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Originally Posted by Jeritron
I always was dissapointed by the JBL/Cena match, because it was clearly secondary to the Batista title change.
Granted, that storyline was much hottter and had to main event. And HHH was much more qualified to be passing said torch.
It just felt a little strange to see both guys get their first title, and one clearly done in a much less "epic" manner.
Especially since the one understated was ultimately the most important.
The match with HHH the next year more or less was an unofficial correction on it.
Perhaps they should have even just held off at 21, and put Cena in a high profile non-title program that year.
Orton had Taker. Angle and HBK were busy making greatness. Hmm, I dunno.
Maybe somebody from MITB?
It also would have been great if Brock was still around as a potential opponent. I've always felt that Cena, Orton, Batista and Edge all would have benefitted from a much more natural and eased transition into the main event if Brock didn't blow out like he did.
The biggest struggles they faced early on, especially Cena and Orton, was not feeling forced as main eventers. It was hard not to do this when all their eggs were in a basket that quit.
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Agreed completely on Cena. Bats just felt ready for the Main Event. I've always felt they rushed Cena for the sake of rushing him. I'm not too sure what other main eventer they had on SD! that could have been placed into the match. I sometimes think that would have been a great time for Eddie to be reinserted into the top spot, and have his heel turn on Mysterio play out, as champion, over the summer.
I do think the Cena/HHH match was a recorrection, as Cena was immediately moved to Raw and made the face of the company after finishing his run with JBL. But like you said, with Brock gone, it all felt forced with Cena.