I am neither a woman nor a child. I'm a 34 year old man, and I'm a big Cena fan. I disagree that most of his fans are women and children. I think they may be his most vocal fans, but not his only fans. I think several others have hit the point on the head, in that chanting either, "Let's go Cena" or, "Cena sucks" is just the thing to do at WWE shows now. Many people chant whichever one of those is "appropriate" for their age or gender, according to people like the OP. It's all about following the crowd, whatever your true thoughts or preferences are. As several others have said, it's easy to find people at a WWE show wearing Cena gear, yet chanting with the, "Cena sucks" crowd. I don't know if they just feel the need to fit in, they want to be a smark or appear like they know more than an average fan, or if it's something else. At the shows I have attended, I've proudly chanted, "Let's go Cena" with the "women and children", because I'm a fan, and I cheer for the people I like.
I'm sure most Cena fans who actually understand how wrestling works vis a vis storylines and feuds, working a program, etc., want Cena to be in a good storyline. Sure, there are some fans who are probably just happy to see him either way, and wouldn't mind if he came out and danced with Hornswaggle for 15 minutes. But anyone who is a real fan is going to want the guy they're cheering for to be given something good to work with, whether that guy be Cena, Punk, Ziggler, Bryan, Santino, Tyler Reks or Yoshi Tatsu. Of course, some of those guys are much more likely to get a good storyline than some of the others, and there's a very good reason for that. Those guys draw. They are the stars. Cena is the face of the company, and for good reason. There is not as much interest or viewership when he's not there. He is the best they have, period. No, not the best in the ring, or the best pure wrestler. But the best total package. The best sum of wrestling, mic work, charisma, storytelling, and ability to put butts in seats. I'm a big fan of Punk and Bryan as well. But they can't do that as well as Cena. Neither can Orton, neither can Sheamus or anyone else right now.
To put John Cena in the midcard just to give him obligatory appearances to make his fans happy is preposterous. First of all, your best draw doesn't go in the miidcard, not consistently anyway. And again, that would not make most of his fans happy, because real fans want to see their guy doing meaningful things, and I'm going to assume most of Cena's fans are real fans, as I would assume with any wrestler.
I'll admit there are times I think they make the WWE Title seem less important by not having it in the main event more when Cena isn't holding it. But it must be a delicate balancing act to try to work something like that out. The title should be supremely important, yes. But Cena is the face of the company and deservedly so. He needs to be in the main event his share as well, regardless if he has the belt or not, because he is the draw, plain and simple.
I'm sure most Cena fans who actually understand how wrestling works vis a vis storylines and feuds, working a program, etc., want Cena to be in a good storyline. Sure, there are some fans who are probably just happy to see him either way, and wouldn't mind if he came out and danced with Hornswaggle for 15 minutes. But anyone who is a real fan is going to want the guy they're cheering for to be given something good to work with, whether that guy be Cena, Punk, Ziggler, Bryan, Santino, Tyler Reks or Yoshi Tatsu. Of course, some of those guys are much more likely to get a good storyline than some of the others, and there's a very good reason for that. Those guys draw. They are the stars. Cena is the face of the company, and for good reason. There is not as much interest or viewership when he's not there. He is the best they have, period. No, not the best in the ring, or the best pure wrestler. But the best total package. The best sum of wrestling, mic work, charisma, storytelling, and ability to put butts in seats. I'm a big fan of Punk and Bryan as well. But they can't do that as well as Cena. Neither can Orton, neither can Sheamus or anyone else right now.
To put John Cena in the midcard just to give him obligatory appearances to make his fans happy is preposterous. First of all, your best draw doesn't go in the miidcard, not consistently anyway. And again, that would not make most of his fans happy, because real fans want to see their guy doing meaningful things, and I'm going to assume most of Cena's fans are real fans, as I would assume with any wrestler.
I'll admit there are times I think they make the WWE Title seem less important by not having it in the main event more when Cena isn't holding it. But it must be a delicate balancing act to try to work something like that out. The title should be supremely important, yes. But Cena is the face of the company and deservedly so. He needs to be in the main event his share as well, regardless if he has the belt or not, because he is the draw, plain and simple.