TSC Evaluation #58: John Cena

[mrken12]

In the last evaluation, Kane got a score of 7.71.

TSC Evaluation #57: Kane

Spoiler: Leaderboard

Kurt Angle: 9.78 TSC Evaluation #40: Kurt Angle
Eddie Guerrero: 9.62 TSC Evaluation #35: Eddie Guerrero
The Undertaker: 9.23 TSC Evaluation #50: The Undertaker
Rick Rude: 9.14 TSC Evaluation #21: Rick Rude
Sting: 9.00 TSC Evaluation #20: Sting
Ricky Steamboat: 8.88 TSC Evaluation #32: Ricky Steamboat
Rey Mysterio Jr.: 8.78 TSC Evaluation #15: Rey Mysterio Jr
Mr. Perfect: 8.63 TSC Evaluation #45: Mr. Perfect
Scott Steiner: 8.61 TSC Evaluation #2: Scott Steiner
Booker T: 8.49 TSC Evaluation #25: Booker T
Terry Funk: 8.40 TSC Evaluation #11: Terry Funk
Vader: 8.27 TSC Evaluation #12: Vader
Rob Van Dam: 8.19 TSC Evaluation #9: Rob Van Dam
Andre The Giant: 8.14 TSC Evaluation #18: Andre The Giant
DDP: 7.98 TSC Evaluation #16: Diamond Dallas Page
CM Punk: 7.94 TSC Evaluation #7: CM Punk
Kevin Nash: 7.93 TSC Evaluation #55: Kevin Nash
Harley Race: 7.90 TSC Evaluation #37: Harley Race
Brian Pillman: 7.84 TSC Evaluation #38: Brian Pillman
Owen Hart: 7.80 TSC Evaluation #30: Owen Hart
William Regal: 7.79 TSC Evaluation #53: William Regal
Raven: 7.71 TSC Evaluation #19: Raven
Batista: 7.70 TSC Evaluation #28: Batista
Arn Anderson: 7.68 TSC Evaluation #33: Arn Anderson
Ron Simmons: 7.60 TSC Evaluation #26: Ron Simmons
Edge: 7.59 TSC Evaluation #44: Edge
Roddy Piper: 7.58 TSC Evaluation #6: Roddy Piper
Tully Blanchard: 7.58 TSC Evaluation #46: Tully Blanchard
Bam Bam Bigelow: 7.57 TSC Evaluation #47: Bam Bam Bigelow
2 Cold Scorpio: 7.36 TSC Evaluation #23: 2 Cold Scorpio
Shelton Benjamin: 7.36 TSC Evaluation #31: Shelton Benjamin
Barry Windham: 7.19 TSC Evaluation #56: Barry Windham
Goldberg: 7.18 TSC Evaluation #3: Goldberg
Bobby Eaton: 7.13 TSC Evaluation #51: Bobby Eaton
Sycho Sid: 7.05 TSC Evaluation #4: Sycho Sid / Sid Vicious
Rick Martel: 7.00 TSC Evaluation #42: Rick Martel
Junkyard Dog: 6.92 TSC Evaluation #24: Junkyard Dog
Ultimate Warrior: 6.89 TSC Evaluation #10: The Ultimate Warrior
MVP: 6.64 TSC Evaluation #27: Montel Vontavious Porter
X-Pac: 6.62 TSC Evaluation #34: X-Pac
Big Boss Man: 6.57 TSC Evaluation #52: Big Boss Man
Stevie Richards: 6.55 TSC Evaluation #43: Stevie Richards
D'Lo Brown: 6.48 TSC Evaluation #13: D'Lo Brown
Chris Kanyon: 6.38 TSC Evaluation #41: Chris Kanyon
Rick Steiner: 6.16 TSC Evaluation #54: Rick Steiner
Sabu: 6.12 TSC Evaluation #22: Sabu
Lex Luger: 6.03 TSC Evaluation #8: Lex Luger
Tazz: 6.02 TSC Evaluation #5: Tazz
Mike Awesome: 5.95 TSC Evaluation #29: Mike Awesome
Chyna: 5.74 TSC Evaluation #17: Chyna
Val Venis: 5.36 TSC Evaluation #48: Val Venis
Billy Gunn: 4.77 TSC Evaluation #39: Billy Gunn
Jeff Jarrett: 4.49 TSC Evaluation: Jeff Jarrett
Buff Bagwell: 4.13 TSC Evaluation #49: Buff Bagwell
Tommy Dreamer: 4.04 TSC Evaluation #14: Tommy Dreamer
Sandman: 4.00 TSC Evaluation #36: The Sandman

If people have any requests for future wrestlers you want to see evaluated, let me know. I'll have one wrestler evaluated for each week every Wednesday. The leaderboard is updated every 5 threads so it's never too late to vote for previous threads.

For the month of October I thought to go with the theme of veterans who still are with the WWE.

For #59 it will be Big Show.


Pending requests: Ted DiBiase, Jake The Snake Roberts, Rikishi, The Godfather, Stan Hansen, Christian Cage, Goldust, Eddie Gilbert, Scott Hall, Alex Wright, Perry Saturn, Dean Malenko, Dusty Rhodes, Triple H, Chris Candido, Randy Orton, Dolph Ziggler

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Major Accomplishments

Ohio Valley Wrestling
OVW Heavyweight Championship (1x)
OVW Southern Tag Team Championship (1x) – with Rico Constantino

Pro Wrestling Illustrated
Feud of the Year (2006) vs. Edge
Feud of the Year (2011) vs. CM Punk
Match of the Year (2007) vs. Shawn Michaels on Raw on April 23
Match of the Year (2011) vs. CM Punk at Money in the Bank
Match of the Year (2013) vs. Daniel Bryan at SummerSlam
Match of the Year (2014) vs. Bray Wyatt in a Last Man Standing match at Payback
Match of the Year (2016) vs. AJ Styles at SummerSlam
Most Improved Wrestler of the Year (2003)
Most Popular Wrestler of the Decade (2000–2009)
Most Popular Wrestler of the Year (2004, 2005, 2007, 2012)
Wrestler of the Year (2006, 2007)
Ranked No. 1 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2006, 2007, and 2013

Rolling Stone
Best Storyline (2015) vs. Kevin Owens
Title Feud of the Year, WWE (2015) vs. Everybody in the U.S. Open Challenge
WWE Match of the Year (2015) vs. Kevin Owens at Money in the Bank

Ultimate Pro Wrestling
UPW Heavyweight Championship (1x)

World Wrestling Entertainment/WWE
World Heavyweight Championship (3x)
World Tag Team Championship (2x) – with Batista (1) and Shawn Michaels (1)
WWE Championship (13x)
WWE Tag Team Championship (2x) – with The Miz (1) and David Otunga (1)
WWE United States Championship (5x)
Money in the Bank (2012 – WWE Championship contract)
Royal Rumble (2008, 2013)
WWE Championship No. 1 Contender's Tournament (2003), (2005)

Slammy Awards (10x)
-Game Changer of the Year (2011) – with The Rock
-Hero in All of Us (2015)
-Holy $#!+ Move of the Year (2010) – Sends Batista through the stage with an Attitude Adjustment
-Insult of the Year (2012) – To Dolph Ziggler and Vickie Guerrero: "You're the exact opposite. One enjoys eating a lot of nuts and the other is still trying to find his"
-Kiss of the Year (2012) – with AJ Lee
-Match of the Year (2013, 2014) – vs. The Rock for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 29, Team Cena vs. Team Authority at Survivor Series
-Superstar of the Year (2009, 2010, 2012)

Wrestling Observer Newsletter
5 Star Match (2011) vs. CM Punk at Money in the Bank on July 17
Best Box Office Draw (2007)
Best Gimmick (2003)
Best on Interviews (2007)
Feud of the Year (2011) vs. CM Punk
Match of the Year (2011) vs. CM Punk at Money in the Bank on July 17
Most Charismatic (2006–2010)
Most Charismatic of the Decade (2000–2009)
Wrestler of the Year (2007, 2010)
Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 2012)

Other awards and honors
Springfield College Athletic Hall of Fame inductee (Class of 2015)
Make-A-Wish Foundation Chris Greicius Celebrity Award
Make-A-Wish Foundation Special Recognition Award (for being the first to grant 300 wishes)
2014 Sports Social TV Entertainer of the Year
2014 Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure Grand Marshal
2016 USO Legacy of Achievement Award



With a scale of 1-10 how would you rate John Cena in these categories:

-Mic work/promos

-Personality/gimmicks

-Ring work (along with some of your favorite matches/feuds)

-Overall rating (which doesn't have to be an average of the above scores)

 

[Breh Obama]

Idk.......I've never seen John Cena a day in my life

 

[mrken12]

Idk.......I've never seen John Cena a day in my life

 

[Kunty McPhuck]

Let me reserve my spot

 

[mrken12]

@R=G

 

[Silkk]

8.

There's a lot of guys through the years that have came through that could have done what he did, if not better in the same position. Not to take anything away from Cena has done though, he's been really good for the company and has always done what he's told/asked.

I think a heel run on top could have took him to the next level.

 

[Chris Cool]

8 that got pushed to the moon.

 

[Golayitdown]

This will be spectacular. My rating is based solely on his talents of being a wrestler.

Mic Work/ Promos: 8. This is the first time I feel like these categories should be split. Dude is able to spit hot fire when motivated, yet he lacks a catalog of great or even memorable promos after his rapping phase.

Personality/Gimmicks: 7. Dude was on fire as a rapper and right after his face turn but fell the fukk off 11 years ago. He could and should have been head and shoulders above the guys that he has faced yet he somehow doesn’t have but a handful of memorable moments in his prime. When you really think about it, most of the “big” moments he’s been involved in were him taking an L (Rock, Punk, Daniel Bryan, Edge, etc.). He’s been the same character since 2005 and had shown 0 growth or ability to evolve. Heel turns are often called for too often, but dude could have been Hollywood Hogan good if he would have turned.

Ring Work: 8. He’s not going to carry a match. He can keep up when he feels like it though. At one point, he didn’t have bad matches though they were ridiculously formulaic. From a match quality standpoint he’s probably an overachiever given his blocky awkward style. His match resume is kind of underrated for the number of good to great matches he’s had. He and Punk were made for each other. He and AJ can literally fight nightly and it’s surprisingly not just because AJ is an all time great. His feud with Batista is surprisingly great for two guys not known as stereotypical workers.

Overall: 8 that could and should have been an 10. From ONLY an entertainment and on screen perspective, he can’t be mentioned in the same breath as the 10+ tier 0 greats (Rock, Austin, Savage, Flair) or the 9+ tier 1 guys (Jericho, Angle, etc) who were critical to the success of their eras from an entertainment perspective. I said in another thread that in 10 years nobody is going to accidentally spend hours on YouTube watching John Cena promos and moments because his work largely doesn’t hold up.

 

[The Prince of All Saiyans]

that evaluation number

 

[Golayitdown]

@R=G

 

[NoMorePie]

10.

Spoiler

@R=G

 

[g-ice]

Would be an easy 10 if not for some of the cringeworthy promos he has had. Also, he has phoned it in certain feuds and matches.

Overall an 8-8.25

 

[Kidd Dibiase]

definite 8

 

[Tommy Fits]

Its tough I'll be back later but i want to see @R=G evaluation, don't let us down

 

[Dreamzeedream]

8.

There's a lot of guys through the years that have came through that could have done what he did, if not better in the same position. Not to take anything away from Cena has done though, he's been really good for the company and has always done what he's told/asked.

I think a heel run on top could have took him to the next level.

Who?