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**Maluco** · 09-02-2017, 04:30 PM

Those are great posts by Gertner and Dale, and I think the focus really is on the booking. Whilst going further back, it is hard to compare today's product to the 80's where it was easier to protect top guys and have them safely defend titles against lesser opposition in front of different audiences with no internet coverage.

I think we can all agree that the era, the quantity of matches, the internet coverage and the sub-par booking are all massive contributers, more so than one guy and his limited input. However older guys benefitted, it still stands to reason that they were all more popular than John Cena in terms of numbers of people who came to see them consistently. Although I admit it is hard to measure, especially when it is hard to guage who people are paying to see exactly, like Dale said.

There is still room, however, for him to have done his own damage and made significant contributions to keeping certain people down. It might not have mattered much because of the inept nature of the booking anyhow.

But for my money, he hasn't really successfully elevated anyone through a series of matches (just look at what Jericho did for Owens when he was back. The best performers get it done no matter what) and there are too many rumours and stories about his pull backstage to completely write off the possibility that he has damaged or halted quite a few guys progress.

Not the main contributer by a long shot, I agree, not even close. But all good and top rate No.1 guy, he has never been.

09-02-2017, 04:30 PM	#74
Maluco Reigning Tipsters Champ! Posts: 2,088	Those are great posts by Gertner and Dale, and I think the focus really is on the booking. Whilst going further back, it is hard to compare today's product to the 80's where it was easier to protect top guys and have them safely defend titles against lesser opposition in front of different audiences with no internet coverage. I think we can all agree that the era, the quantity of matches, the internet coverage and the sub-par booking are all massive contributers, more so than one guy and his limited input. However older guys benefitted, it still stands to reason that they were all more popular than John Cena in terms of numbers of people who came to see them consistently. Although I admit it is hard to measure, especially when it is hard to guage who people are paying to see exactly, like Dale said. There is still room, however, for him to have done his own damage and made significant contributions to keeping certain people down. It might not have mattered much because of the inept nature of the booking anyhow. But for my money, he hasn't really successfully elevated anyone through a series of matches (just look at what Jericho did for Owens when he was back. The best performers get it done no matter what) and there are too many rumours and stories about his pull backstage to completely write off the possibility that he has damaged or halted quite a few guys progress. Not the main contributer by a long shot, I agree, not even close. But all good and top rate No.1 guy, he has never been.