This is why the product is suffering too. Every RAW plays out as "John Cena and Friends" and it is infuriating. The WWE is very lucky that so many people still watch out of misguided obligation because the product itself is garbage. I haven't seen a stable of wrestlers lacking in charisma for a very long time. The biggest issue is that there really are no truly villainous wrestlers anymore. You've got super duper babyface Cena and some baddies that run in and ruin matches. At least McMahon could get draw heat from the crowd. It's a neutered product. Zero balls.
The worst thing about Cena is that he went the Hogan route and realized he didn't need to try nearly as hard to get the same reactions. I wouldn't say that he doesn't work hard or anything, but he's not the same guy after 2008ish or so and has had zero incentive to put any extra effort or creativity into matches. He became completely cool with being as formulaic as possible.
The main difference between the two being that Hogan was on TV once a month if you were lucky and there weren't 12 PPVs a year for him to be on doing that same match. In all of the years that Cena wasn't out due to injuries for part of the year, he's had more televised matches than Hogan did his entire WWF run. More televised matches in 1 year than Hogan had in 9. And people were getting sick of Hogan by that point.
Cena's just bored to shit. He lost his spark a long time ago and keeps going because of momentum. I don't think HE particularly likes what he's doing, but the machine around him is too big to just stop and change it up.
I've skipped most of Raw for 2 months now.
I can't seem to rekindle enough interest to come back. I still read up online, but as long as Cena is in the spotlight, I just can't get myself to care.
Sucks.
7 years ago, Cena was the franchise, the Yankees, the MAN. He was going against an underdog who was not who the company wanted, who is burning hot and is at the height of his popularity.
4 years ago, Cena was the franchise, the Yankees, the MAN. He was going against an underdog who was not who the company wanted, who is burning hot and is at the height of his popularity.
2 years ago, Cena was the franchise, the Yankees, the MAN. He was going against an underdog who was not who the company wanted, who is burning hot and is at the height of his popularity.
It's 2013, and Cena is the franchise, the Yankees, the MAN. He is going against an underdog who was not who the company wanted, who is burning hot and is at the height of his popularity.
I've come to the conclusion that Cena will never pass the torch, he will just continue to give out false torches while keeping the real torch locked up in his $100M mansion.
Totally unrelated, but always keep your eyes on the road out there.
There are always pictures of wrecks in the news, but this is one is pretty brutal. No way this dude was paying attention.
Remember the contract negotiation between Punk and Vince, and Cena called Punk a terrorist?
"IT LOOKS LIKE A DAMN CAR WRECK!"
I've skipped most of Raw for 2 months now.
I can't seem to rekindle enough interest to come back. I still read up online, but as long as Cena is in the spotlight, I just can't get myself to care.
Sucks.
Daniel Bryan will win. Yall doubted him before I was the only one who, NEVER stopped BELIEVING.7 years ago, Cena was the franchise, the Yankees, the MAN. He was going against an underdog who was not who the company wanted, who is burning hot and is at the height of his popularity.
4 years ago, Cena was the franchise, the Yankees, the MAN. He was going against an underdog who was not who the company wanted, who is burning hot and is at the height of his popularity.
2 years ago, Cena was the franchise, the Yankees, the MAN. He was going against an underdog who was not who the company wanted, who is burning hot and is at the height of his popularity.
It's 2013, and Cena is the franchise, the Yankees, the MAN. He is going against an underdog who was not who the company wanted, who is burning hot and is at the height of his popularity.
I've come to the conclusion that Cena will never pass the torch, he will just continue to give out false torches while keeping the real torch locked up in his $100M mansion.
Daniel Bryan will win. Yall doubted him before I was the only one who, NEVER stopped BELIEVING.
Just skip the Cena parts,Punk,Heyman,Brock,Bryan,Bryatt,Ziggler and The Real Americans are all very entertaining.I've skipped most of Raw for 2 months now.
I can't seem to rekindle enough interest to come back. I still read up online, but as long as Cena is in the spotlight, I just can't get myself to care.
Sucks.
Don't let hate for Cena ruin your support for wrestler's you like.
"Well said?" Jmdajr, you never pluralize a noun with an apostrophe. Apostrophes are only to show possession or to mark a contraction.Well said.
Don't let hate for Cena ruin your support of wrestler's you like.
Bryan wins, Orton cashes in and wins the title off him.
Nah, that's too predictable.
Cena wins.
What is real sad is the fact that there really isn't a "top" status. Back in the day, there would always be 5 or so guys that were WWF Championship level. Then you would have the IC title as the step up belt before entering the top level for the strap.
Now its Cena/Punk, and really no one else. Bryan hopefully gets that status, but I don't see it happening, which is a shame.
Heck, they even had to bring Jericho back to help elevate talent. After Ryback's burial due to Super Cena, even that win didn't help Ryback any.
Don't forget that when Bryan won the U.S. Title and was winning matches, that everyone on here was saying that he was getting buried.
"Well said?" Jmdajr, you never pluralize a noun with an apostrophe. Apostrophes are only to show possession or to mark a contraction.
GRAMMAR SLAM
I remember after he lost in 18 seconds in wrestlemania this pic showed up:
Its funny now but looking at that now that lose basically made his career. He is now the hottest wrestler in America and Sheamus is injured and that win killed his character to the point to where before the injury he was ice cold.
When is Vince going to book RVD-RBD, singlet vs singlet match?
Why would you want to see either one of them nude?
Why would you want to see either one of them nude?
Totally unrelated, but always keep your eyes on the road out there.
There are always pictures of wrecks in the news, but this is one is pretty brutal. No way this dude was paying attention.
Del Rio vs Christian for the WHC? Okay...
Hey we don't judge about stuff like that. Whatever floats their boat!
What every the finish is, it's going to be a giant clusterfuck that includes HHH, Vince, Wade Barrett, Both Bellas a stampede of wild elephants running through the ring between 10:55 and 11 PM on the Eighteenth of August, during a hailstorm and one baby Zebra.
Look forward to the betting lines spoiling it before hand.
Pretty surprising. I really thought one more match was over.
We... always judge about stuff like that. We have page long debates over Kaitlyn and AJ's looks. It's not that they're guys, they just wouldn't make a top five list for Wrestler dong I want to see. One looks like a flesh coloured ninja turtle and the other looks like someone's 45 year old pothead trucker uncle who dates high school goth chicks.
Have they even been building a feud between the two in recent weeks? I can't recall anything to be honest. It's the most random match on a card that I've seen in a long while.
Have they even been building a feud between the two in recent weeks? I can't recall anything to be honest. It's the most random match on a card that I've seen in a long while.
Just watched a few matches linked in the OP.
One I saw was Kurt Angle vs. Cena before he got his superpowers. Tapped out to the ankle lock. Had to rewind and rewatch a few times.
he gave a bella a car7 years ago, Cena was the franchise, the Yankees, the MAN. He was going against an underdog who was not who the company wanted, who is burning hot and is at the height of his popularity.
4 years ago, Cena was the franchise, the Yankees, the MAN. He was going against an underdog who was not who the company wanted, who is burning hot and is at the height of his popularity.
2 years ago, Cena was the franchise, the Yankees, the MAN. He was going against an underdog who was not who the company wanted, who is burning hot and is at the height of his popularity.
It's 2013, and Cena is the franchise, the Yankees, the MAN. He is going against an underdog who was not who the company wanted, who is burning hot and is at the height of his popularity.
I've come to the conclusion that Cena will never pass the torch, he will just continue to give out false torches while keeping the real torch locked up in his $100M mansion.
Those two already had an endless feud. Also, Orton cashing in and losing doesn't set him up for anything.Bryan makes Cena tap, but he's fucked up. Orton cashes in, Bryan somehow hangs on and makes Orton tap too. Same night Punk beats Lesnar. This sets up WM30, Punk vs Bryan for the WWE title. The ultimate showdown kind of thing.
I watch about 10-20 minutes each week. DVR+ FFW=FTWI've skipped most of Raw for 2 months now.
I can't seem to rekindle enough interest to come back. I still read up online, but as long as Cena is in the spotlight, I just can't get myself to care.
Sucks.