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The idea for this thread came from the "Love or Hate It" thread for Cena, where EricRuthGames said that one of his problems with Cena is that he hasn't had a career-defining match, citing matches like the HBK Ladder match and Hogan-Andre as matches at Mania that defined the careers of the wrestlers in it. While I think that Cena has had career defining matches, I do have to agree that he hasn't had one at WrestleMania. He has had some solid matches, but none of them really stand out and shine. At every Mania he has headlined, his match has been upstaged by a much stronger match on the undercard. At WM21 there was HBK-Angle, 22 had Edge-Foley, 23 had Batista-Taker, 24 had HBK-Flair (though that match has lost its luster), 25 and 26 had HBK-Taker. He has never really had a Wrestlemania that defines him. When forming a montage for WM, you could just take any Cena entrance or victory celebration and stick it in there, because they are all interchangeable.
What makes this especially painful is that it may be too late for Cena to have that big moment. This will be his SEVENTH STRAIGHT WM main event, and I don't need to tell you how so many fans are tired of him. At this point, his last chance for a Mania moment is probably a match with the Rock, and that will take some serious long-term planning.
So here's my question: What will it take for John Cena to have a moment at Wrestlemania that will define his career? Is it too late? Or, if you disagree with me and think Cena HAS had his moment, which Mania is it and why?
What makes this especially painful is that it may be too late for Cena to have that big moment. This will be his SEVENTH STRAIGHT WM main event, and I don't need to tell you how so many fans are tired of him. At this point, his last chance for a Mania moment is probably a match with the Rock, and that will take some serious long-term planning.
So here's my question: What will it take for John Cena to have a moment at Wrestlemania that will define his career? Is it too late? Or, if you disagree with me and think Cena HAS had his moment, which Mania is it and why?