Let's go Cena!!
Of course I'm going under the premise that Cena has and will overcome the odds, as he always does. Andre may be the Giant, but John is the biggest Star in the history of Professional Sports Wrestling Entertainment. I expect run-ins from Ric Flair, Harley Race, and Kurt Angle, who are trying to help Andre win, but I also expect Stone Cold Steve Austin, Goldberg, and Sting to make the save, and even out the odds. Sorry, fantasy booking is a habit.
Let's go Cena!!
Andre would use interference!?
I'm trying to be as civil as I can here, but for fucks' sake.
What is John Cena!? Is he a God of wrestling who would easily bounce Andre out of this tournament because he's just so fucking kayfabe badass, or is he the one overcoming the odds against a seemingly insurmountable force who will feed off of the courage invested in him by his fan-base to win this one for the good guys?
I'm honestly shocked that people are willing to use Andre as a prop to validate their love for John Cena. Hell, at this point I think I'm not even a Cena hater anymore. I could write a book about why either of these two men would deserve to win a tournament like this, but I wouldn't devote chapters meant to discount the potential of their opponent and I would try like a motherfucker to not contradict myself. I really don't like the idea of Andre the Giant being put into the category of typical Cena fodder.
No doubt, Andre being the huge, unstoppable giant that they billed him as definitely helped make the legend of WM3, but we all know that show was 100% about Hulk Hogan.
I... can't even figure out where to begin.
Hey JGlass, do you remember when Hulk Hogan beat The Iron Sheik for the world title and thus reaffirmed that the USA kicks ass? Do you remember when Hulk Hogan beat Superstar Billy Graham and took pro-wrestling into a new era? Do you remember anything, and I mean
ANYTHING about Hulk Hogan before he pinned Andre?
Right now I'm leaning towards Cena for no other reason than I like that ending better given Cena's story arc through the tournament and who he's beaten to get here. Truthfully though I'm an open book at this part and my vote could go to either guy, it all depends on how well the Andre enthusiasts defend the guy at this point.
I agree that John Cena has overcome a Hell of a lot to get here. He beat Stone Cold Steve Austin, the perennial WrestleZone Tournament Champion. He beat Harley Race, the man who knocked out Bret Hart and last year's winner Shawn Michaels. That's damn inspirational and a valid factor in determining John's potential in this match.
You didn't mention what Andre has overcome in this tournament. Andre beat Brock Lesnar, whom you might remember beat (a horribly gassed) Cena in last year's tournament. Brock was an early favorite according to the prediction thread, and so was Cena for that matter. Andre beat The Rock in a ladder match, which I think is self-evident as the greatest accomplishment of Andre's in terms of this tournament. Andre beat Ric Flair, another name that was recognized as being so great that it deserved its own region. Andre came out of nowhere, he's the guy that I see wanting this win more.
It was no easy road for either man, both men had to have a strong enough presence on our minds to get past opponents who we could easily see winning this entire tournament. Both men would have their first tournament win by getting through this match.
My argument is that Andre has more to win, and for that reason he wouldn't take John lightly just for being a little shorter. This is a more rare moment for Andre in that John Cena will be fresh on our minds for the next decade as he will surely earn a few more world titles in epic fashion, while Andre's potential will suffer because his greatest accomplishments will be less noteworthy for having already been reflected on. John will have one of these tournaments given the fading popularity of Stone Cold and Brock Lesnar, that is if he doesn't win fifteen of them over the course of future tournaments. This may be Andre's last chance to be a strong presence on our minds.
When we talk about "Who would be willing to lose here?", I think that both men would be willing to grant a win to the other one. Andre would be willing to lose to Cena because he would see Cena as the future and as someone who truly respects the business. Cena would be willing to lose to Andre because Andre has more credit to his name than anyone else that John Cena has ever been willing to lose to, it's because John respects the business that he would be willing to humble himself and give this one to Andre.