Does this prove that people really love Cena?

He does leave a void, that's for sure. At the same time I understand why a lot of WWE fans get fed up of him.

It still baffles me how quickly he went from being the most cheered guy in the company to the most booed in the company within a couple of months though. And I find it quite sad how hateful some people are towards him (they're mostly retards and 15 year olds on Youtube but still).

At this point, it's probably gone from legit hate (there's been worse gimmicks/characters than Cena), and is more "fun" to cause the "Let's Go Cena/Cena Sucks" chants. Kind of like how everyone went "You Suck" during Angle's entrance regardless of alignment pre-ECW.

I think that's the case with some fans too, but there's plenty of others who can't stand the fact that he's the Face of the WWE during it's 'crapty, kiddy, boring PG era.'

No offense, but all this says to me is that some fans are a bit simple. Sweet raps? They were corny as f***, let's be honest. And as for that bit in bold, talk about irony. Yelling swear words isn't something that a small child would do, thinking it's funny?

This argument seems ass backwards to me. He's made some big steps since his days of rapping about his dick and yelling 'Word life.' People cheered him and chanted his name against JBL at Judgment Day 2005, and by Summerslam of the same year, he was being booed 'cause he won. That's a fickle fanbase right there, and that's all it is.

By the way I think the word you're looking for is corporate.

This wasn't really THAT big of a pop. It was a good pop, but there just wasn't any boos really. I've heard the Garden get WAYYYYYY louder than this.

I don't know, I mean fans love to see a guy rise to the top but don't like to see him stay there. What guy has gotten to the top of the mountain that people haven't eventually gotten tired of at some point or another? Triple H, Cena, Orton, Miz, now Punk. It happens to everyone from what I can tell. There is a big part of the audience that loves Cena still or loves Punk, but there are people that start to turn on them and if a guy does the same thing long enough more and more will turn on him as well.

I enjoyed Legend Killer Randy Orton more than I did The Viper. I enjoyed rapping Cena more than I do boyscout Cena. That being said, it's the same guy, and neither of those gimmicks could have stuck around forever, as eventually the fans would have gotten tired of those acts as well. Guys change and evolve and some times it gets better or worse and some times it's just as good but just different. Stone Cold Steve Austin was never as entertaining in the 2000s as he was from 97-99, but he was still entertaining. Shawn Michaels was the most exciting from 96-98, but he spent 2002-2010 proving he is arguably the greatest wrester of all time. Wrestlers evolve and change and the fans will react based on the circumstances in which the performer is presented.

As far as the Rumble reaction though, I just think people love surprises. The WWE is built on mark out moments imo.

I think that WWE is being very careful with Cena right now. They're trying to make us love him again without shoving him down our throats. Using a fan favorite like Zack Ryder and using mega heels like Kane and Dolph Ziggler is a sure way to sugar-coat the "hatred" for him. It's almost like they're trying to make us forget that we hate him even though that's what the storyline is supposed to revolve around.

I, personally, have loved him since he beat Big Show for the US title, but I can definitely understand why he gets the wrap that he does these days. He's predictable and somewhat corny, but I just think that's who he is in real life. So I buy it. Keeping him off of TLC was a very good idea on WWE's part as well. I would love to see a heel turn, but the way this is panning out, it seems as though they're protecting his "faceness." I don't think a heel turn is in our direct future but it is inevitable.

And I love being wrong when it comes to wrestling. Keeps me excited.

People quickly turned on Cena because his matches were never that good, especially when you still had guys like Angle, HBK, The Baby-Killer, and RVD around. Then with time, Cena started becoming cornier and his target fanbase started narrowing down to being kid-friendly. Because of this, the boos slowly started becoming louder and louder.

People cheered at the Rumble because of the surprise factor. If it was any other main-event wrestler who had been absent, the result would have been very similar.

That was such a huge disappointment for me and to have him win it as well made it even worse.