Cena Booed Because People Love To Hate Him?

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What's with everyone saying this recently? Comments such as oh yeah people love watching him they just boo him because they love to. Cena is the biggest star in the WWE. He is extremely talented on the mic and can pull off a hell of a match as well. The reason people started hating him so much is because he was pushed down people's throats for so long. He got over by being cool and edgy and then started making dick jokes that catered to kids only and became stale to a percentage of the audience. His lack of "moves" and his predictable matches as he became SuperCena also added to his hate as it became more and more popular.

I agree some people have fun booing Cena but it's not like a lot of his haters love watching him and are entertained and tune in just to hate on him. Until his latest feud with CM Punk, he has been stale for a while and apart from his core group of fans which is large part of the WWE universe, he was hated because he was boring to people. The repetitive jokes and the goody goody babyface all American attitude wasn't fun to watch anymore . The people that boo him don't love watching Cena hog the spotlight and be in the main event all the time with the title constantly around his waist. That's why they boo him. He gets awesome reactions because there is so much cheering and booing and it's so mixed but it seems people have got confused to why he was getting boo'd in the first place.

I've never hated Cena but he did bore me to death for a while and only recently sparked my interest again with his counter promos back and forth with CM Punk. He's obviously always been talented but was booked in a way along with the 'pg era' that turned a lot of the older fans totally off the product and this interest hasn't been revived until the Cm Punk shoot. Praising Cena for getting the best reactions because he get's boo'd by half the audience seems a bit silly as even though he does a good job with it now, it came about from not enjoying or being entertained by him.
 
Cena gets Boo'd because his been shoved down our throats for so long,Every PPV his in the Main Event and it's annoying.The IWC love to hate Cena because his character is tended for Kids and is SO PG,they love to Boo him because its fun.Cena is not great on the mic,his so cheesy and is irratating on the mic,he makes so much 5 year old jokes which in my eyes are hurrendos!His mean't to be the face of the Company which is PG so he can't realy cross the lines,the moment he turned mr PG loads of fans lost intrest in him and the company.Thats one of the reasons ratings are so poor today.Nowadays it's about pleasing the Kids and thats why loads of Interet fans were so hyped when Punk cut the promo because it was edgy and the first time in years that there was actually Passion in what he was saying.They were sick of Cena and were glad that finally WWE has given CM Punk a chance to cross lines,be entertaining in a way that pleases the Older fans too.I've never hated Cena that much but his boring,Week after Week he comes down and you do expect the same thing.Sometimes it's a bit entertaining and the other times it's a piece of shit.Everyone must respect him for what he does for the Company,make a wish foundation and all sorts but his character is so irrating for us and thats why we all want A Cena Heel turn
 
Cena gets Boo'd because his been shoved down our throats for so long,Every PPV his in the Main Event and it's annoying.

Maybe that's because he's the top draw in the WWE. The top draw is almost usually in every main event. I thought you knew this.

The IWC love to hate Cena because his character is tended for Kids and is SO PG,they love to Boo him because its fun.Cena is not great on the mic,his so cheesy and is irratating on the mic,he makes so much 5 year old jokes which in my eyes are hurrendos!

He's great on the mic. He can be funny and his serious promos are one of the best because you can feel the emotion in his voice and he's passionate. Name me three current WWE wrestlers who are better than Cena on the mic.


His mean't to be the face of the Company which is PG so he can't realy cross the lines,the moment he turned mr PG loads of fans lost intrest in him and the company.Thats one of the reasons ratings are so poor today.Nowadays it's about pleasing the Kids and thats why loads of Interet fans were so hyped when Punk cut the promo because it was edgy and the first time in years that there was actually Passion in what he was saying.

Maybe everyone was so enamored with Punk because he had to break kayfabe to get your attention. Says more about him than it does about Cena. The old addage is that wrestling caters to children and idiots. Think about that.

They were sick of Cena and were glad that finally WWE has given CM Punk a chance to cross lines,be entertaining in a way that pleases the Older fans too.I've never hated Cena that much but his boring,Week after Week he comes down and you do expect the same thing.Sometimes it's a bit entertaining and the other times it's a piece of shit.Everyone must respect him for what he does for the Company,make a wish foundation and all sorts but his character is so irrating for us and thats why we all want A Cena Heel turn

You must have talked to every single person on the Earth and they all wanted Cena to turn heel.

Time for a lesson. Kids love Cena and most adults hate Cena. If he turns heel, kids will boo Cena and adults will cheer a heel Cena. Heels aren't supposed to be cheered. So basically, you would be back to square one.


week in week out cena does the exact same thing! he always has to win the title and he's to pg for a pg rating to begin with! he's a fucking disney channel!

Cena has had only one title reign in the past year and that lasted three months. What is your point?

i just wished he turned heel since he get's boo'd to begin with he's half way there

And he'll still be halfway there if he turns heel. Care to come up with something intelligent?
 
Maybe that's because he's the top draw in the WWE. The top draw is almost usually in every main event. I thought you knew this.



He's great on the mic. He can be funny and his serious promos are one of the best because you can feel the emotion in his voice and he's passionate. Name me three current WWE wrestlers who are better than Cena on the mic

Punk,Miz,Christian. They are all better than Cena on the mic,Obviously people will have there own opinion but I think they are.I just don't like the way he puts on that voice sometimes trying to be funny.He barely does cut a serious Promo,he has for the last couple of weeks and they were pretty good.But normally he tries to be funny which kills a promo segment.
 
And no,think back to before Cena was big and he was rapping.You had top stars like Undertaker,HHH,Shawn Micheals,Kurt Angle,Big Show etc....They were not always in the Main Event.The top draw should be able to draw from the upper Mid-Card aswell.If his the top guy he should be able to not be in the Main Event and still draw.
 
Punk,Miz,Christian. They are all better than Cena on the mic,Obviously people will have there own opinion but I think they are.I just don't like the way he puts on that voice sometimes trying to be funny.He barely does cut a serious Promo,he has for the last couple of weeks and they were pretty good.But normally he tries to be funny which kills a promo segment.

The Miz has only one memorable promo in his career and that was when he was a lowly United States champion. Christian is in that same boat too. Nice try.

And no,think back to before Cena was big and he was rapping.You had top stars like Undertaker,HHH,Shawn Micheals,Kurt Angle,Big Show etc....They were not always in the Main Event.The top draw should be able to draw from the upper Mid-Card aswell.If his the top guy he should be able to not be in the Main Event and still draw.

There's a little flaw in your argument. When have guys like HHH, Kurt Angle, and Big Show ever proved to be close to the draw Cena is. When Austin was the top guy, did you ever see him in the midcard and draw? Nope and don't even bring up 2002 Austin which I know you will. How about the Rock when he was huge? Did he ever go upper midcard? Let me go through HHH, Angle, and Show.

I assume you either 2000 HHH in which he wasn't the top guy or 2003 HHH who had one of the worst years ever. When was HHH in the upper midcard? You must mean those few months that he and HBK, who wasn't a huge draw as well, feuded with Legacy. I wouldn't call Rhodes and DiBiase upper midcard.

Angle, to me, is like Jericho. A solid midcarder who can be plugged in an a main event spot if someone is injured or something, but never a consistent main eventer which he wasn't.

Big Show: :lmao:

That about covers it.

The thing people don't realize or refuse to realize is that since 2008, he has had feuds without the title. In 2008, he feuded with JBL and Batista. 2009 with the Big Show and Miz and in 2010 with Barrett. Open your eyes.
 
The thing people don't realize or refuse to realize is that since 2008, he has had feuds without the title. In 2008, he feuded with JBL and Batista. 2009 with the Big Show and Miz and in 2010 with Barrett. Open your eyes.

Yeh and guess what?When he wasn't involved in the Main Event I enjoyed the Main Event of the PPV,im not saying his not entertaining but sometimes it's just over the top that his in mostly every Main Event.With the same outcome:Cena wins or his oppenant gets DQ'ed because he slaped the ref in the face or takes the title and leaves etc.. The same things always happen and yeh sometimes there is a change but not normally.Whens the last time Cena Lost CLEAN? And don't count the Punk matches because at MITB he ran to stop Johnny ace & at SS his foot was on the rope?Yeh his the face of the Company but he should still lose cleany sometimes.Add to the fact that there are loads of other top talented guys who could be in the Main Event while He has a fued not over the title.
 
Yeh and guess what?When he wasn't involved in the Main Event I enjoyed the Main Event of the PPV,im not saying his not entertaining but sometimes it's just over the top that his in mostly every Main Event.With the same outcome:Cena wins or his oppenant gets DQ'ed because he slaped the ref in the face or takes the title and leaves etc.. The same things always happen and yeh sometimes there is a change but not normally.Whens the last time Cena Lost CLEAN? And don't count the Punk matches because at MITB he ran to stop Johnny ace & at SS his foot was on the rope?Yeh his the face of the Company but he should still lose cleany sometimes.Add to the fact that there are loads of other top talented guys who could be in the Main Event while He has a fued not over the title.

This, in bold, is my biggest pet peeve ever when people try to rationalize hating Cena. Let's take a look through history. Can you count on one hand the number of times that Hogan ever lost clean? How about Austin? How about the Rock? Wake up and realize that the top face rarely loses clean to a heel. It's simple booking. Let's examine...

Face fights heel. Heel cheats to win. Fans want face to win even more. Face fights heel again. Face wins. Heel does his job. Everyone is happy.

The end.

P.S. Who are these top talented guys who could be in the main event? I'm curious to know.
 
right, i couldnt care about him always winning. i dont care that hes the corporate guy. im not vapid and moronic enough to hate him for catering to kids. i, like i think many others, finds it hard to truly say what it is about cena that rubs them up the wrong way.
i will say that everytime his music hits, i sigh. everytime he talks in that annoying up and down, boy just hitting puberty voice. (whilst spewing awful jock humour) i wonder "he has great mic skills? seriously?"
Then he says rubbish like "i dont care, its about those who wear their colors proud." and i cringe. im not a patriot and im not american, im not slamming the forces, but his love for them and gegging in on any photo opportunity.....doesnt sit easy with me. its just a personal thing. ive never been the patriot. im not a proud english man. never have been, never will be. it just irks me. then i look at him, and just think "my god! youre just another body builder, that vince has a hard on for." and its quite undeniable. he just irks me.
the guys obviously a very decent guy. no one really in the industry has a bad word to say about him, but the way hes written as a condescending burier of talent who comes out with too many corny lines, it grates. his begrudging "youre alright by me.....kid." in that voice, just makes my skin crawl.
i dont love to hate him. im just plain sick of him. maybe, a heel turn will be for the best. who knows? i really dont care anymore.

edit: i just remembered i really, really hate that army salute/cub scout salute thing he does on the ramp.
 
Obviously I can't speak for the fans or the crowds as to why they like or dislike Cena, but I can offer my personal perspective and perhaps I am not alone.

I will admit I hated Cena's character when he first came on the scene. His "ruthless agression" persona, followed by his stint as a heel rapper, followed by his stint as a face rapper and thuganomics. So I started out already kind of soured on him.

Then fast forward a while and I did not like his "super cena" phase that you saw throughout the mid 2000s, when it seemed like no one could ever defeat him. From my perspective as a wrestling fan, that always turns me off. He was superhuman and it was hard to want to root for a guy that no matter what happened, would always win (yes there are "cheating" exceptions in there but that was pretty much the norm). Also during this time, he was not that exciting in the ring. So myself, and probably many others, did not like Cena because he was too powerful, too unrealistic. I also was turned off of him because it seemed like he was pushed into the main event way too early and given this unbeatable persona but did not have the in-ring ability to consistently pull that persona off successfully.

However, I will admit that in the past few years, my attitude has changed. I like Cena now...not to say I'm going to start wearing his gear or that I stand up at cheer when I hear his music on the TV, but I have slowly (and somewhat begrudgingly) become a cena fan. I enjoy watching him in the ring. I know many Cena haters like to point out his limited move set, an argument that did hold water 5 or 6 years ago, but he has improved dramatically and I no longer think that argument applies. He is a lot more exciting to watch in the ring, his move set has increased significantly, and you can tell now that he does a really good job of helping carry the match against less talented opponents.

Cena is also very good on the mic. Some of his promos back from his superhuman days got repetitive (and I will admit that sometimes even now they still can be), but he really can do a good job of firing up a crowd, even if you're not "a kid".

Finally, it's hard not to respect him at least a little, as you can tell how passionate he really is about wrestling and the WWE.

So maybe I've rambled here, but the point of this post is not to argue that Cena is great or to win over anyone. I just wanted to point out that I think the reason that there are a lot of Cena haters among adults is that for a very long time, Cena was not a very likable wrestler or persona. And while over time, my opinions of him have changed, it is really easy for me to see and understand why for many others, their initial dislike for him has not gone away.
 
Let me chime in...

Lawler I see where your comming from however I don't think that anyone has to talk with everyone in the world about Cena turning Heel. The whole point of this thread is why Cena gets booed. I have to agree with a lot of people in here who have cited it's because he was forced on the fans. Stone Cold never went down to Mid Card because there had to a VERY little group of people who didn't like him. Stone Cold got boo'ed after WM XV7 because he was a legit heel but you still wanted to watch him. Cena gets boo'ed now because he is stale, he only has a 1-3 good matches a year and because he reminds everyone of how Vince used to do storylines during the "New Generation Era" which was "Prentend things aren't are as they are." People cheered for Austin because his character was believeable, he was a very good wrestler (not as good before he broke his neck but still good) and because all ages were able to identify with him. I do not dislike Cena, I just don't think he is used properly. You could tell in his last few promos that when he is let loose a little bit, the man can actually deliever and his stuff with CM punk was phenomenal. It's the little things that the older fan hates about him. His signature move... firemans carry slam? I'm sorry but it's just not believeable that a basic and stale move like that can be as devistating as a jacknife powerbomb, a stone cold stunner or an F-5. And its especially hard to take somebody seriously who has come to the ring wearing pastel colors.

I guess to close it out; Cena's current character just doesn't appeal to the ENTIRE audience and people boo because subconscieously they feel that Vince and CO. aren't listening to what people want. We are the consumer, we pay the $45 for the PPV events and buy the tee-shirts, the $60 video games, and the $25 DVD's. The ignorant response would be "if you don't like what you see, don't watch." Well I just don't think that would be a smart response while your flagship show is avg. 3.0 - 3.2 ratings every week when they were doing almost 3x that during the attitude era.
 
This, in bold, is my biggest pet peeve ever when people try to rationalize hating Cena. Let's take a look through history. Can you count on one hand the number of times that Hogan ever lost clean? How about Austin? How about the Rock? Wake up and realize that the top face rarely loses clean to a heel. It's simple booking. Let's examine...

Face fights heel. Heel cheats to win. Fans want face to win even more. Face fights heel again. Face wins. Heel does his job. Everyone is happy.

The end.

P.S. Who are these top talented guys who could be in the main event? I'm curious to know.

No thats not the outcome all the time.It's what happens most of the time,so your saying the Big Monster heels cheat to win?They go over the faces clean to look strong.So heels don't always cheat to win,and also look at Del rio at the moment his being booked as a strong heel going over faces clean.

And top talented guys who could be in the Main Event: (RAW) Punk,Ziggler,The Miz,Morrison (Even though he has no mic skills)etc...They are all talented Mid-Carders who during May,June,july could main event PPV's until it gets around Summerslam & Survivor series when you use top guys to draw money for your Big PPV's.They may not draw as much as cena obviously but they should be given a chance.If they flop,they flop.Either way you can risk trying new talent up in the Main Event.
 
i don't boo him, i don't cheer him, i honestly think the Cena character ruined pro wrestling for me, he as a person is amazing, treats his fans like a true gentleman and respects the crowd, but his current character just simply isn't appealing (at least to me), i don't blame him because as the rapper gimmick he was amazing, wrestling to me was about twists and turns, kinda like drama's, new things have to happen frequently, Knowing that Cena isn't turning heel simply due to money ruined the fun, exciting part of wrestling for me, i liked the Rock and SCSA turning face and heel every now and then, it was a fun change,
 
I think the main difference between the Cena-haters and non haters is an overwhelming amount of cynicism on the part of haters. Cena has never been "shoved down our throats." Up until very recently with the rise of the IWC, the crowds could not get enough of the guy. He still sells mountains of merch, and is followed by an obscene amount of people on twitter and facebook. Although it is your right as fans to Boo him, I really don't understand why. I guess its because I'm not a jaded cynical Smark.
 
I cannot begin to state how wrong the "shoved down the throats" line is. Cena became WWE Champion in 2005. He had feuds with Kurt Angle and Chris Jericho the same year and was still a rapper. You can hear him getting booed even in those matches. So, how does a wrestler become stale in his first year himself?

I think that there is a part of the audience that does boo him because it has become the fun thing to do. I had initially thought that it was a mistake on WWE's part to acknowledge that Cena got booed. If they had not done so, I have a feeling that the boos may have eventually subsided. By acknowledging the crowd reaction of a select few, WWE basically threw them a bone and the reaction grew and grew. But now with the WWE actually milking the mixed reaction that Cena gets to produce great storylines, I would say that the decision was a remarkable piece of foresight.

The reasons why Cena gets booed are because he and his image do not match the likings of a smark fan. A smark fan believes that a wrestler should be able to perform either lots of moves or they should be a heel or at least an antihero babyface. They basically think that a normal type babyface sucks. It also did not help that Cena's first two feuds after his feud with JBL were against Angle and Jericho who are smark favorites.

I do not like Cena, to be honest. I believe that even some of the Cena love that you see on these forums has been inspired by the insanic hatred that Cena got around 2007. People have started believing that because smarks boo him and because smarks are generally stupid, Cena must be perfect. That is the reasoning of tons of Cena fans, mind you.

Cena is not perfect in my opinion and has major weaknesses when it comes to promo cutting. He is not funny in the very least and that is the type of promo that he generally cuts. But I would agree that while some of the love is undeserved, most of the hate that he gets is undeserved as well and has become more or less a staple because it has become the cool thing to do.
 
Is it so wrong for people to boo him just because its fun? Do they really have to have a long winded list of things they find unappealing about his character? WWE encourages people to boo him all of the time! There's no reason why they shouldn't. The rowdy fans and alternating chants make the shows ten times more interesting. They commentators always say things like, "he's the most controversial superstar of all time", and "the crowd is split 50/50 here tonight!". WWE loves the anti-Cena crowd. You get the sense that Cena loves it too. Even when he's getting booed out of the building, he has a huge grin on his face. Recently Cena made that odd comment about there being no more faces or heels. Obviously that's not the case with today's WWE, but it does apply to a couple of characters like Cena and Punk who get mixed reactions. They aren't faces or heels in the traditional sense. I think characters like these are exactly what WWE needs to take their product to the next level. CM Punk used the phrase "reality era" to describe current WWE. I think they really should try to give the show a more realistic feel.

Personally, I simply dislike Cena's character. As other people have pointed out, he's not funny in the least. I find jorts unattractive. His goody-two-shoes, Dudley Do-Right personality is one dimensional and completely unrealistic. No real person acts like that. Despite constantly telling the fans how much he loves them, he gives off a holier than thou vibe by never doing anything wrong. I'll never be able to relate to a character like that. In addition to all of that, he never gets pinned clean. He's invincible, so he rarely has an exciting, hard fought match. Punk comparing him to the Yankees is right on the money, and supports my argument that WWE wants to split the fans into two camps.
 
I think the main difference between the Cena-haters and non haters is an overwhelming amount of cynicism on the part of haters. Cena has never been "shoved down our throats." Up until very recently with the rise of the IWC, the crowds could not get enough of the guy. He still sells mountains of merch, and is followed by an obscene amount of people on twitter and facebook. Although it is your right as fans to Boo him, I really don't understand why. I guess its because I'm not a jaded cynical Smark.

How does booing Cena make me a jaded cynical smark? Trust me, WWE wants nothing to do with jaded, cynical smarks. If anything, I'm buying into the storylines and acting like the most loyal, diehard WWE fanboy by booing Cena. WWE clearly wants us to boo Cena. Technically he's just as much of a tweener as Punk when you think about it.
 
I think I am the only one who does not cheer him or boo him I choose to ignore him. I sit quietly and just watch the match. I believe he is a above average wrestler but I beileve wrestling should be first over mic skills and good looks.
 
How can anyone seriously believe that he wasn't shoved down fans throats???? Cena gets booed BECAUSE every PPV it's Cena for the belt. See thats the issue with Cena fans. No matter what, he can do no wrong. He reminds me of all the old stories of the HHH and Michaels holding people back to promote themselves. Now of course HHH knows he is past his prime and has put wrestlers over. Cena sells yes of course but who wouldn't sell tickets and products if you weren't constantly the face of the company, having your face in the main event every week, put over as a good guy. He has okay mic skills but like Nash, against Punk on the mic he looks BAD!

Hands down Cena is booed because he is so overexposed the fans are sick of him!
 
this is a direct quote from hbk's 2005 book, heartbreak and triumph:

"i didnt know this at the time, but a fair portion of the fans get behind you on the way up, and then, when you get there, they turn on you. they did the same thing with hunter a few years later. when he was chasing the title they loved him, said he was the greatest thing in the world. once he got on top, they tried to destroy him. all of a sudden he couldnt work anymore, and the only reason he was champion and main eventing pay per views was because was because he married stephanie mcmahon."

wow. sound familiar? and to tell the truth, that applies to cena WAY more than it does even hhh or hbk. (except for the part about steph)
thats just the way some fans are. 'i just came from over there, the grass is greener' lol.
some fans will just never be happy and need things to bitch about and a 'villian' to hate on for being sucessful.

i dont really like the past 3 years or so of cenas character, i understand he is overexposed, but honestly, who better?
money is the bottom line people, and as long as cena is the top draw, he will be in the top spot. if the iwc really want a guy like punk or miz on top, then go buy their damn shirts and stop streaming ppvs that they are headlining and buy them.
cena is NOT my favorite wrestler, (ironically i honestly like punk, miz, rhodes and ziggler better than cena) but i do have a soft spot for the guy, he has done a lot for the company, and i dont care who says what, he CAN WRESTLE.
i can name ten or fifteen absolute classics from the guy, from angle in 03 to hhh in 05 to edge in 06 to umaga for god sakes. and who do you think carried those great matches with batista last year? and so on and so forth.
like bill hicks said, just enjoy the ride people.
and if you dont enjoy it you can always change the channel.
 
The Miz has only one memorable promo in his career and that was when he was a lowly United States champion. Christian is in that same boat too. Nice try.

Whoah whoah whoa. The Miz has a had a few memorable promos. Did you not see his one with Truth a week ago that everyone was raving about. That's already one more than you said so your statement is void. Christian has a plethora of memorable moments especially if you've been watching since when he's first come about. Don't feel the need to put down other superstars just to prove your point.
 
I also have to disagree with people saying he hasn't been shoved down our throats. This is obvious and it's not exactly his fault but this does make people hate you and get sick of you and fast. I got sick of HHH when he was always champ and won every main event as well. Changing things up is good as you don't want to be repetitive and predictable,this is a reason why ratings are so much lower than they once were as it's not as exciting. It looks like WWE is changing this up now a bit and hopefully they keep going with this.
 
I am wrestling fan. I am not a cena hater or a cena lover.

Cena is a great athlete and role model for all wrestlers across the world. you can guarantee he is always gonna give you his best and has had some great matches and feuds.

One thing i hate about cena is how he always win, he has never give up on his t shirt........ when he was booked in the i quit match with the miz did anyone ever really expect the miz to win????

i just want cena out of the title hunt for a good 6 months, let punk, miz, del rio, ziggler have their turn.

its just the same old same old, week in, week out, cena wins, cena wins, cena wins


same with orton! grrrrr!!!
 
WWE is changing this up now a bit and hopefully they keep going with this.

Honestly how are they changing at all? Cena is doing what again? Oh yeah wrestling another PPV for the title. I have nothing against the guy at all, I'm just sick of him in the title picture. In all honesty the minute he's on RAW I switch over to watch Pawn Stars or something else until he's done with his segments. Seriously they wonder why ratings are down? That's why!!!! Even his matches are predicable. I wouldn't care if they changed his character like the NWO Hogan. Then he would be watchable again.
 
How about because Cena is a horrible in-ring worker who messes up on the little things frequently or how laughably awful all his gimmicks (yes the rapper one too) have been.

Or how horrendous his mic skills are because his promos always consist of 1 of 2 things: first a very slow talking voice until he irrupts into yelling that is so fake and shows no passion at all, Second the bad jokes... Cena nuff there, hey see what I did =)

Take last night for example, his promo was horrible and his match was the worst Cena-typical match I have seen and not only that he completely buried an up and coming talent in less than five minutes. His playing to the crowd last night and lately has been absolutely phoney.
 

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