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He should have a breakthrough year this year (provided he's booked right). I'm about 101% sure he's getting the US title at Mania, which will be the first really big moment in his career. I forsee him and Eddie as the top two babyafces on SD, and I think thats a really good thing.
Cena has a mass appeal, go to any place that young kinds hang out, and a lot of them look like Cena, with the jerseys, the sneakers, the bike locks.....well maybe that'll catch on.
It'll be interesting to see what they do with his CD when that drops, and if its halfway decent he might get some mainstream publicity. MTV is a Viacom station like Spike TV, so there is a huge opportunity for crossover publicity.
Being buddies with Eddie should help him as well. A lot of the young Hispanic people are into the hiphop scene, so they should identify with Cena and standing shoulder to shoulder with Eddie should give hima nice rub with those fans.
I think he'll have to alter his promos a little in the future. I like the rap thing, and I dont think he should go away form that. But, at the same time, I dont think all of his promos have to rhyme. He's gotta be able to keep the 'thug' persona, but use it to cut a wrestling promo instead of a rap. The raps can be part of it, but at some point it should be rare thing, instead of doing it two or three times a show.
I think Cena's future is bright, hopefully he'll continue to improve in the ring, which I think will come with time, and then a year from now I can see him beating Angle or Brock for the WWE title.
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