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I think the only two good things that can come out of this are a new US Title that is acually a decent belt with some kind of dignity to it, and maybe a new "gets DQ'd on purpose to retain the title" heel. I personally think it would be interesting to see JBL demand Orlando hands the US Title over to him after he loses at WrestleMania.
I think it goes without saying that Cena will win at WrestleMania. I personally don't want him to, but him wlaking away with the WWE Championship is almost certain.
I don't mind Cena the person, or the wrestler, but I know that if any of my friends tuned in to SmackDown! and saw Cena, they would laugh and yell "What a retard!" out loud. I think this "Chain Gang" stuff turns away just as many kids as it draws in.
Unfortunately the WWE have dug themselves into a whole where their only challenger on SmackDown! is John Cena. SO WHY TAKE THE F'N US TITLE OFF HIM?!?
If they really wanted to make something of the heat between The Cabinet and Cena, they could have had Cena win the WWE Title at WrestleMania WHILE he is US Champion, and then on SmackDown! you run the OJ thing. The next week you have JBL demand OJ hand him the title, and they play up how JBL was too scared to get in the ring with Cena, and we get an OJ face turn and a title defense against JBL at Judgment Day.
I'd personally ship Cena off to RAW after Mania for Batista, so we can have John Cena vs. Christian a Backlash for the WWE Championship (how great would that mini-feud be, seriously?), and Batista defending against Kurt Angle at Judgment Day. I know WrestleMania may be his last match, but if he decides to stay around (which I think he will because Angle gives way too much for us), he and Batista would make a great feud, IMO.
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