I don't think Cena takes enough charge of his character

[The Naitch]

Week in week out, he (probably) gets handed the script and goes along with whatever they write for him. (He could be too much of a team player/model employee)

I recall him saying in an interview that he looks at it like an actor, just going out there and doing what's asked, no questions asked. And how he cringed at some of his own merchandise, posters, whatever

Now, look at Stone Cold. Pretty sure, Austin exercises his creative control a bit more, being a bit more aggressive, not being afraid to say "no, I won't do that" and vetoing things that he thinks would make him look bad (ie. Not wanting to lose clean to Brock in 2002. Taking his ball and going home_style)

Cena is in a position to have leverage over things, but I think he could come off as a pushover, just doing what the boss/writers wants him to. As a result, he lost his edge (obviously)

In 2003, he probably had more leeway since "heel Cena" was still a fresh character testing the waters (still being experimented with), but he had that edge. Once he became a main eventer, he had to appeal to the masses, so toning him down was the only way to go

Do you think a 2011 version of "The Doctor of Thuganomics" would work today, or should we just leave it in the past and never expect to see anything close to that again?

Maybe I'm wrong. I DUNNO. fill me in