I've been seeing a lot of threads lately that are based around the main event of Bragging Rights pitting John Cena versus Randy Orton for the WWE title in an "Anything Goes Ironman Match". There is a ton of speculation out there in regards to who will win this matchup, especially if you watched Raw on Monday night and saw Triple come away with an impressive, clean, one-on-one victory over Cena.
In the past, we could view the outcome of a superstar's most recent match (on their respected show prior to a PPV) and be able to formulate whether it makes sense for them to be victorious at the PPV. In the case of Orton vs. Cena, another wrench has been thrown into the gears because the outcome of this PPV match determines Cena's future... if he loses he must move to Smackdown. The WWE is really tweaking our "smarkdom" and normal rules don't seem to be applying when it comes to any kind of obvious outcome for the PPV matchup. So, no matter what happened on Raw this past Monday against Triple H, no one can clearly determine where John Cena is going to end up at the end of Sunday night's PPV.
So, the way I see it, the only way we could determine the outcome of the PPV match is to break down which show would be more benefitial to John Cena at this point in his career.
I believe that Smackdown would benefit Cena more than Raw, at this point. There are so many fresh feuds for Cena to be involved in, and so many newer faces that his notoriety could launch careers for. These stars include:
Batista
Undertaker
CM Punk
Rey Mysterio
John Morrison
Dolph Ziggler
Kane (it could temporarily resurge his career)
Drew Macintyre
Eric Escobar
And this is just the tip of the iceberg. If you really think about it, Cena hasn't been very involved in a lot of cross-branded feuds (if I recall correctly), so starting programs with these newer stars would be a breath of fresh air for MANY of the viewers.
So, what do you guys think? RAW or Smackdown? And please give detailed explanations. (Keep in mind that this is a NON-SPAM section.)
In the past, we could view the outcome of a superstar's most recent match (on their respected show prior to a PPV) and be able to formulate whether it makes sense for them to be victorious at the PPV. In the case of Orton vs. Cena, another wrench has been thrown into the gears because the outcome of this PPV match determines Cena's future... if he loses he must move to Smackdown. The WWE is really tweaking our "smarkdom" and normal rules don't seem to be applying when it comes to any kind of obvious outcome for the PPV matchup. So, no matter what happened on Raw this past Monday against Triple H, no one can clearly determine where John Cena is going to end up at the end of Sunday night's PPV.
So, the way I see it, the only way we could determine the outcome of the PPV match is to break down which show would be more benefitial to John Cena at this point in his career.
I believe that Smackdown would benefit Cena more than Raw, at this point. There are so many fresh feuds for Cena to be involved in, and so many newer faces that his notoriety could launch careers for. These stars include:
Batista
Undertaker
CM Punk
Rey Mysterio
John Morrison
Dolph Ziggler
Kane (it could temporarily resurge his career)
Drew Macintyre
Eric Escobar
And this is just the tip of the iceberg. If you really think about it, Cena hasn't been very involved in a lot of cross-branded feuds (if I recall correctly), so starting programs with these newer stars would be a breath of fresh air for MANY of the viewers.
So, what do you guys think? RAW or Smackdown? And please give detailed explanations. (Keep in mind that this is a NON-SPAM section.)