John Cena = Mr. Money in the Bank?..

[THEpapachamp]

I know alot of people might hate me for this idea but it seems logical to me..

Is John Cena Mr. Money In The Bank this year? With his Wrestlemania bout set for next year with The Rock and claiming it will be for the WWE Championship. What would be the best way to keep this feud relevant and keep John Cena in the World Title race? I say by winning Money in the Bank!

The Money in the Bank briefcase is the only title John Cena has never captured and it's the best way to keep John Cena in the WWE Title scene for next years Wrestlemania without being in it while The Miz fights other contenders such as John Morrison, Truth, Orton ect.

John Cena then holds the briefcase almost all the way up to Wrestlemania 28, teasing The Miz with his "jokes" and "serious threats" capturing it just before WM or at one of the PPV's before giving The Miz his rematch before Wrestlemania.

Just my opinion..

Thoughts?

 

[The Brain]

Interesting idea but that goes against Cena's nature. If he were to win MITB he would want to cash it in almost immediately. He always wants that title and he's not the type that would just sit on the briefcase. Remember he won the Royal Rumble in 2008 and didn't even wait until mania for his title shot. Instead he took it at No Way Out so he could get his hands on the title sooner.

 

[Mac Attack]

Interesting idea but that goes against Cena's nature. If he were to win MITB he would want to cash it in almost immediately. He always wants that title and he's not the type that would just sit on the briefcase. Remember he won the Royal Rumble in 2008 and didn't even wait until mania for his title shot. Instead he took it at No Way Out so he could get his hands on the title sooner.

Totally agree with the Brain here, and I even wanted to expand on this. Cena is actually quite greedy for being his face character. He truly belives he is the best and would never back down from the fight. With this being said he would never just wait on purpose because even if he were to wait till Elimination Chamber Miz would get a rematch and then we would have a triple threat match at Wrestlemania. I think we can prettty much guarentee that Cena Will Not be champion during his and the Rock's match. It doesn't make sense in that clearly everyone knows it is going to happen so why wouldn't the RUmble winner want in on the historic match. Good thought but just not likely.

 

[Bad2891]

Just a random thought on this. (and yes know the likely hood of this actually happening is slim) but lets just say Cena wins money in the bank and holds onto it. The rumble comes the winner gets their shot. Elimination comes and there is either a new number 1 contender or new champion. Then Wrestlemania 28 comes around. They have the match b/t the WWE champion and rumble winner. The match is over we either have a newly crowned champion or a the current champ retained. Then Cena comes out cashes in and wins the title just before his match with the Rock. It would all happen quickly so its not like Cena is really competing twice that night and we still get the match between the Rumble winner and champion. Yea I know it wont happen and may be a bad idea, but was just the first idea that popped in my head.

 

[Poop Master Flex]

I don't mind the idea, but instead of having Cena win the title I would have him be the first to LOSE MITB and use that for his feud with the Rock.

The way I see it is people wont overly like it if Cena wins MITB as it doesn't matter one bit if the Cena/Rock match is for the title. If Cena wins MITB and holds onto the briefcase until early next year (like around the elimination chamber PPV) he is gonna cash it in after a brutal EC match, when Cena is about to put the final exclamation point on the match the Rock comes out and again screws Cena out of the title. I think it would be better if Cena tries to win the title throughout the year but the Rock screws him every time he attempts it.

The Rock doesn't want to be champ anyways, he's just there to have his match with Cena and on television the Rock has shown NO INTEREST in being champion. Cena being champ means everything to him so having the Rock constantly screw Cena out of what fuels him could be a good way to go to add something to the feud.

I like Cena winning MITB but a Cena vs. Rock match for the title is a waste of a WM title match. You can at least play with the fact the Rock MIGHT win if its not a title match, if it is not only is the outcome of the match an open and shut case you waste a perfectly good opportunity for someone else. Cena vs. Rock shouldn't be about titles, its about 2 icons facing off but a good feud is needed as well. Having Rock mess with Cena for a year can add alot because its now the Rock messing with Cena's livelyhood and dream of having their match a title match.

 

[SecondCitySaint]

I have to say something completely different here. All of you are talking about the title logistics of Cena winning MITB. Have we forgotten Cena only has 5 moves and cannot PHYSICALLY compete in the MITB match?? I mean, c'mon now, he would not know what moves to pull off while on the ladder. Hell, he probably doesn't even have any high flying moves, save the axe handle smash that he did on RVD at ONS 2. Am I right?

 

[AnvilForever]

Unless Cena were to fail to successfully cash in MITB, this would be a very bad idea. I see MITB as the chance for the big push, giving a strong mid-card guy his ticket to the top. Having the biggest draw get MITB would totally defeat the purpose.

 

[Jackal960]

To start with I don't understand the reason why they announced it has to be for the World Title. Why spoil the endings of PPV's months before. As for the question, I don't think Cena will go to WM with a briefcase, or even wait with a briefcase on his hand for monrhs. He couldn't wait for 2 weeks after WM, how can he wait for 12 months. If it does happen though i would expect him to win the championship way before WM, lose it then win it back at No Way Out. Another point is, regardless of the scenario next year's RR winner has to go after the WHC, since I don't think a 3 way would work.

 

[TWJC: The Beginning]

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I have to say something completely different here. All of you are talking about the title logistics of Cena winning MITB. Have we forgotten Cena only has 5 moves and cannot PHYSICALLY compete in the MITB match?? I mean, c'mon now, he would not know what moves to pull off while on the ladder. Hell, he probably doesn't even have any high flying moves, save the axe handle smash that he did on RVD at ONS 2. Am I right?

MOVEZ!!! KEWL MOVEZ MAKE A WRESTLING GUD!!!!! Fuckin moves mark.

no high flying moves? Has he not been using that top rope famasser for like 5 years now? did he not break his neck when Batista countered it into a powerbomb? You fucking moves marks and your ******ed logic.

Not everyone needs to do high flying stuff in a MITB. there needs to be a reason to give a shit about the match. Any idea how much of a reaction there'd be if he inched towards the title? Oh, and he's done an FU off a ladder before. Posters like Second City Saint (pretty sure CM Punk doesn't have a huge moveset either but like Cena they both tell stories) piss me off with their stupidity.

Raven once said "to an extent pretty much everyone can do any move. The smart workers don't because then people wait for the moves and not the story". If moves made a wrestler, Petey Williams would be more over than his finish.

That said, I'm not sure how I feel about it.

On one hand, him winning MITB would piss guys like Second City Saint off so bad that it'd almost be worth it for his tissy alone. On the other, I think MITB should be used to elevate guys into the main event scene. Kinda like how KOTR used to.

 

[Klown_Karnage]

I could see John Cena getting the title again, but the thing is that he doesn't need the MitB to do it. He's already been booked time and time again to earn contendership and get the championship that way. To be perfectly honest, I've always seen the MitB as a way for those who've never won a main event championship (and who have never been booked as powerful enough to do so) to gain one. It's pretty much their one and only way to get a main event title run. Cena, to put it simply, wouldn't need it.

With that in mind, I really couldn't see Cena ever being Mr. Money in the Bank.

 

[Sockpuppet353]

I could see this working, but I could also easily see him be the first to lose after cashing in. But to be honest, I hope Cena vs Rock isn't for a championship. It's not like adding a World Title stipulation to the match would make more people watch it. Everyone will be watching it because it's Cena vs. Rock.

Oh, and btw, the MITB isn't the only championship Cena doesn't have. He hasn't won the Intercontinental Championship...yet.

 

[TWJC: The Beginning]

what if john cena wins the money in the bank, and right when he cashes it in the rock music hits and he screws cena from winning the title,making cena the first person ever to lose the mitb match, just to make the rock/cena feud even bigger...

That is actually a pretty good idea. How about every shot Cena has, Rock screws him. But then never shows up again until he screws him again. Maybe a few via satellite promos, basically put Cena over as the guy who is there working his ass off and Rock as the dick who shows up when he wants, stirs up stuff, and talks a lot.

 

[The Curtis]

Having the John Cena vs. The Rock match be for the WWE Championship would just be a waste. That makes about as much sense as if they'd had Undertaker vs HBK be for the WWE or World Championship. The match is big enough that it makes a title completely unnecessary. The only exception would be if The Rock was staying around for a while after Wrestlemania and had a decently lengthy (2-3 month) feud with Cena where they battled back and forth for the belt over the course of the next couple or so PPVs that followed Mania. Otherwise just save the championship match for two other superstars.

 

[#1HEEL]

I agree it wont happen. Now we know wrestling is scripted, but, in reality if you won the royal rumble, as if you wouldn't make the rock-cena match a triple threat match and have your day in the sun.

Therefore = wont happen.

 

[hollowpoint]

I agree it wont happen. Now we know wrestling is scripted, but, in reality if you won the royal rumble, as if you wouldn't make the rock-cena match a triple threat match and have your day in the sun.

Therefore = wont happen.

I disagree. I can't say it won't happen because of who won the Royal Rumble this year. ADR and he was in the WHC match. So it's not a lock that a Raw Superstar will win the Royal Rumble and challenge for the WWE Title.

It is possible for Cena to win it. Although I agree that the MITB should be used to elevate the mid carders, it's not a bad idea to have him win it and keep him with a title shot without having him in the title picture. That would keep the suspense up to see if he really will have the title at WM28. My theory is that he won't because it's seems too obvious of a match. Rock is only coming back for one match and I seriously doubt they will let him win the WWE Title as a one-off. Without the title, it's no telling who will win. It's gonna be in MIA so it's a toss up. If Cena thought 1 night stand was bad, wait til he goes to Miami.

 

[Jack-Hammer]

I'm kind of torn on this idea. On one hand, MITB is something that's always been used to elevate talent, usually much younger, talent to a higher level. John Cena doesn't need MITB at all. John Cena really doesn't need the WWE Championship at this point in his career to be honest. I'm realistic, however, and I have no doubt that John Cena will be WWE Champion again at some point.

IF Cena did compete in and win the Raw MITB match at the MITB ppv, I would LOVE to see him be the first guy to cash in the briefcase and not win the title. The loss wouldn't hurt John Cena at all because, as I said, he's far above the MITB situation anyhow. I don't know that Cena would sit on the briefcase for a while but I have a feeling that he wouldn't cash in the contract in the same way as others have in the past. After all, John Cena's the All American hero right? All American heroes don't take short cuts so Cena wouldn't cash it in when the champ's vulnerable. Like a true heroic babyface, Cena would want a straight up match in which the best man wins. If Cena won MITB, it'd be a perfect scenario for him to lose after cashing in the contract. Somebody has got to lose after cashing it in at some point, sombody's got to be the first, so why not have it be someone to whom the loss won't hurt?

 

[StoneColdCena6]

I would like to see something a bit different, such as... Cena enters the MITB match because he's obsessed with gettin the title for WM28. Though he loses and somebody like Ziggler, Punk, Barrett or Orton win. Then at EC Cena wins the title only for the MITB winner to come out and beat Cena. They have the rematch the next night on Raw but the title is retained by whoever cashed in (this could be due to Rock interference). Rock says he wants Cena 1 on 1 with only reputation on the line.
The champ could then feud with the RR winner or the person that lost the title at EC.

Just a thought. What are your opinions?
Id personally like Orton or Punk to win the belt to add to their feud which hopefully lasts till WM28.

 

[THEpapachamp]

I would like to see something a bit different, such as... Cena enters the MITB match because he's obsessed with gettin the title for WM28. Though he loses and somebody like Ziggler, Punk, Barrett or Orton win. Then at EC Cena wins the title only for the MITB winner to come out and beat Cena. They have the rematch the next night on Raw but the title is retained by whoever cashed in (this could be due to Rock interference). Rock says he wants Cena 1 on 1 with only reputation on the line.
The champ could then feud with the RR winner or the person that lost the title at EC.

Just a thought. What are your opinions?
Id personally like Orton or Punk to win the belt to add to their feud which hopefully lasts till WM28.

I like this idea as well, it has a sense of reality in it. But Cena winning the MITB and being the first to lose still catches my eye as what I'd like to see

 

[Heavens Vibe]

Its a good idea, but I dont think he would hold the briefcase for that long! Hes just not that kind of person, I wouldn't be suprised if he cashed it in on the night

Personally, I feel Morrison should get it this year

 

[The Calgary Kid]

I don't see it happening, but there are two circumstances under which it could or should happen. As some have suggested, Cena being the first to lose is intriguing, as he doesn't need it, and it would also create a sense out doubt when people cash in. I do not, however, think that The Rock should have anything to do with it. The other scenario, which no one has thought of: contribution to a heel turn. People always speculate on how Cena could turn heel, and his recent involvement with Rocky has fanned those flames, somewhat legitimately. What if he's so obsessed with his WM feud that he cashes in on another face, especially if the build to that point with emphasis on them being friends? Obviously, it would have to be someone who is at the level of Orton or Mysterio in order for it to work and lead to a proper feud with support for the other guy. That said, I don't think they'd go either route and that MITB should, as mentioned, be used to elevate talent to the main event.

 

[JGlass]

The idea of having Cena win money in the bank only to be screwed by the rock when he cashes in is a tremendous idea, especially if John Cena does it face style (like RVD did) at the Rumble or EC, and then The Rock comes out right before Cena has the current champion beat and Rock Bottoms him and drags the opponent onto Cena. It would make the Rock/Cena feud red hot again, and there's a chance that it would turn Rock heel which would be ideal for Cena and the WWE going into Mania.

All that said, I'd prefer if they let some younger guys get it and had John Cena win the belt on his own without Money in the Bank and get screwed by The Rock as champ, perhaps against an opponent who is cashing in their Money in the Bank contract. The money in the bank briefcase is one of the few ways that young stars can break into the main event (ie: Edge, CM Punk, and Miz), and to give it to a solidified mega-star like Cena would be a wasted opportunity for a guy like JoMo, Ziggler, or Rhodes.

I definitely like the idea of Rock screwing Cena, but let him do it when Cena is champion. The whole goal is to keep Cena interesting throughout the year, this would accomplish that goal.

 

[GLOBAL ICON]

John Cena can never be Mr. Money In The Bank. He's the top guy in the WWE. He doesn't need that stupid breifcase to be in the WWE title scene. Except for the last 8 months, his fueds revovle around the WWE title. So why add the MITB to it and take away a chance for the younger stars to shine? Pointless idea.

 

[xcoN]

Watching Cena climb a ladder and attempting to do some high flying or just some fancy spots in general would be the funniest thing ever. Cena isn't as bad as people make him out to be but he certainly isn't good. So no, he should not win or be in MITB for the simple reason of he doesn't need it.

 

[Starchild]

IF Cena did compete in and win the Raw MITB match at the MITB ppv, I would LOVE to see him be the first guy to cash in the briefcase and not win the title. The loss wouldn't hurt John Cena at all because, as I said, he's far above the MITB situation anyhow. I don't know that Cena would sit on the briefcase for a while but I have a feeling that he wouldn't cash in the contract in the same way as others have in the past. After all, John Cena's the All American hero right? All American heroes don't take short cuts so Cena wouldn't cash it in when the champ's vulnerable. Like a true heroic babyface, Cena would want a straight up match in which the best man wins. If Cena won MITB, it'd be a perfect scenario for him to lose after cashing in the contract. Somebody has got to lose after cashing it in at some point, sombody's got to be the first, so why not have it be someone to whom the loss won't hurt?

I think this is a fantastic idea. Over the last few years of this, I think we've all been wondering who would be that first person to lose their MITB cash in. It seemed like it would be someone who was vulnerable or overconfident because they had the case. For this reason, I thought there was a very good chance that it would be the Miz who lost it.
But what if they go a different route. Have the guy who loses be one who most fans are sure would win his cash in. Who better than Cena to do just that? It wouldn't hurt him at all plus it would only give Miz more bragging material, elevating his character even further.

The idea of having Cena win money in the bank only to be screwed by the rock when he cashes in is a tremendous idea, especially if John Cena does it face style (like RVD did) at the Rumble or EC, and then The Rock comes out right before Cena has the current champion beat and Rock Bottoms him and drags the opponent onto Cena. It would make the Rock/Cena feud red hot again, and there's a chance that it would turn Rock heel which would be ideal for Cena and the WWE going into Mania.

This could be another thing to incorporate into this match. I think most of us would assume that Cena would cash in RVD style. If he wins at MITB, he could tell Miz he's cashing in for a match at Summerslam. I also think most of us are anticipating some sort of appearance by the Rock at that event, so it could be a good route to take in order to keep the Cena/Rock feud going.

The only thing I don't agree with here JGlass is the Rock heel turn. It won't happen because it can't. The kids and women would boo Rock more, but the older guys that already hate Cena will still side with the Rock. It's simply not feasible to turn him right now because half the crowd already hates his opponent. This is all about Attitude vs PG Eras and there's just too much sentiment towards the former and thus towards the guy that represents it.

 

[Wade's Public Transit Bomb]

I am just not buying into this idea. Sorry, but when push comes to shove, the entire roster is chopped liver compared to John Cena. If they want him to get the WWE Title, it will happen without much thought to it. I understand that would be ironic for Cena only way of beating the Miz for the WWE Title is through MITB, but to quote the guy from Cleveland, "Really?" Before anyone brings up how the Miz retained against him, the Miz was collateral damage to build to Rock/Cena.


That and I agree with some of the other posters in that MITB has been used to elevate guys. The only way Cena could be elevated more is if they strapped a harness to him and told the crane operator "Pull 'em up!"

I don't like the idea of a top guy losing the MITB. For all the whining about how the "titles don't mean anything," MITB is the one gimmick that instantly makes the title the most important thing in the segment. If Cena gets the briefcase and gets screwed/loses it/whatever, who gives a fuck about the title? Cena just got screwed/lost the match/whatever. If it someone who isn't a main eventer, he will just go back to obscurity, not the strap.