Kane Knight
01-12-2006, 09:39 PM
In terms of superstar appreciation threads, the concept is old. In terms of defending someone, old. However, I'd like to make a small observation about John Cena.
Yes. his character sucks. I won't even go in and defend that, but he showed a lot of potential for a long time before they put the belt on him, before be became a pussy little wigger bitch.
And yes, it's at least partially his faule. Cena's supposed to be a lockerroom leader (Which, sodomy aside, he hasn't), and will get more slack than another performer.
But I've honestly got to say, I thought his trade to Raw would be a positive thing now that he wasn't on a show where they had to censor any word that a two year old isn't supposed to hear. Not because I have faith in the WWE, but because I see potential in him.
Hell, even his wrestling was better (Early WWE, or his prototype gimmicks from the clips I've seen) in the past, so clearly he has it. A moveset, though, is pointless. The Rock had five moves, half of themwere shit, but he made us BELIEVE them to some level. Whether or not you think the People's Elbow was stupid, he got millions of people excited when he did his gay little dance.
The Franchise has never been built around someone who is less than a top-notch entertainer, be it Hogan (He done got that charisma), the Rock, or Austin. Even HHH was brilliant in his hayday. It falls on the shoulder of someone with teh talent to entertain, wrestling skills be damned. And I thought Cena was going to be capable of running with the ball.
For whatever reason, I've been wrong so far. Blame him, blame management, blame Triple H, Satan, or the guys who write Rugrats. For whatever reason, he sucks ass, and that's a shame, because this guy has clear potential.
Now, you're not gonna see me bust out "Chain Gang" merchandise or anything, but I think the guy gets sold short a lot, in terms of whether or not he CAN bee a draw, or CAN eb big. Clearly, he can be. Look at the number of folks around here who used to mark out like little schoolgirls for him.
Just that one statement. Cena's got potential, and that's all I want to defend. I won't fight for his stupid babyface gimmick, or defend his record (I could do a better freestyle, and I have a speech impediment...), or defend the way he wrestles.
Yes. his character sucks. I won't even go in and defend that, but he showed a lot of potential for a long time before they put the belt on him, before be became a pussy little wigger bitch.
And yes, it's at least partially his faule. Cena's supposed to be a lockerroom leader (Which, sodomy aside, he hasn't), and will get more slack than another performer.
But I've honestly got to say, I thought his trade to Raw would be a positive thing now that he wasn't on a show where they had to censor any word that a two year old isn't supposed to hear. Not because I have faith in the WWE, but because I see potential in him.
Hell, even his wrestling was better (Early WWE, or his prototype gimmicks from the clips I've seen) in the past, so clearly he has it. A moveset, though, is pointless. The Rock had five moves, half of themwere shit, but he made us BELIEVE them to some level. Whether or not you think the People's Elbow was stupid, he got millions of people excited when he did his gay little dance.
The Franchise has never been built around someone who is less than a top-notch entertainer, be it Hogan (He done got that charisma), the Rock, or Austin. Even HHH was brilliant in his hayday. It falls on the shoulder of someone with teh talent to entertain, wrestling skills be damned. And I thought Cena was going to be capable of running with the ball.
For whatever reason, I've been wrong so far. Blame him, blame management, blame Triple H, Satan, or the guys who write Rugrats. For whatever reason, he sucks ass, and that's a shame, because this guy has clear potential.
Now, you're not gonna see me bust out "Chain Gang" merchandise or anything, but I think the guy gets sold short a lot, in terms of whether or not he CAN bee a draw, or CAN eb big. Clearly, he can be. Look at the number of folks around here who used to mark out like little schoolgirls for him.
Just that one statement. Cena's got potential, and that's all I want to defend. I won't fight for his stupid babyface gimmick, or defend his record (I could do a better freestyle, and I have a speech impediment...), or defend the way he wrestles.