In retrospect, I sort of agree with John Cena beating The Miz, but at that point in time I felt it was entirely the right move. For what the WWE did, I felt that they pulled the WWE Title off The Miz too early after Mania. I think he should have retained at Extreme Rules by pinning John Morrison, which would have given Cena more reason to chase.
Part of me wonders if they changed plans to have Cena win the title so they could have him triumphant and announce that Osama bin Laden had been caught, but they could have had Vince McMahon come out after the show and announce it, or even have The Miz do it. Yeah, he was a heel, but he was doing PR at the time really well, and it would have given the announcement a "Yeah, I'm the bad guy -- but this is entertainment and it's now my duty to announce to you that in real life the bad guy has been caught" vibe.
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