. I find him to be a natural heel, and probably one of the best prospects in recent history. I hope he is able to recoup from some of his recent failures as the WWE is missing that truly great heel character right now. Mark Henry makes a believable beast and Orton did a great job of putting him over as such last night and as such gave us a case where the World title did elevate a glorified mid-carder for 15yrs into a serious threat.
On my own personal closing note, I totally believe that John Cena has busted his ass to get to where he is today. His work for the company as a whole is commendable and he is far more talented in the ring then he is given credit for; though part of that issue is the way he sells. I do not mean just his ability to shake off anything thrown his way either, but for instance if you look at his STS he used last night the move wasn't even cinched in properly and he hardly looks like he's actually torquing on anyone. If he was going to beat ADR it could have at least looked a bit better, I would have been content with the FU for the finish. I cannot discredit Cena's uncanny ability to get a reaction from the crowd and could argue his character has been tweaked a bit in recent weeks to accommodate as such. Do I feel he needs another championship to his resume? No, I do not. I got the impression with the way they spoke of the record number of title reigns for both Cena and Orton last night (record number as stated by the announce staff) that they are trying to compete Orton and Cena over who can hold the title the most.
Anyway, I am about 5 mins away from seeing how they play this out, and I have a few guesses as to where Raw could go tonight but rather then try to guess I'll just wait and see. I hope, at least that my thoughts are viewed in the light they are presented, and that is as; thought out and explained reasons for my own opinions. I'm not here to publicly hate on anyone but instead to contribute my opinions into the discussion of last night's WWE title match. Some aspects may be a bit off of the main topic but I feel they add weight and consideration to the general WWE title picture.
Feel free to comment on them as you wish, I am open to all criticism and will not bunch my trunks over your thoughts.