John Cena == The Rock

**Fox** · 12-16-2007, 02:35 PM

The Rock built a legacy over a very short period of time.

He was the youngest man to ever win the WWF Championship when he won it.

He was part of the Corporation's plan to keep Stone Cold away from the belt throughout the attitude era.

He had several classic matches with Mankind/Mick Foley that will go down in history.

He had some of the greatest matches in Mania history with Steve Austin and Hulk Hogan.

His promos brought people to their feet every single night, in and out, whether he was a face or a heel. The people sang along with him every night.

He holds the co-record with Foley for the highest rated segment in RAW history.

He helped mold the careers of Chris Jericho, Kurt Angle, and Brock Lesnar.

He's the first guy to leave wrestling for Hollywood, become successful, and he might be the first guy to be able to retire from pro wrestling, and actually, truly mean it.

John Cena can't hold a fucking candle to those accolades. Everything he's earned since WrestleMania 21 going forward has had a force-fed feel to it. He hasn't had a SINGLE classic match in his career. His match with HBK on RAW was good, but nowhere near the level of something like Rock vs. Jericho at No Mercy 2001 (and that's one of Rock's least important matches).

His Mania encounters with Big Show, JBL, Triple H and HBK will go down in history the same way that Macho Man vs. DiBiase or Sid Justice vs. Hogan will go down in history; as information, but not as emotion. Not the way that Rock/Austin at Manias 15 and 17 will go down as emotional, pivotal matches in their careers and in the history of the WWE as a whole. Cena hasn't created that kind of emotion.

The fans don't sing along with John Cena. They mock his "chain gang" mentality bullshit. They boo his Marine-style antics. The only people who yell "COME GET SOME" and "THE CHAMP IS HERRRE" with him are little boys who don't know any better.

John Cena does not equal The Rock. Not even close. Not ever.

12-16-2007, 02:35 PM	#24
Fox "Ask him!" Posts: 10,075	The Rock built a legacy over a very short period of time. He was the youngest man to ever win the WWF Championship when he won it. He was part of the Corporation's plan to keep Stone Cold away from the belt throughout the attitude era. He had several classic matches with Mankind/Mick Foley that will go down in history. He had some of the greatest matches in Mania history with Steve Austin and Hulk Hogan. His promos brought people to their feet every single night, in and out, whether he was a face or a heel. The people sang along with him every night. He holds the co-record with Foley for the highest rated segment in RAW history. He helped mold the careers of Chris Jericho, Kurt Angle, and Brock Lesnar. He's the first guy to leave wrestling for Hollywood, become successful, and he might be the first guy to be able to retire from pro wrestling, and actually, truly mean it. John Cena can't hold a fucking candle to those accolades. Everything he's earned since WrestleMania 21 going forward has had a force-fed feel to it. He hasn't had a SINGLE classic match in his career. His match with HBK on RAW was good, but nowhere near the level of something like Rock vs. Jericho at No Mercy 2001 (and that's one of Rock's least important matches). His Mania encounters with Big Show, JBL, Triple H and HBK will go down in history the same way that Macho Man vs. DiBiase or Sid Justice vs. Hogan will go down in history; as information, but not as emotion. Not the way that Rock/Austin at Manias 15 and 17 will go down as emotional, pivotal matches in their careers and in the history of the WWE as a whole. Cena hasn't created that kind of emotion. The fans don't sing along with John Cena. They mock his "chain gang" mentality bullshit. They boo his Marine-style antics. The only people who yell "COME GET SOME" and "THE CHAMP IS HERRRE" with him are little boys who don't know any better. John Cena does not equal The Rock. Not even close. Not ever.