Spending time in the Poor John Cena thread (which is quite a good thread BTW) , I came upon a revelation regarding John Cena and the way fans treat him.
I would be willing to bet a million dollars that everytime the fans chant you suck or you can't wrestle or even just boo him, Vince McMahon and the entire creative department are overjoyed.
In a previous thread I mentioned that because of the way he has been built up and the way he carries himself, that he is almost unturnable.
Almost.
He is the face of the business. Pun intended. He is the most over guy on the roster, regardless of whether people boo or cheer him.
Looking back on the guy he has been compared to, one Hulk Hogan, there are a lot of similarites. Neither guy was known to be a technical mat wrestler and stuck to a set moveset, but both were and in Cena's case are beloved.
Now lets look at Bash at the Beach 1996.
Hogan turns. No one saw it coming it shocked the business WCW and WWE. The most over face in the history of the business told the fans that he was done putting up with their shit and becomes one of the most reviled heels ever. He was to me. After about 6 months of the NWO I couldn't stand the son of a bitch. Loved the NWO but couldn't stand Hogan.
He went from the most over Face to the most hated heel in the span of a half hour. Watching the garbage pile into that ring was an amazing sight. I had hoped that the NXT was shaping up to be something similar. Had the same feeling when the NXTers destroyed RAW a few weeks ago. Sadly I think they are ruining what could have been the angle of the decade.
but back to Cena. The pieces are in place for the same kind of turn. He has people out there would be just crushed if he were to turn. It would take something monumental for this to happen, but if it did it would be extremely shocking. They can't just decide to turn him heel on a whim. An while the kiddies would be crushed, those that boo him would probably mark the fuck out for him, simply because like me they feel like he is stale and kinda boring to watch.
Sorry for the long post, I hope it works out that way. The NXT angle has brought me back in, been only a casual follower for the past 5 or 6 years.
[YOUTUBE]H76DwHgOwpA[/YOUTUBE]
This night changed wrestling forever could Cena do the same?
I would be willing to bet a million dollars that everytime the fans chant you suck or you can't wrestle or even just boo him, Vince McMahon and the entire creative department are overjoyed.
In a previous thread I mentioned that because of the way he has been built up and the way he carries himself, that he is almost unturnable.
Almost.
He is the face of the business. Pun intended. He is the most over guy on the roster, regardless of whether people boo or cheer him.
Looking back on the guy he has been compared to, one Hulk Hogan, there are a lot of similarites. Neither guy was known to be a technical mat wrestler and stuck to a set moveset, but both were and in Cena's case are beloved.
Now lets look at Bash at the Beach 1996.
Hogan turns. No one saw it coming it shocked the business WCW and WWE. The most over face in the history of the business told the fans that he was done putting up with their shit and becomes one of the most reviled heels ever. He was to me. After about 6 months of the NWO I couldn't stand the son of a bitch. Loved the NWO but couldn't stand Hogan.
He went from the most over Face to the most hated heel in the span of a half hour. Watching the garbage pile into that ring was an amazing sight. I had hoped that the NXT was shaping up to be something similar. Had the same feeling when the NXTers destroyed RAW a few weeks ago. Sadly I think they are ruining what could have been the angle of the decade.
but back to Cena. The pieces are in place for the same kind of turn. He has people out there would be just crushed if he were to turn. It would take something monumental for this to happen, but if it did it would be extremely shocking. They can't just decide to turn him heel on a whim. An while the kiddies would be crushed, those that boo him would probably mark the fuck out for him, simply because like me they feel like he is stale and kinda boring to watch.
Sorry for the long post, I hope it works out that way. The NXT angle has brought me back in, been only a casual follower for the past 5 or 6 years.
[YOUTUBE]H76DwHgOwpA[/YOUTUBE]
This night changed wrestling forever could Cena do the same?