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Post by cjskittles4 on Feb 12, 2011 18:00:15 GMT -5
I agree... The Undertaker has been "selling" since 1991 and he only had 3 Mania title shots. If they gave Orton the title shot, Cena could still be in a HUGE match... why?... because he's John Cena and he "sells" Undertaker has a legendary streak at Wrestlemania what more could you want? All I'm saying is that if you give Cena a heavily hyped showdown with somebody like CM Punk... it wouldn't make a difference. Hell, it's not like Miz is a bigger star than Punk because honestly he really isn't. Hogan vs. Sid was a huge match and selling point of Mania 8 and yet Flair and Savage got the title match... I just think that at this point, Cena doesn't really need the title shot at WrestleMania to make it any bigger than it already is
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Post by Calcifer Boheme on Feb 12, 2011 21:21:52 GMT -5
hulk hogan main evented the first 8 wrestlemanias, won the title at 9, and then came back to main event 18 with the rock. let me guess, you hate hogan too I was going to mention that too, though he already answered... Anyway, as others have said, he sells. sure he doesn't sell what Hogan did in his prime, but he does none the less. And I'm not sick of it, because his matches at Mania are usually good, and even when they aren't, I have something else at Mania to be excited about. Either way, it's not a big enough deal to worry about.
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Post by codebreaker22 on Feb 13, 2011 1:25:00 GMT -5
I totally agree, but can't do anything about it. But I completely realize why it is this way though. But it does get really annoying year after year.
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Post by Mirror Images on Feb 13, 2011 4:07:13 GMT -5
he makes money for the company so it makes sense really that hes in the main events. Even though hes boring and stale.
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Post by King Silva on Feb 13, 2011 6:00:02 GMT -5
Yeah he sells but he can sell in a non title match as well.. Or he can sell in a title match but NOT win like he did in 2008. It is stupid as how much they make him win at WM. Let someone else win every now and then. And for sure Miz needs to retain. But he won't since it's Cena.....
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Post by tnafan17: The Total Package on Feb 13, 2011 9:40:01 GMT -5
Bash the man all you want, but not everybody was getting tired of Hogan Main Eventing Mania. So I say John, carry on.
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Post by vivadelrio on Feb 13, 2011 11:10:42 GMT -5
To be honest with you Cena being in WWE title match at mainia wouldn't be that bad because he hasn't been in title matches for most of the year with the nexus angle don't get me wrong I'm not exactly a Cena fan but he has improved over the past year and taken a place further down the ladder and because of this it may be bearable to see him in the title match after such a long break.
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Post by Barney Stinson on Feb 13, 2011 13:10:24 GMT -5
Bash the man all you want, but not everybody was getting tired of Hogan Main Eventing Mania. So I say John, carry on. While I agree with you completely, It also was a totally different era. You were lucky if you saw Hogan wrestle on TV once a month back then, so his act never got old. But with Cena, you see it once or twice a week and then again on PPV's so I understand why people get sick of it faster. I don't care if Cena's in the title match with Miz at mania, yes I would have preferred Morrison, but that's just me. I completely understand why Cena is there, but I can't fault anyone for being sick of it.
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Post by jwsowner on Feb 13, 2011 13:22:46 GMT -5
I'm sick of it. But you just know that it's always going to happen anyway, whether you like it or not. But...that doesn't mean that he has to win at WrestleMania.
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Post by The Undertaker on Feb 13, 2011 15:58:00 GMT -5
Honestly. I don't know. When he's in the ring people really wanna see him win/lose. I used to absolutely despise him but I've grown to accept it. Let the man Main Event. It keeps people interested. And he's the most over no doubt.
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Post by TheChamp420 on Feb 13, 2011 21:35:29 GMT -5
you are almost 30 and you still like john cena So what? I get he's corny nowadays because of the PG era, but I became a fan back in 04, before wwe was catoring to all the kiddies, Im not gonna just stop liking him because I'm almost 30.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2011 22:57:00 GMT -5
Yeah he sells but he can sell in a non title match as well.. Or he can sell in a title match but NOT win like he did in 2008. It is stupid as how much they make him win at WM. Let someone else win every now and then. And for sure Miz needs to retain. But he won't since it's Cena..... Yep make Cena lose, and piss off most of your general audience who ordered Wrasslemania. Brilliant buisness plan.
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Post by BØRNS on Feb 14, 2011 1:21:57 GMT -5
me
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Post by vivadelrio on Feb 14, 2011 6:26:45 GMT -5
Bash the man all you want, but not everybody was getting tired of Hogan Main Eventing Mania. So I say John, carry on. yes I would have preferred Morrison, but that's just me. i think it would be a disgrace if John Morrison was in the mania title match for a couple of reasons 1) he not a big enough star yet. 2) he has a stupid gimmick (fur and rhinestones? really?) 3) he doesn't look in a match like he deserves to win if he's up against big stars i mean in his rivalry with Sheamus his wins always seemed to be cheap and not believable So i would rather see Cena at mania (wow i cant believe i just said that)
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Post by thephenomenalone on Feb 14, 2011 9:12:02 GMT -5
Listen, It's the Cena era, like it or not, it's the Cena era. For years the main event scene consisted of ZERO new stars. During the attitude era Austin, The Rock, Undertaker, Triple H and Mick Foley were the main eventers.....this spanned from 1998-2003 ( btw before them , Hogan , Savage, Warrior, Flair and Mr Perfect, Then HBK , Vader , Yoko and Bret )Following that Era it was the HHH show from 2002-2003 until Extreme Rules 2010 Triple H stayed in that scene. In 2004 Batista , Cena , Orton, and Edge were the new era ( along with Shawn Michaels and HHH occasionally ) Now in 2011 It's Cena , Edge , Orton , Kane, ( and Taker when he returns ) Miz , Del Rio and Dolph Ziggler as well as Wade Barrett , Kofi and John Morrison are starting to climb the later. Evemtually Cena , Edge , Orton and Definitely Kane and Taker will phase out and a new era will begin. It's just how wrestling works
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