Chris Jericho makes history at WrestleMania XXV!!

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Originally Posted by The CyNick If Mania does big numbers this year its because of Mayweather-Show, the brand of Wrestlemania and possibly the Flair retirement angle. No way HHH vs Orton vs Cena would be the key factor to the huge number.

Clearly you haven't been to any live RAW or PPVs in the past couple of years, CyNick.

John Cena is like Hulk Hogan to kids these days. I know, it doesn't make any sense, he's a lame, wigger, Marine-respect-wannabe, who also happens to get crammed down our throat with that awful WWE Title he came out with on a regular basis, but for some reason, males between 5-15 love him. There is also that pocket of 15-25 year olds who like John Cena... probably virgins. And let's not forget the ugly, overweight 12-18 year old girls who also are in love with Johnny Cena.

I was at Mania, and I'd say about half of the merchandise being worn was John Cena stuff, and all of it was being worn by the people I just described. It's insane. I would not doubt that John Cena's name on the main event headline alone helped sell hundreds of thousands of PPV buys and tickets.