Arthur Speaks
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Post by Arthur Speaks on Jan 15, 2013 20:02:55 GMT -5
If I've done this before or someone else has, you can remove it. I'd just like to know what the site as a whole thinks about Cena. I actually am a huge fan of him, especially outside the ring. His character has been stale for a long time, but you can't deny he is a much better wrestler than he was three years ago.
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Post by Valbroski on Jan 15, 2013 20:04:57 GMT -5
I respect his work ethic and what he's done for fans outside of the ring but he seems like he'd be a dick to work with.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2013 20:05:13 GMT -5
I dont hate him, but Im not a fan either. The way hes booked is what bothers me.
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Post by The-Rock on Jan 15, 2013 20:11:49 GMT -5
To be honest, it's not the constant winning or anything that bothers me...it's how corny and cheesy he his character has become. He just needs to be edgier. You know he at the end of a feud how he gets really gritty and takes things personal...he needs to be like that ALL the time. It also wouldn't hurt if he ditched the bright color t-shirts with the same design.
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Post by Lord Ragnarok on Jan 15, 2013 20:23:27 GMT -5
I can't stand him. He's stale, boring and a phony.
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Post by Johnny Wrestling on Jan 15, 2013 20:24:08 GMT -5
I dont hate him, but Im not a fan either. The way hes booked is what bothers me. Totally this. I find it absolutely ridiculous that, for two weeks straight, despite interference, Cena was able to overcome Ziggler. It's not that I want him to lose all the time, but can't they just let him lose a clean feud once every two years? Would it really hurt him that much? I also think he character needs some kind of tweak. I was starting to like him at the beginning of last year because it seemed he was going into another direction, but just after Extreme Rules everything went back to the same thing we've seen for 6 years or so.
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Post by HHH316 on Jan 15, 2013 20:41:56 GMT -5
I have a ton of respect for him for everything he's done outside the ring. As far as in the ring? Eh.
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Salvador
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Post by Salvador on Jan 15, 2013 20:47:59 GMT -5
Just so bored of him. It's been the same thing for years now, I don't detest him like some do but I wouldn't miss him if he were to take some time off. Beating Ziggler this week really annoyed me though, also if you believe what you read he sounds like a really shitty person to work with.
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Post by kazoosandstreamers on Jan 15, 2013 20:53:49 GMT -5
For the most part I get bored with him. However, there are times he gets interesting. Ever since his storyline with AJ started I have been bored, though.
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Post by Todd Pettengill on Jan 15, 2013 20:58:40 GMT -5
Has kept wrestling and WWE in general relevant.
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Post by Zeke on Jan 15, 2013 23:24:18 GMT -5
I like Cena, but I always seem to like the guy Cena faces more.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2013 23:59:19 GMT -5
I like Cena, but I always seem to like the guy Cena faces more. Pretty much this.
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noir
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Post by noir on Jan 16, 2013 0:23:08 GMT -5
WM23 was round the time I got back into wrestling, and I've pretty much been a supporter of his since then. Not the best technical wrestler by any means, but his role in the company (much like when the Rock/hogan/warriors were in his spot) doesn't require him to be. As a promo guy though, he's absolutely amazing and thoroughly entertaining. Basically, he does his job damn good. He was never meant to be an Internet darling, but he does often go out of his way to entertain our demographic too be it via promos or matches. Major kudos to him for that.
There's only two real criticisms I have of him. His character is really stale. My problem is that he is painted as the greatest human being to ever live. It's very hard to get behind a character who at every single corner, does the objectively good thing and shows no signs of ever changing that. He wins? He thanks the fans. He loses? He congratulates his opponent. In a business where one of the selling points is that characters can switch at any given moment, it's hard to watch someone who we know will never change until he retires. Second problem I have with him is simply his backstage etiquette. Too many sources basically confirm that he sees himself as the alpha male of the locker room and won't give the lower card the time of day. I don't really read too much into wrestler's lives, nor do I give a damn, but again it does make it hard to be a fan when there's so many wrestlers who just seem so humble and cool backstage by comparison.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2013 2:31:09 GMT -5
Cena sucks.
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JuiceWinslow
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Post by JuiceWinslow on Jan 16, 2013 2:57:29 GMT -5
I don't hate him. I don't like him. He is not exciting to me. I feel like he is in the way. There is rarely a time when I say "I can't wait to see what CENA does tonight!!!"
I kinda wish he would go away honestly. Way too predictable.
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Post by Rob on Jan 16, 2013 3:28:23 GMT -5
I dont mind the man, I do mind that he is single handily burying the company. The guy has killed more up and coming superstar's(that the wwe desperately needs at this point) pushes in the last 8 years than anyone i've ever seen. Whenever a fresh guy comes along that is on a roll, They face John Cena and He completely destroys them and they NEVER recover from it and they just fall off the map. Dolph Ziggler is becoming the newest example of the long list of guys he has ruined. Better pray The Shield or Ryback dont face Cena in the future.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2013 5:35:22 GMT -5
His matches are fine, he's a good wrestler, but like everyone said his gimmick needs something different. I'm not saying HERMERGERD HEEL TURN or something that drastic, just SOMETHING that's different from how he's been for ages.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2013 6:02:03 GMT -5
not a fan and never have been. last Monday on Raw is the reason why.this in Superman schtick is beyond corny. I mean if Zigglers Superkick or ZigZag is good enough to beat Orton why isnt it good enough to beat Cena? that cage match devalued Ziggler AGAIN.
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Post by Emerald Enthusiast on Jan 16, 2013 6:20:48 GMT -5
He seems like a wonderful person outside the ring, but that doesn't effect my feelings on the on-screen persona.
Cena's not terrible overall, he's just not a true main eventer. He is still sloppy in the ring, although much less so than he used to be. He delivers 1-2 good promos a year, when he should be doing so every night as the company centerpiece. Lastly, his character is juvenile, which doesn't work in the main event.
The sad thing is that Cena might have been something truly special had Vince repackaged in 6-7 years ago and insisted that he improve as an in-ring worker.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2013 6:22:59 GMT -5
He's good for the business. He's the modern Hogan, he gets a lot of unnecessary hate because it's "cool" to hate him.
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