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I'm with KK here. I was never big on The Rock. In fact, I found him to be quite annoying. I didn't think he was funny (except for his occasional brilliant promo, like his one pre-Armageddon Hell in a Cell), and I never used to find him great in the ring.
John Cena is also a very gifted wrestler. I remember when he first debuted, everyone agreed that he was good enough in the ring, but he just had no personality. Then he got personality, and with his ring skills, got over. Then he lost both of them with his main event push.
And I think Xero may be playing Devil's Advocate here. If you're not, I apologise Xero. And also, before you ask people to prove you're wrong, you kind of have to prove you're right. You're working with a lot of "ifs" and "buts."
Going back and watching early John Cena videos, back from when everyone liked him, he just carried himself differently. His music wasn't annoying, he'd walk out to the ring looking like he didn't need to pose for the cameras, and damn it, the man just looked cool. He could really suck you into whatever he was doing. Now he storms out on stage like a kid throwing a temper tantrum, and I want to throw a brick through the screen.
The WWE needs to stop giving this guy notes, and instead let him return as a heel, and write his own promos. If I had things my way, Chris Jericho would be the WWE Champion, and you'd have a perfect feud for when he gets back. 2005: John Cena is WWE Champion, gets Jericho fired. Now in 2008, this man is holding his customised belt, and has taken his fans, and his spot. If he gets cheered for returning as a bitter cockweed, then roll with it. Have him win the WWE Championship as a bitter cockweed, and then have him feud with a heel bitter cockweed. Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Rock were basically characters that had their roots planted in heel personas, they just feuded with bad guys.
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