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Post by JC Motors on Dec 22, 2013 17:25:52 GMT -5
Figures the typical Cena fan is 5
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Post by slappy on Dec 22, 2013 17:25:58 GMT -5
Last month Walgreens had a sale on WWE figures and they had B32 Cena and Cesaro. I bought Cena over Cesaro.
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Post by Darkhawk on Dec 22, 2013 17:28:49 GMT -5
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Post by TheChamp420 on Dec 22, 2013 17:47:13 GMT -5
People are surprised a child would want Cena over Cesaro? People on this board are. They always complain about all the Cena's Mattel releases, but like I said above that is why there are so many. I usually like to compare it to a superhero line like Batman. There is always going to be a Batman in each wave. And Cena/Rey/Punk are the Baman (heroes) of the WWE so one of those three are going to be in every wave. Your Batman analogy is dead on!
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Post by Chewdeezy on Dec 22, 2013 18:33:01 GMT -5
I'm still waiting for my Yellow Shirt Cena and the Champ is here White Shirt Cena Elites.
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Post by Barack Lesnar on Dec 22, 2013 19:54:33 GMT -5
In all honesty I love Cena figures. B32 was one his best figures this year! I have Wmania 29 elite Cena (Christmas needs to come faster so I can crack into it) and it looks amazing! All of Cenas elites are good, especially elite 17. I passed on that and e17 Zack Ruder for elite 17 Sheamus and I regret it (Ryder's belt was missing, I still should have bought it). So I have no problem with Cenas.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 22, 2013 20:12:20 GMT -5
Thats like adult wrestling fans when I was a kid thinking I'm dumb for picking a Rock figure over Eddie Guerrero.... The Rock was the greatest thing to me as kid just as Cena is to kids today.
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Post by Barack Lesnar on Dec 22, 2013 20:59:02 GMT -5
Link?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 22, 2013 22:20:12 GMT -5
That story gave me cancer
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Post by King Bálor (CM)™ on Dec 22, 2013 23:53:21 GMT -5
People are surprised a child would want Cena over Cesaro? People on this board are. They always complain about all the Cena's Mattel releases, but like I said above that is why there are so many. I usually like to compare it to a superhero line like Batman. There is always going to be a Batman in each wave. And Cena/Rey/Punk are the Baman (heroes) of the WWE so one of those three are going to be in every wave. Here's the flaw in your logic. I dont disagree with a little kid wanting Cena/Rey/Punk, etc. BUT....if those figures are so popular amongst the youngsters, why are those figures constantly clogging the shelves up? By no means am I advocating that the divas or Ricardo or Zeb or other names like that should be more mass produced. BUT...that has to be some sort of happy medium. Look at RSC....Zeb is the most expensive in that set b/c they know how more in demand he will be over the common names we see set in and set out.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 23, 2013 0:29:57 GMT -5
Is this really a topic for the breaking news story that kids like both action figures and John Cena? Hell, might as well start one about how bread is used in sandwiches.
Sorry for being a bit of an ass there, but really, I don't get why people seem to care what other people enjoy. I understand even less why you felt compelled to start an entire thread about it. Can we please stop trying to ostracize people for liking something that you don't?
Cena figures will show up a lot. He's the face of WWE, and there's a reason for it. He's the closest thing to a second coming of Hulk Hogan there's ever been. Before you try to burn me at a stake, think about this: He's invincible and he's a role model to children. Sound like any steroid-abusing bald guy in a yellow speedo in the 80s?
I think all the Cena hate really boils down to two things:
1) It's cool to hate Cena. 2) You're disappointed with current WWE programming, and, because Cena's face is plastered all over the place, you blame him.
If you fall into the first category: Stop. It's not cool. This blind hate thing you're doing makes you look just as childish as the 8-year-olds who like John Cena because they're supposed to. If you fall into the second category, also stop. Blame the booking and writing staff; it's their fault. You can blame Vince, too, but PG isn't what's killing it from being interesting, a lack of talent is. If Pixar can do what they do, WWE writers should be able to come up with at least one story that people will remember for years.
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Post by HVMMONS on Dec 23, 2013 0:34:36 GMT -5
I don't see why this is surprising. Common sense in a kids mind.
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Post by Duck Holliday on Dec 23, 2013 4:29:40 GMT -5
Can we please stop trying to ostracize people for liking something that you don't? If Pixar can do what they do, WWE writers should be able to come up with at least one story that people will remember for years. Hehehe, this is a nice idea, but this is a fan forum on the internet.... that's just not going to happen I do agree that on the "people need to get over the Cena-hate" thing. Mostly, I think it's pretty misguided. I'm far from a Cena fan, but the dude generally does his job well. Also, I'd agree that it's more of a writing/booking problem.. although comparing the WWE and Pixar is a silly endeavor and inherently flawed. They're two companies that do totally different things and shouldn't be compared/graded on the same scale. Pixar is a film studio that does what they do because they have an infinite (basically) amount of resources and have years to perfect what they are working on (one two hour film a year). The WWE writes and produces 3 live television broadcasts a week, doing so mostly without properly trained actors (who also must double as tremendous athletes) on generally a single stage, while providing fresh material (totaling in over 300 hours of material not counting PPV, Superstars and other house-shows each year). Furthermore Pixar hasn't produced a truly great film since Toy Story 3 in 2010 and their last good film that wasn't a squeal was UP in 2009.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 23, 2013 5:10:51 GMT -5
Can we please stop trying to ostracize people for liking something that you don't? If Pixar can do what they do, WWE writers should be able to come up with at least one story that people will remember for years. Hehehe, this is a nice idea, but this is a fan forum on the internet.... that's just not going to happen I do agree that on the "people need to get over the Cena-hate" thing. Mostly, I think it's pretty misguided. I'm far from a Cena fan, but the dude generally does his job well. Also, I'd agree that it's more of a writing/booking problem.. although comparing the WWE and Pixar is a silly endeavor and inherently flawed. They're two companies that do totally different things and shouldn't be compared/graded on the same scale. Pixar is a film studio that does what they do because they have an infinite (basically) amount of resources and have years to perfect what they are working on (one two hour film a year). The WWE writes and produces 3 live television broadcasts a week, doing so mostly without properly trained actors (who also must double as tremendous athletes) on generally a single stage, while providing fresh material (totaling in over 300 hours of material not counting PPV, Superstars and other house-shows each year). Furthermore Pixar hasn't produced a truly great film since Toy Story 3 in 2010 and their last good film that wasn't a squeal was UP in 2009. I wasn't wholeheartedly comparing the two. I knew it was unfair, but, seriously, PG doesn't have to mean uninteresting. Would it be better to compare it to comics, then? Or TV shows? I get what you're saying about having to write so much, but, really, the writers barely have to write, and they don't do it well. The majority of promos are written by the performers who do them. Other than the outcome and some major spots, the matches are written by the wrestlers in the ring. When you break it down, I'd be surprised if they actually had to write more than five hours out of those 300. Plus, they have different guys writing different things with a head writer over seeing it, so it's even less for each writer. Here's basically what a writer does for WWE: "So, how about he mocks the other guy, and he gets beat up backstage for it? Okay, on to the next show." Basically, they need to stop using wrestlers as writers, save for a few (and they didn't even use Raven when he wanted in), and hire people who are actually writers. Or, at the very least, creative enough to come up with a storyline or character that hasn't been done every seven years.
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Post by PJ on Dec 23, 2013 7:44:52 GMT -5
People on this board are. They always complain about all the Cena's Mattel releases, but like I said above that is why there are so many. I usually like to compare it to a superhero line like Batman. There is always going to be a Batman in each wave. And Cena/Rey/Punk are the Baman (heroes) of the WWE so one of those three are going to be in every wave. Here's the flaw in your logic. I dont disagree with a little kid wanting Cena/Rey/Punk, etc. BUT....if those figures are so popular amongst the youngsters, why are those figures constantly clogging the shelves up? By no means am I advocating that the divas or Ricardo or Zeb or other names like that should be more mass produced. BUT...that has to be some sort of happy medium. Look at RSC....Zeb is the most expensive in that set b/c they know how more in demand he will be over the common names we see set in and set out. Can't compare the two. RSC is a site that collectors will cherry pick. And for the most part guys like Orton, Rey, Cena, Del Rio are all figures that'll end up being sold for under $5 during their sales. But divas, Ricardo and Zeb will not sell that well at retail. The last 3 divas released I still see at Target, TRU and WalMart while Cena and Rey (the two everyone here complains about) are both moving from the pegs now. Retailers would rather have 5 pegs filled with Cena or Rey over 5 pegs of a diva or someone like Ricardo or Zeb, because in the long run it'll be the Cena/Rey who sell out especially this time of year hits. I've never heard parents saying each other "He wants a Katlynn do you see her?" But every time I was at a store this holiday season with other parents in the aisle I always heard "Do you see John Cena?" and many times there wasn't more than one if any.
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Post by austin81 on Dec 23, 2013 9:02:39 GMT -5
Damn..... I hate Cena and the fact that we will have a cena fig in every set....
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Post by Jack on Dec 23, 2013 9:11:58 GMT -5
I love Cesaro, but Cena is the most over superstar in WWE for the majority of people who buy the figures.
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Post by xralphiex on Dec 23, 2013 9:45:42 GMT -5
I'm a fifth grade teacher. They kids know that I'm a huge fan of Punk. They dig at me all the time when Cena wins etc....
Cena is the new "master and ruler" of the (wrestling) world. He is the proverbial world heavyweight champion. He's the new Hulk Hogan and will be treated like so when they get to be a collectors age. My father HATED Hulk. I LOVED Hulk. Go figure he loved him when he heel turned.
It's not digraceful. It's marketing at it's finest. It's building and booking a guy that's larger than life. We tend to forget that were just spectators. The kids are really what wrestling is made for.
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Post by Joe/Smurf on Dec 23, 2013 9:47:54 GMT -5
Punk is starting to get there. The last few BAF Elites series and plenty of Basics this year. Punk, at least, doesn't have so many straight-up re-releases as Cena.
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Post by Joe/Smurf on Dec 23, 2013 9:55:12 GMT -5
Can we please stop trying to ostracize people for liking something that you don't? If Pixar can do what they do, WWE writers should be able to come up with at least one story that people will remember for years. Hehehe, this is a nice idea, but this is a fan forum on the internet.... that's just not going to happen I do agree that on the "people need to get over the Cena-hate" thing. Mostly, I think it's pretty misguided. I'm far from a Cena fan, but the dude generally does his job well. Also, I'd agree that it's more of a writing/booking problem.. although comparing the WWE and Pixar is a silly endeavor and inherently flawed. They're two companies that do totally different things and shouldn't be compared/graded on the same scale. Pixar is a film studio that does what they do because they have an infinite (basically) amount of resources and have years to perfect what they are working on (one two hour film a year). The WWE writes and produces 3 live television broadcasts a week, doing so mostly without properly trained actors (who also must double as tremendous athletes) on generally a single stage, while providing fresh material (totaling in over 300 hours of material not counting PPV, Superstars and other house-shows each year). Furthermore Pixar hasn't produced a truly great film since Toy Story 3 in 2010 and their last good film that wasn't a squeal was UP in 2009. I know it's semantics, but they broadcast one live television show a week. Not only that, it's a HUGE stretch to say they come up with 300+ hours of "fresh" material a week. Like one-third of Raw, and about half of Smackdown/Superstars/Main Event is recap of things that already happened. So, they produce about 2 hours of "live" TV a week, another two hours of taped TV, and fill in the rest with rehashed stuff. I'm not saying that what they do isn't difficult, but they clearly aren't setting themselves up for success from a writing standpoint.
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