WWE TLC 2010 - John Cena vs Wade Barrett - Chairs Match

[mrbrownstone]

One month after Wade Barrett nearly permanently ended the career of one of the most beloved Superstars in WWE history, the Nexus mastermind will again battle a returning John Cena in a Chairs Match this Sunday at WWE TLC.

As its name suggests, use of a steel chair as a weapon in a Chairs Match is completely legal. Judging by the storied animosity between these two combative Superstars, retribution in this harrowing encounter will indeed accompany the bending of steel and the bruising of flesh.

Tasked to serve as special guest referee in a WWE Championship bout between Barrett and then-titleholder Randy Orton at Survivor Series, Cena faced a unique stipulation that tested his signature virtues of hustle, loyalty and respect. If Barrett were to become WWE Champion, Cena would be freed of his forced allegiance to The Nexus. However, if The Viper retained, Cena would be fired from WWE. Even though it meant giving up the thing he loves the most, the Legendary star did the right thing that fateful night, raising a deserving Orton’s hand in victory. The very next night on Raw, Cena gave a heartfelt farewell speech to the WWE Universe before walking up the entrance ramp one final time … or so we thought.

Attending Raw each week as a paying ticketholder, Cena continued to torment Barrett and his arm-banded entourage, making good on his vow to systematically dismantle The Nexus and rid WWE of its treachery. As Cenation cheered him on, Cena ambushed members of The Nexus in the locker room area, hopped the barricade to interfere in their matches and even cost Justin Gabriel & Heath Slater the WWE Tag Team Championships.

In addition to the physical anguish Cena has caused The Nexus, the nine-time World Champion’s persistent attacks widened growing rifts between the group and its leader. In fact, a frustrated David Otunga, blaming Barrett for Cena’s aggression toward them, led the rest of The Nexus in turning their back on the calculating Brit and issuing an ultimatum: Either Cena is reinstated as a WWE Superstar, or Barrett is exiled from The Nexus. On a special Slammy Awards edition of Raw, Barrett decreed that Cena would indeed be rehired under the condition that he battle the Nexus mastermind at WWE TLC in a Chairs Match – among the most barbaric contests in WWE history.

Will make Barrett eat cold steel in this anticipated encounter? Or will The Nexus leader make Cena regret having his job back? To find out, tune in to WWE TLC, this Sunday, only on pay-per-view.

This should be a good match, these two have proven to work well together in the past and I would expect that this will be no different. I think the added aspect of this being a Chairs match should help both guys as, while neither are the most technically proficient in the ring, both are proven brawlers and should be able to preform well in what is basically a glorified No DQ match.

While it should be a good match I am not yet sure how I feel about it taking place, I really feel they should have drawn out the Cena firing storyline for much longer than three weeks although I suppose I can understand them being worried about ratings flopping with out him. Still I feel his firing should have been drawn out until at least the Royal Rumble.

One more concern I have with this match is, where do they go from here. This has been the main storyline in the WWE for a good 6 months now but they seem to have explored every possible aspect of it. Cena forming a team to counter the Nexus, Barrett being given title opportunities, Cena/Barrett having multiple matches, Cena taking out individual members and Cena being fired. It seems as everything that could have been done in this feud has been done short of disbanding the Nexus, yet this has been such an important storyline I doubt they would end it at a throwaway PPV like TLC. I just wonder where it will go next, is there anywhere left for it to go?

Anyway those are my thoughts on the match, what are yours?
Who will win?
Should this match be happening?
Where will the story go after this?
Should Cena have stayed fired?

 

[RKOx7]

This match needs to happen. There is no more bull crap stipulations running around with what will happen after the match. It will be a no disqualification all out ass kicking. Either Nexus will attack Cena or Cena will just go insane, either way we know what to expect. The outcome in my opinion... will be Cena winning... but I don't think the outcome truly matters. I mean... I definitely don't see Cena being laid out flat, but if he indeed does lose, he will be swinging a chair after the match I think.

Grudge matches are always good because we have seen them before, we know what to expect, and the superstars will be there to try and take it to the next level.

You're other question regarding where they go from here is interesting. They both won't fit into the title picture yet... but it seems with Royal Rumble around the corner and David Otunga being left to die by Nexus repeatedly, they're may be a crack in the group leading to the Royal Rumble... after this I think Cena, Nexus, the loser of the Sheamus/Jomo match and the loser of the RKO/Miz match will just head into Royal Rumble beating on each other on why they will be the one to win RR.

 

[Y2JChrisJericho]

Yeah, got Cena winning here and truthfully not looking forward to this match. There has been so much build up between Barrett-Cena that this is the only PPV they can have that 1-1 match before Nexus dissolves. You're going to have Barrett-Cena at the Royal Rumble, with in my opinion Nexus eliminating Cena. Than you'll have Elimination Chamber where they'l lbe apart of the World Title Match, and Wrestlemania would be great to see Cena-Barrett but I have a feeling they're going to go face vs. face and have Cena-Orton feud.

Anyways, Nexus will get involved but Cena still manages to pull out the win. Nexus will tease a break up in the next coming weeks after the PPV, saying they all will win the royal rumble and have their egos come in to play, but they ultimately manage to stay together and have this feud continue...point is...I don't see this PPV ending this feud.

 

[El Rev sXe]

I don't expect anything from this match.

It's obvious that Cena is going to win he is just "RE" hired so he need sto be booked strong. I think that this whole Nexus/Cena angle will come down one more month/PPV and right now Cena is looking strong. He will win the match, but as many other Cena matches it won't be anything exciting.

 

[Mekanik Kommandoh]

This is certainly Cena's match to lose, though with the chairs stipulation, anything is possible I suppose. I think it will be a splendid match though, chairs notwithstanding. Cena has been the only one to get an exciting match out of Barrett so far and, given he hasn't competed in a PPV bout since Hell in a Cell, I'm sure he'll be more fired up than usual. Nexus will obviously try to get involved, but I can see Otunga (ugh) betraying Barrett. I'm personally hoping Cena FUs all of Nexus on top of each other and then pelts each of them with chairs, but that's just me and my sick fantasy.

Assuming Cena wins, I can definitely see a rubber match between he and Barrett down the line, likely at Wrestlemania.

 

[hdchz013]

I honestly have no clue what may happen after TLC between Cena and The Nexus. For one, I see Cena taking this match (one way or another). I also see one of two things happening. I see Nexus either kicking out Otunga OR Barrett either at TLC or the night after on RAW. But, I am definitely thinking Cena will take the Chairs Match.

 

[Ferbian]

I guess it had to happen. Kinda shame that it has to culminate in a chairs match though. Sure there's hardly any match they could have other than that, but really the chair's match is bound to suck by default.

It's a hardcore match, with disqualification. This is bound to say EVERYTHING about how much this gimmick match sucks. And now they have one of, if not the biggest rivalry currently going on, clashing in this very match.

Would've rather seen a regular match, or a tables match. But I guess you can't have everything.

John is most likely gonna win.

 

[LSN80]

Two chairs matches on the same PPV? Why? This rivalry deserves much better then this.

If I recall correctly, the chairs match from last year's PPV wasn't a NO-DQ Match. This is easily the biggest feud of the year within WWE, and it needs to culminate in a match where the two can beat the holy hell out of each other, with no fear of consequence. But they could make this work, if its not the end of the rivalry.

I think Barrett wins this. I think WWE pushed the envelope too fast in re-hiring Cena, but putting him over Barrett here would essentially mean the end of Nexus, or at least their credibility. I expect Barrett to find a way to get around the DQ rule, and pull out the victory, prolonging their feud into the Royal Rumble. Im not sure why Barrett wanted a chair's match so badly, but I assume he has an "idea" already in place of how to use this match to defeat Cena again, whose never defeated Barrett 1 on 1. Barrett wins this somehow. Cena doesn't need the win to be strong or relevant since he essentially just plowed through Nexus when he was fired. I dont expect Barrett to be so easy.

 

[martymcfly]

It sounds as though most posters think that this is the culmination of the feud between barrett and Cena, but I don't think this is the case. I agree that a lame chairs match is not the way to end this feud; however, instead of this being the end, I think this is a match to put them both on the PPV card and give them something to do. I'm guessing the full culmination is not going to happen until the royal rumble.

So what that means here is that regardless of how this match goes, it's irrelevant and unimportant. Probably a given that nexus will interfere at some point, then one of two things will happen: 1. Barrett cheats his way to a victory, leading to a final one on one no interference match between them at the royal rumble; or 2. Despite a beatdown by nexus, supercena manages a victory but we still have a challenge made for a one on one no interference match at royal rumble.

 

[Jack-Hammer]

I don't expect this to be the culmination between Cena & Barrett, though I have to admit that I don't have high hopes for this match. The Cena "fired" angle was a flop in my view and was a wasted opportunity in my opinion. So now he's back, officially "re-hired" and this match has all the ear marks of a match in which the beloved hero returns and will conquer the agent of evil. Most people are expecting Cena to win this match and I'm among that majority at this point. If that is indeed what happens, then I think the WWE would be better off just ending Nexus now instead of waiting to just split them up at the WWE Draft that takes place not long after WrestleMania, as has been rumored. Cena has basically been dominating Nexus for the past month overall, so a win over Barrett at TLC might very well just kill whatever heat the overall group still has at this point.

However, I do hold out a shred of hope that Barrett will come out the winner of this match by hook or by crook. As it's a Chairs Match, that means that there are no rules so that means lots of ways for Barrett to claim a win without Cena looking bad in the process. Obviously, major interference from Nexus during the match is almost a given but the WWE might go the route of having Nexus somehow screw up in their interference and cost Barrett the win.

I'm interested in seeing what goes down in this match. I was legitimately surprised at how good the match they had at HIAC was and I'm hoping for a similarly strong performance here. However, I think giving Cena a win here could very well be another wasted opportunity.

 

[Mitch Henessey]

I'm going to pick Barrett to win this. I'm thinking he'll get some help from a Nexus member, and this feud will have at least one more match. I don't know what other stipulation they could have for the next match, because I doubt WWE would do the "disband nexus or Cena has to join them" thing again, but this feud should end at the Royal Rumble.

As far as the match goes, I expect this to be pretty physical. I hope Barrett and Cena won't spend the entire time whacking each other with chairs. I hope they can at least creative with the chairs here. This should be a good match, because these two did give us a nice surprise at Hell In A Cell.

 

[Joe's Gonna Kill You]

I really hope that this not the culmination to this feud because the stipulation is pretty stupid and expected a better one to end their feud. I really want Barrett to pick up the win here but I really think they are going to let Cena win here because he's the returning hero and he will emerge victorious. I am not expecting much when it to comes to the quality so hopefully Cena and Barrett have a good match and surprise me.

 

[Dagger Dias]

This is gonna be a great match. The fact that its a chairs match makes it even better. I think that Cena will win here because it will give the fans a good moment when he finally gets some revenge on Wade Barrett. The feud will probably end here.

DAGGER'S PREDICTION
John Cena will defeat Wade Barrett.

 

[Ruthless-RKO]

Who will win?
I think Cena will finally take this one!! I don't think he has beaten Wade Barret.. correct me if am wrong..

Should this match be happening?
Yeh, I think it should and why not.. they haven't ahd many singles matches and this will be the first gimmick match..

Where will the story go after this?
Maybe it will be put on hold for a bit.. but I think these 2 wil keep on having on/off feuds for a long time.. because from this feud a lot has happened and well its Cena that has made Barrett look like a top dog in the WWE..

Should Cena have stayed fired?
I think for a little longer..they brought him back a bit too quick!

 

[CerebralViper96]

Who will win?
Should this match be happening?
Where will the story go after this?
Should Cena have stayed fired?[/QUOTE]

I think Wade Barret will win..... Im just kidding,Cena will win like he always does

Yes

Cena,Darren Young,Skip Shepfield,and Michael Tarver will fued with the current Nexus and at the Rumble,they will probably brawl in the Rumble and possibly have a bout at WrestleMania

He should of stayed fired until at least the Royal Rumble,he could have made a comeback during the match and eliminated all members of Nexus or at least made his firing believible

 

[MizFit Brocko]

Unfortunately, Cena will probably win this.

The 'returning' (Note: I use the term returning very loosely as he never really left) Cena will pick up the victory after also taking out however many members of Nexus come down to the ring.

The only other possible result imo, is a no contest, this would allow the feud to easily continue, however i have no idea how this could end in a no contest, as im assuming there are no DQ's/Count outs etc in chair matches..

My Prediction: Cena wins.

 

[awesomeisthemiz]

Truly I want Cena to win Because of a couple reasons
first one is all that ass kicking he has been doing every since he got "fired" and screwing with there minds and all that, that was pretty cool, then when cena got "re-hired" i was pretty happy

This would do alot of good if cena wins,

if barrett wins i wouldnt know what to think, but that he wasnt fooled by cena's "plan?"

cena wins for sure

 

[The People's Peep]

I really dont like chair matches. I dont understand why they even exist and its this stipulation for the match that is hurting it for me. This has been a great feud and they definitely deserve a better, more physical match.

With that said, I think, and I hope Cena wins here. This better not be the blowoff match. This great feud deserves better and if Cena wins, I would expect this to keep going. I could see Barrett winning with help from Nexus, but I think Cena will get the victory here to keep things moving.

 

[Wade's Public Transit Bomb]

This match isn't set up to be physical enough? Are you guys high? That chairfucking to Otunga is going to look like a hand-shake and a pat on the back compared to what Cena is going to try to do to Wade. There is also a very good chance this is will be the only match on the card with crowd heat without some stupid ladder/table bump happening.

Their Hell in a Cell match was match of the year quality. The idea of them just letting loose just sounds amazing on paper. Though, I don't think this will be the last match will we have from in this feud..

 

[Spear]

I personally think that this match will end in a draw. Hear me out people, because this is the only thing that makes sense. I personally believe that after these two have beat the living hell out of each other, Wade Barrett will Wasteland Cena onto a chair..... only to have SuperCena kick out. Then David Otunga would come out and to that excuse for a spinebuster onto Cena, again, on the chair. Then he'd turn around and do the same to Barrett, leaving both Cena and Barrett unable to answer the 10 count. This would do two things. It would break Otunga away from Nexus, and it would let this feud continue.

 

[TLC]

Oh, dear God. This match will either be a total suck fest or a nice little suprise. I'm obviously hoping for the latter. I'm pretty sure that the gimmick will only make the match worse but John Cena is in it so it could be a good match. Wade Barrett is still pretty green but hopefully Cena can carry him to another good match and hopefully they tell a story instead of senseless beating with Chairs.

As for who I think will win, It'll probably be Cena and I hope it is. It would be a pretty good way to end a lackluster storyline well at least the last part and it would make me happy to see John Cena kicking the shit out of Wade.

My prediciton is John Cena.

 

[J-Dogg]

This match can go either way, even as a Cena mark it will be good to see Barrett go over Cena in this match, but John and Wade have shown us they can work well together, and if they can give us a good match and some more development in the Nexus angle that would be a plus too.

 

[LSN80]

Two chairs matches on the same PPV? Why? This rivalry deserves much better then this.

If I recall correctly, the chairs match from last year's PPV wasn't a NO-DQ Match. This is easily the biggest feud of the year within WWE, and it needs to culminate in a match where the two can beat the holy hell out of each other, with no fear of consequence. But they could make this work, if its not the end of the rivalry.

I think Barrett wins this. I think WWE pushed the envelope too fast in re-hiring Cena, but putting him over Barrett here would essentially mean the end of Nexus, or at least their credibility. I expect Barrett to find a way to get around the DQ rule, and pull out the victory, prolonging their feud into the Royal Rumble. Im not sure why Barrett wanted a chair's match so badly, but I assume he has an "idea" already in place of how to use this match to defeat Cena again, whose never defeated Barrett 1 on 1. Barrett wins this somehow. Cena doesn't need the win to be strong or relevant since he essentially just plowed through Nexus when he was fired. I dont expect Barrett to be so easy.

Dead wrong again on this one! Cant believe I didnt see this coming! Im not sure if Cena dropping the chairs on Barrett at the end was truly the signal of the end if Nexus, but this was an effective way of burying them. Given the main event slot, it became apparent that Cena was going to win this, giving the crowd(and myself) the feel good moment. Chairs matches are just inherently flawed, and there's only so much you can do with them, and this one was no different. Cena finally got his revenge against Nexus and specifically Wade Barrett, so it will be interesting to see where he goes from here. Punk at ringside was an interesting dynamic, and him "heeling" on Cena raised the possibility for me several times that that the mystery person he cut the Slammy promo on could have be Cena. Despite that presence, it made for an anticlimactic finish to the show to have Cena go over in dominating fashion. The build to this one on one encounter felt rushed and unworthy of the main event slot, as it seemed like the title matches were much more important. It still was nice to see Cena get the win, so no complaints, but just an average main event. **.5/5.

 

[Ferbian]

This match was absolutely awesome. John and Wade took what was almost bound to be a horrendous match, and turned it into something absolutely awesome.

There were awesome counter after awesome counter. And we know that even if John's spots aren't usually "big" they're always gonna be awesome. I loved the ending of the actual match, the back and forth thing that had Wade Barrett looking strong while still giving John Cena what in the end was a pretty much needed victory over The Nexus.

The aftermath only made the feeling so much sweeter, to see John truly kick it to a downed Wade Barrett.

The only problem I really have with this, is that it seemed like TLC wasn't really the best choice of match to what is possibly gonna be the end of their feud. Wrestlemania or even Royal Rumble could've worked fairly well with it as well. But it's not something that affects the match or entire ending enough to hurt the match as a whole.

 

[Mekanik Kommandoh]

I really dug this match and the crazy vigilante BatCena shit leading up to it was awesome. I was giddier than hell when Cena slammed Husky Harris with that chair backstage.

I was leery of the stipulation, but they made it work very well. It was a great, competitive contest and had everyone engaged even though it had to follow multiple big spot matches. Wade looked great out there and I'm convinced he's got a big future ahead of him. The ending was one of the most entertaining I've seen all year and the post-match stuff was just as good. They really made this match look like a blow off, and that may be, but I don't think we've seen the last of Barrett vs. Cena. Nexus may have lessened involvement, but I expect Cena and Barrett to feud into 2011. If it continues, I won't be complaining.