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I have become a Jericho-mark recently, and I must say, I would prefer him to Cena as WWE Champ, as would a lot of regular fans.
My brothers who both aren't hardcore fans, but still watch occasionally absolutely despise Cena, as does my dad who I occasionally watch RAW with when he's over. Maybe it's some genetic thing, but he always reminds me of how ugly John Cena is, and how he looks like an ape.
I am positive that for every John Cena "mark" there is, there is another person that despises him, that is not watching in part because of Cena. It just upsets me that the WWE are putting all their eggs in the basket that is decorated to fit the ideals of wrestling fans, who may not be socially "cool" in the first place.
Yeah, yeah, I know, John Cena should fit wrestling fans because wrestling fans watch wrestling, but a guy like Jericho can trap in newer fans, while not repelling others.
Cena is over huge, no doubt about it, but he is not God, and he is not the "saviour of wrestling". He already has people that will automatically despise him due to his association with rap music. He's already limited in the crowds he can bring in.
Putting him over as God is a stupid move, IMO, and they need to shake up the way they book things. Call me a bitcher, but I LIKE John Cena, and I HOPE he succeeds. It is obvious he's a great guy. But I seriously doubt he is the saviour of this business, and I seriously doubt him squashing his top contender and the IC Champ is as much "keeping him strong" as it is "shitting all over everyone but Cena".
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