John Cena is the greatest of all time

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Originally Posted by tjmidnight420 Look at it like this: Austin could put on a clinic. Maybe not Bret Hart style, but the man could go. Did we see that from the Stone Cold character? No. He was pushed to his highest point as a brawler with limited in ring ability. Now don't get me wrong here, I'm not a Cena fan by any measure, but it's the character he plays that restricts his ability. Not saying he's anywhere near Steve Austin good, but he's better than he comes off on TV.

TJ's 100% right.

I've always said that Cena CAN wrestle (and DOES pull out very good matches sometimes, RVD/Cena, Umaga/Cena, even Batista/Cena). He's one of the best guys they've ever had for publicity, PR and being the face of the company.

It's his gimmick that people don't like. I honestly think that, given the right gimmick and push, he'd easily be up there. Not on Austin/Rock/Hogan level, because I don't think he has it to that point (and let's face it, maybe no one will again), but on the tier below? Absolutely.

But on the flip side, Cena is a merch seller and is over with their target demographic. We may not agree that this should be their target demographic, but you can't say that, given the company's stance right now, that Cena isn't the best guy to be on top in his current character when you look at all his positives from WWE's standpoint.