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**Mr. Nerfect** · 06-09-2006, 10:33 PM

To be perfectly honest, I think that would be a fantastic direction to take. John Cena beats RVD with a Spicolli Driver (NOT an F-U), and John Cena stands in a sea of boos as fans throw shit into the ring, etc. John Cena isn't even announced the winner. Paul Heyman would be able to save the fans from rioting. He could turn Stephanie McMahon and Johnny Ace into ECW favourites. Heyman comes out and smiles as John Cena throws down the WWE Title belt and Heyman gets in the ring and presents John Cena with the ECW Title.

I think this idea is more likely than people think. John Cena needs to change somehow. He isn't working at the moment, and whilst fan reactions have been getting more positive (the pendulum has probably swung to the point where fans are cheering Cena just to be different), they need to really do something to get him receiving one reaction. Having Paul Heyman take direction of his character is one way to do this. I've always stood behind my opinion that Cena will one day be the top HEEL of the WWE. Not the top babyface. Having him stab WWE in the back, go to ECW, then have him jump back to WWE as the sell-out heel, who has betrayed both companies before, will really get him there, in my opinion. Plus, he's going to be forced to work real matches in ECW, which will force out the talent that he does actually have.

Another reason (and perhaps the more influencial one in the WWE's decision, if they do go this route) is the whole DX thing. For some reason, I don't think there is as much drive to actually get DX back together as there is making Triple H the top face, which I actually think is a good move. But when Shawn Michaels and Triple H do get back on the same brand as top faces, there isn't going to be much for Cena to do. He's not going to be able to compete in terms of popularity with DX, Hell, the women and children probably won't even be on his side. Cena is going to either have to settle into a(n) (upper) mid-card role, or turn heel. Either way, it makes John Cena look like the second fiddle, something the WWE needs to avoid if they still want him to be seen as a top tier guy.

06-09-2006, 10:33 PM	#23
Mr. Nerfect Posts: 61,529	To be perfectly honest, I think that would be a fantastic direction to take. John Cena beats RVD with a Spicolli Driver (NOT an F-U), and John Cena stands in a sea of boos as fans throw shit into the ring, etc. John Cena isn't even announced the winner. Paul Heyman would be able to save the fans from rioting. He could turn Stephanie McMahon and Johnny Ace into ECW favourites. Heyman comes out and smiles as John Cena throws down the WWE Title belt and Heyman gets in the ring and presents John Cena with the ECW Title. I think this idea is more likely than people think. John Cena needs to change somehow. He isn't working at the moment, and whilst fan reactions have been getting more positive (the pendulum has probably swung to the point where fans are cheering Cena just to be different), they need to really do something to get him receiving one reaction. Having Paul Heyman take direction of his character is one way to do this. I've always stood behind my opinion that Cena will one day be the top HEEL of the WWE. Not the top babyface. Having him stab WWE in the back, go to ECW, then have him jump back to WWE as the sell-out heel, who has betrayed both companies before, will really get him there, in my opinion. Plus, he's going to be forced to work real matches in ECW, which will force out the talent that he does actually have. Another reason (and perhaps the more influencial one in the WWE's decision, if they do go this route) is the whole DX thing. For some reason, I don't think there is as much drive to actually get DX back together as there is making Triple H the top face, which I actually think is a good move. But when Shawn Michaels and Triple H do get back on the same brand as top faces, there isn't going to be much for Cena to do. He's not going to be able to compete in terms of popularity with DX, Hell, the women and children probably won't even be on his side. Cena is going to either have to settle into a(n) (upper) mid-card role, or turn heel. Either way, it makes John Cena look like the second fiddle, something the WWE needs to avoid if they still want him to be seen as a top tier guy.