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My opinion on Cena:
He's good, and getting better, but he needs a slow burn.
They tried to hotshot him into the ME slot at Backlash last year and it was a letdown. They've let him semi-ME for a year and he's built up a lot of momentum. Right now he needs a long fighting run with the US title. He needs to add value to that title after Show took it away (Big Show is WWE's biggest heat sink right now. Cena and Lesnar are the only two people they had who looked better after a Show feud). A feud with Dupree works really well IMO. It establishes Dupree as a cocky arrogant heel who can back a lot of his stuff up, it will build to what will hopefully be a very good match, and it will show that Cena can work with a whole range of abilities, from seasoned to green. Have Cena win this feud, and immediately follow it up with another high midcard feud. Charlie Haas would (as people have pointed out) be an ideal foe. Played right, Rico could be as well.
I'm also in total agreement about setting up a feud with Booker T later in the year. However this should happen IMO after he loses the US title. After a good run with the title, he should hand it off to an up and comer (Haas would work very well in this role) in an intense match, then proceed to feud with Booker T.
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