John Cena's "Path to WrestleMania" is the best/worst WrestleMania story this year.
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Another chance to turn heel. fukked it up. No all time great here. Whole run is a rejected main event face who panders to non cheers?
" - John
Anatahadaredesu ka?" - Okada
This angle has so many lapses in logic that it wraps around to being incredible.
1. The idea that John Cena, the flag bearer and biggest star of the past 13 years who is literally THE BIGGEST STAR OF ALL TIME to an entire generation, who is the biggest name still active on the roster, is open to either show and literally begging to get booked, can't get booked.
2. Meanwhile, the GM and Commissioner of Raw, along with the COO of the entire company, have booked themselves in a match. The SD Commissioner will definitely be booked as well, and SD's GM will likely be involved somehow.
3. John Cena has essentially booked himself into whatever match he's wanted for the past 8 months with no one in charge giving a shyt or arguing at all. Why can't he just...book himself a WM match?
4. If the match ends up being with Taker, that's even more hilarious, as Taker is a guy they've let book himself against anyone for any reason with no story reason or PATH TO WRESTLEMANIA for a good 7 years now.
So, you have the people in charge of both shows forgoing putting on a marquee match with the biggest star around when he's BEGGING them to book him, but they can book themselves in matches. John Cena, who in WWE canon is second only to Bruno in terms of length of dominance (Cena's run on top is longer than Hogan's, double the lengths of Austin/Rock/Backlund), has been reduced to being Dennis Stamp. In a perfect world this would end with Vince coming out and abolishing the GM system for everyone involved being incompetent egomaniacs. \
The meta angle here is, of course, petty as shyt as the whole theme is John Cena needs WWE a lot more than WWE needs him. I'm half expecting Vince to come out next week and say he'll give Cena a WM match if he cancels Ferdinand 2 or some shyt.
1. The idea that John Cena, the flag bearer and biggest star of the past 13 years who is literally THE BIGGEST STAR OF ALL TIME to an entire generation, who is the biggest name still active on the roster, is open to either show and literally begging to get booked, can't get booked.
2. Meanwhile, the GM and Commissioner of Raw, along with the COO of the entire company, have booked themselves in a match. The SD Commissioner will definitely be booked as well, and SD's GM will likely be involved somehow.
3. John Cena has essentially booked himself into whatever match he's wanted for the past 8 months with no one in charge giving a shyt or arguing at all. Why can't he just...book himself a WM match?
4. If the match ends up being with Taker, that's even more hilarious, as Taker is a guy they've let book himself against anyone for any reason with no story reason or PATH TO WRESTLEMANIA for a good 7 years now.
So, you have the people in charge of both shows forgoing putting on a marquee match with the biggest star around when he's BEGGING them to book him, but they can book themselves in matches. John Cena, who in WWE canon is second only to Bruno in terms of length of dominance (Cena's run on top is longer than Hogan's, double the lengths of Austin/Rock/Backlund), has been reduced to being Dennis Stamp. In a perfect world this would end with Vince coming out and abolishing the GM system for everyone involved being incompetent egomaniacs. \
The meta angle here is, of course, petty as shyt as the whole theme is John Cena needs WWE a lot more than WWE needs him. I'm half expecting Vince to come out next week and say he'll give Cena a WM match if he cancels Ferdinand 2 or some shyt.
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Mike the Executioner
What went on up there? Poppers and weird sex!
I suggested to a friend of mine the other day that guys should be trying to get to face Cena at WrestleMania after we both agreed that this storyline makes absolutely no sense. Like @stro said above, the people in charge should be falling over themselves trying to book Cena for a match and have him face the best stars they can give him, just so they can say they were the ones who were able to pull it off.
They really dropped the ball on this whole free agent angle. In real life, Shane/Bryan and Stephanie/Angle would stop at nothing to sign Cena to a contract. They could have had Cena appear on both shows after SummerSlam while he makes his decision, and then at Survivor Series, he signs to whatever brand he competes for in the elimination tag match. Or they could have just moved him to RAW like they wanted to.
They really dropped the ball on this whole free agent angle. In real life, Shane/Bryan and Stephanie/Angle would stop at nothing to sign Cena to a contract. They could have had Cena appear on both shows after SummerSlam while he makes his decision, and then at Survivor Series, he signs to whatever brand he competes for in the elimination tag match. Or they could have just moved him to RAW like they wanted to.
Golayitdown
Veteran
I suggested to a friend of mine the other day that guys should be trying to get to face Cena at WrestleMania after we both agreed that this storyline makes absolutely no sense. Like @stro said above, the people in charge should be falling over themselves trying to book Cena for a match and have him face the best stars they can give him, just so they can say they were the ones who were able to pull it off.
They really dropped the ball on this whole free agent angle. In real life, Shane/Bryan and Stephanie/Angle would stop at nothing to sign Cena to a contract. They could have had Cena appear on both shows after SummerSlam while he makes his decision, and then at Survivor Series, he signs to whatever brand he competes for in the elimination tag match. Or they could have just moved him to RAW like they wanted to.
So true. It's even more ridiculous when you consider that we only have a handful of matches for the card. It's not like he doesn't have his choice of about 35 guys to have a match with
Mike the Executioner
What went on up there? Poppers and weird sex!
So true. It's even more ridiculous when you consider that we only have a handful of matches for the card. It's not like he doesn't have his choice of about 35 guys to have a match with
Seriously. All of a sudden, he doesn't have the ability to make the matches even though he's the same person who gave himself a title shot at the Royal Rumble last year because he's John Cena.
You're telling me he can't run up on someone from either brand, tell one of them "kid, at WrestleMania, I'll make you famous" and not one of them will be interested?
This whole "Cena can't get a prom date" story is
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Funny is, THIS IS THE MOST COMPELLING STORYLINE heading into Wrestlemania.
Golayitdown
Veteran
This shyt feels like a "what if I was never born " episode of any 80s or 90s sitcom and Cena's been reincarnated as a wrestler with no pullSeriously. All of a sudden, he doesn't have the ability to make the matches even though he's the same person who gave himself a title shot at the Royal Rumble last year because he's John Cena.
You're telling me he can't run up on someone from either brand, tell one of them "kid, at WrestleMania, I'll make you famous" and not one of them will be interested?
This whole "Cena can't get a prom date" story is
Golayitdown
Veteran
Number two behind Sasha/Bayley for me, but that is still sad as fukk
Cena gonna go to Renee and be like "I know Ambrose is hurt but if he comes back and have a match with me at WrestleMania I got a bag of the purest cocaine stolen from Vince's stash all for Dean 
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The Rainmaker
Mr. Money in the Bank
Cena gonna go to Renee and be like "I know Ambrose is hurt but if he comes back and have a match with me at WrestleMania I got a bag of the purest cocaine stolen from Vince's stash all for Dean
And when she says no, sad Cena gonna be crying under the rain, bag of cocaine in hand, wandering around roads he doesn't know, to find the one which will drive him to Mania...
JesusFOREVER
Superstar
Cena vs a Heel AmbroseCena gonna go to Renee and be like "I know Ambrose is hurt but if he comes back and have a match with me at WrestleMania I got a bag of the purest cocaine stolen from Vince's stash all for Dean
Cena gonna go to Renee and be like "I know Ambrose is hurt but if he comes back and have a match with me at WrestleMania I got a bag of the purest cocaine stolen from Vince's stash all for Dean
One paltry bag?