Thread: Is Jericho getting the shit treatment again?*Spoilers*
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Old 08-16-2005, 09:25 PM   #35
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Originally Posted by Kane Knight
You know, the same arguments were made against Austin and the Rock. If the internet was so common in the 80s, I bet the same arguments would have been made about Hogan.

So what if he's not over with everyone...Has there ever been anyone who is over with 100% of the population? So what if he's automatically despised by some...Like the Rock didn't?
But Steve Austin and The Rock actually lost occasionally, giving the fans a chance to turn on them, or shit all over them as potential stars. Look how they turned out. The fans accepted Austin and Rock as powerful characters, and they actually drew people into the business. Wrestling boomed because of these two men.

Cena has yet to cause a boom. He and Batista created increased interest in the product around WrestleMania, but that has since dropped off, and Batista was probably the key reason people were tuning in.

I'm not saying don't push Cena, I'm just saying he shouldn't be made to look like he's invincible. Jericho should have SOME leverage over Cena, whether it be with a Handicap win or some kind of promo completely talking shit to Cena about how he's a rookie, etc.

Wrestlers never have 100% of the world's population on their side, but Hulk Hogan, Steve Austin and The Rock increased the number of wrestling fans. I don't think Cena's done that. He's gotten over with current fans, but I wouldn't call him a "draw" yet, and I don't know if he ever will be. Will he contribute immensly to the product? Hell yes, but so have Jericho, Angle and Michaels over the years.

John Cena deserves his run with the WWE Title, and it could be argued a good business decision to put him over Jericho at Summerslam, but as a wrestling fan, I don't like it when a guy I feel has earned his stripes over and over again is jobbed out to a guy who is running on the reactions of current wrestling fans, most of who were cheering just as loud for Jericho a few months back. Will Cena win? Almost definately. Does he deserve to keep wearing the WWE Title. Yes. Does he deserve it more than Chris Jericho? This is juust my opinion, but no.

It is my opinion that the WWE Title shouldn't be used as an elevation device, but as a reward for those who truly deserve it. If you want gold on Cena because it is "good for business", slap the Intercontinental Championship around his waist. Austin and Rock had an excellent feud together in the mid-card before rising to the top. That's a stage John Cena flew through a little too quickly if you ask me.

I like Cena, I think he deserves to be at where he's at, but I don't think he deserves to be treated like some God over other guys who are just as capable, if not more so, than Cena at carrying the company.
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