Jeff Hardy: It's okay to do meth and heroine, so long as you only do it twice! You get three chances in life, kids! And it's also okay to paint yourself with fingerpaint and slam your body like you're headbanging with your whole torso. No brain damage potential with that, no sireemadamy!
CM Punk: He's seriously the only real solid child idol I see and believe in that McMahon utterly fucked. Doesn't matter if he's face or heel, but considering how atrociously crappy his ECW and World Heavyweight title runs were (ie, him getting dominated constantly by the likes of Mark Henry and Big Daddy V and JBL and such), I doubt kids would see him as much more than "YAY we love him----OMFG JOHN CENA WEEEEEWWWT!"
John Cena: Maybe he's a role model for kids out of the ring, but in the ring.... I don't think he's a good encouragement to kids. In almost every high profile match I've seen him in, he was the Mikey Whipwreck---being beaten on and utterly obliterated by his opponent for 90% of the match, only to randomly win out of nowhere. Now kids will think they can win fights by getting the other guy to "exhaust" themself in kicking the shit out of them?
Triple H: Clearly he's the ideal role model for kids! He buries all the nerds and shrimpy young, smaller guys not as big as him. He takes on the bigger guys and beats them down with weapons. He stalks his enemies and destroys their houses. He doesn't even take black wrestlers seriously enough to maintain kayfabe, shooting on their asses when they talk about being competitors for his title.
He's the jock. The prep. He's the American, non-blue-blood version of his "Hunter Hearst Helmsley" gimmick.
Randy Orton: Kids shouldn't wish to have Intermittent Explosive Diarrhea. It's really messy for work.
Is that what Jeff got busted for? Crystal Meth and Heroin? I didn't follow the terms of the busts.
Anyway, I seriously doubt those little kids surf the net looking for the big drugs busts on their fave wrestlers. But yeah, the way Jeff paints his face up like a clown is totally stupid, and soon mothers everywhere are sure to run out of make up. And the way Jeff beats his body around, kids will soon imitate him by jumping off rooftops and ladders through tables on their best friends. Not really the person we should model after.
C.M. Punk, he is the straight edge superstar. Doesn't do drugs, doesn't drink alcohol, doesn't smoke cigs. He is himself and could care less about others opinions on him. He is a champion, and he got there by working hard in the ring and gaining respect. he is the best role model WWE has.
John Cena, teaches us to hustle, to be loyal, to show respect, which is all fi8ne and dandy, and out of the ring, just like you said, he is a good role model. But yet, what about when he fights other superstars? Like Halo said, his matches are usually the same, he gets the holy *censored* beat out of him and then makes the superman comeback. So I'm a kid, a bully walks up to me, uh-oh, well I'll just lay down for 5-6 minutes get beat up, but then I'll be able to be superman, just like Johnny! Uh-huh,
that's what we want to teach our kids. But otherwise, good role model.
Now for Triple H, haha, kids, remember, if you get mad a somebody, make sure you know where they live, so you can break into their house and beat the holy hell out of them, and always remeber to have trusty sledgy in you hand. And if you see someone who isn't as good as you, or isn't banging the superintendents daughter, you must put them down and let them advance no where. Haha, role model, yeah right. Way to teach our kids Paul, way to teach them.
Randy Orton? Are ya serious? Why even mention him, if my 8-9 year old cousin started punting his playmates in the head I'd personally make a trip south to find out what the heck was wrong with him.
Oh and you forgot one, The Undertaker. "May your soul slowly rot, hounds of hell, burning flesh, Rest In Peace." Perfect Mark, what a way to tell our kids what they think of others.
Some of these characters fit no where in with the PG rating, I forget the creator of this thread but you make a good point, Vince has absoloutely no logic anymore.
