Crock, I'm assuming you're a guy and the term doesn't apply to you. But if you're female, you sound intelligent enough to not be classified as a "boy band fan". I disagree with you saying Cena carried Lashley, That is one statement of your's I'll call "bullshit" on. Lashley was a great in ring worker. I was personally pissed off that he even lost to Cena. He should've beaten Cena, and at the very least he could've turned into a dominant heel that Cena had to find a way to overcome.
I'm a male, but even so, I feel like it's just wrong.
Lashley was NOT a great in-ring worker. He was big and had an interesting look, sold what he did by making it look powerful, but Cena made him look like a star. Just like LJL said, Cena gave him his only match memorable for in-ring work.
Lashley was such an overrated worker.
You can have "Hogan 2.0". I'll take guys like Lesnar, Kurt Angle, CM Punk and Triple H. Guys who I actually think (imo) are talented wrestlers overall. The above mentioned guys have been in all time great feuds and matches. The exception to that statement would be Punk as he's not been around long enough but if used right he will be right up there with Jericho one day. When I say Hogan 2.0, I'm referring to Cena's work style. You see I HATE Superman. I like Batman. Batman is a badass who can kick almost anyone's ass, but he does show vulnerability and can be killed with a bullet and can get bested from time to time. CM Punk taking the pin at Hell in the Cell was STUPID. It was so obvious they were overly protecting Cena from a loss. I don't care so much that Punk lost, but that Cena can't ever lose cleanly (without having his foot on the rope and still getting counted down).
Cena has shown that he is vulnerable plenty of times. He has literally put over everybody he can. He's the reason Edge turned into such a credible main eventer, he's the reason Sheamus had success, he built Nexus up, he built CM Punk up, the list is endless.
I find it laughable that you call Lesnar a more talented wrestler. All the other guys are not better, either, I still think Cena's the best in the business, but Lesnar? An amateur background does not mean he was a good wrestler. He had no "all-time great feuds," he was just pushed to the moon and back.
Cena not taking the pin has less to do with protecting him and more to do with the angle. It allows him to have a claim at the title he "never lost," whereas Punk can work with Triple H. Seems logical to me, plus it was an even easier way to get heat for Del Rio. It won't diminish Punk, he's still one of the hottest things in wrestling, he'll still be at the top. Even so, there's nothing wrong with protecting your top guy. It has always been done; they protect their most important guy. Hogan and Austin were both protected the same. For one, it's smart business, for another, you have to do it sometimes. It's funny that you keep making Cena out to be a bad guy for "not losing" or being "Superman" when he has proven to have more.