Does Cena NEED to win at Mania

**legendkillerRKO** · 04-01-2012, 03:08 PM

for all the talk of being the "Company guy" that Cena is, i think the Rock is just as much a company guy. There is no doubt in my mind that if they asked Rock to job to Cena to further the business he would, just as Hogan did for him.

**Shadrick** · 04-01-2012, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by legendkillerRKO

for all the talk of being the "Company guy" that Cena is, i think the Rock is just as much a company guy. There is no doubt in my mind that if they asked Rock to job to Cena to further the business he would, just as Hogan did for him.

This. Rock has always been a company guy and will do whats right for business. He came back to put over Evolution, Lesnar, etc.

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Originally Posted by FourFifty

dablackguy? Really? Pretty sure we have at least black guy here. Your screen name is highly misleading as it insinuates that you are the only black guy here.

*raises hand*

**Rock Bottom** · 04-01-2012, 06:42 PM

I agree that The Rock has been willing to do jobs.

That being said, he won't be jobbing tonight. There is little to nothing left in the WWE for Cena without The Rock. This feud has to continue, and you're not going to continue it with a clean Cena victory. You're either turning one of them heel (good luck turning The Rock heel against Cena, especially in Miami) or Rock's getting the win. Cena winning this makes zero sense. Dumb posts/threads aside, I'm really surprised at how many people don't seem to understand this.

John Cena beating The Rock without a heel turn would be one of the worst moves the WWE could make as it stands right now, and would be a devastating blow to Cena's career on top of the company. A lot of fans are going to resent him (even more) if he wins, which is why this is the perfect time to turn Cena. If Rock were to take a victory over Cena, and then lose to him later on, you're going to get more of the "rub" effect you're after by jobbing The Rock out to Cena.

Then, there is the slightly related fact that if you serve The Rock up on a plate tonight, it isn't going to mean much if he works with anyone else. They have to knock any possibility of The Rock working a (good) program with anyone else until the heat from this thing dies down. It's not going to mean anything to anyone if The Rock loses to Cena, and comes back in 6 months to lose to somebody else. A loss tonight takes a great deal of steam out of The Rock.

One of the reasons The Rock was able to keep himself over before, win or lose, was the fact that he was a full-time wrestler, with his finger on the pulse of the crowds every single week, with great creative direction. Today, he will appear scarcely. You can't just show up, lose, come back, show up, lose, come back, and keep your image intact with the WWE. Mick Foley lost the match against Evolution. Obviously, they could have chosen to have The Rock lose that one directly to put someone over. You could have given him to anyone in that group with the exception of Ric Flair. The other two were, at the time, future main eventers.

Catchphrases and sing-along with The Rock are not going to keep him where he is today as far as the fans are concerned, especially casual fans. The Rock needs this win too. At least, I feel, the company needs The Rock to win tonight to get the most out of him in the future. Cena, on the other hand, has plenty of options. Yes, he "needs" to win, but a heel turn or winning a return match after this one is the logical thing to do.

Consider that I am not the only complete mark for the Attitude Era and that there are tons of us that would just flip the switch on the WWE if one of our precious main eventers lost to some big fish in the little pond. I am much more enthusiastic about pushing CM Punk than John Cena. I think of this less as The Rock coming back to put someone over, or pass the torch, and more of the WWE wanting to get the absolute most they can out of a star like Rock.

**XCaliber** · 04-01-2012, 06:43 PM

No he doesn't need to win yet he will continue to be shoved down our throats whether we like it or not but regardless of what happens he will never be The People's Champ.

04-01-2012, 03:08 PM	#1
legendkillerRKO Posts: 719	for all the talk of being the "Company guy" that Cena is, i think the Rock is just as much a company guy. There is no doubt in my mind that if they asked Rock to job to Cena to further the business he would, just as Hogan did for him.

04-01-2012, 06:42 PM	#3
Rock Bottom Ball So Hard University Posts: 8,450	I agree that The Rock has been willing to do jobs. That being said, he won't be jobbing tonight. There is little to nothing left in the WWE for Cena without The Rock. This feud has to continue, and you're not going to continue it with a clean Cena victory. You're either turning one of them heel (good luck turning The Rock heel against Cena, especially in Miami) or Rock's getting the win. Cena winning this makes zero sense. Dumb posts/threads aside, I'm really surprised at how many people don't seem to understand this. John Cena beating The Rock without a heel turn would be one of the worst moves the WWE could make as it stands right now, and would be a devastating blow to Cena's career on top of the company. A lot of fans are going to resent him (even more) if he wins, which is why this is the perfect time to turn Cena. If Rock were to take a victory over Cena, and then lose to him later on, you're going to get more of the "rub" effect you're after by jobbing The Rock out to Cena. Then, there is the slightly related fact that if you serve The Rock up on a plate tonight, it isn't going to mean much if he works with anyone else. They have to knock any possibility of The Rock working a (good) program with anyone else until the heat from this thing dies down. It's not going to mean anything to anyone if The Rock loses to Cena, and comes back in 6 months to lose to somebody else. A loss tonight takes a great deal of steam out of The Rock. One of the reasons The Rock was able to keep himself over before, win or lose, was the fact that he was a full-time wrestler, with his finger on the pulse of the crowds every single week, with great creative direction. Today, he will appear scarcely. You can't just show up, lose, come back, show up, lose, come back, and keep your image intact with the WWE. Mick Foley lost the match against Evolution. Obviously, they could have chosen to have The Rock lose that one directly to put someone over. You could have given him to anyone in that group with the exception of Ric Flair. The other two were, at the time, future main eventers. Catchphrases and sing-along with The Rock are not going to keep him where he is today as far as the fans are concerned, especially casual fans. The Rock needs this win too. At least, I feel, the company needs The Rock to win tonight to get the most out of him in the future. Cena, on the other hand, has plenty of options. Yes, he "needs" to win, but a heel turn or winning a return match after this one is the logical thing to do. Consider that I am not the only complete mark for the Attitude Era and that there are tons of us that would just flip the switch on the WWE if one of our precious main eventers lost to some big fish in the little pond. I am much more enthusiastic about pushing CM Punk than John Cena. I think of this less as The Rock coming back to put someone over, or pass the torch, and more of the WWE wanting to get the absolute most they can out of a star like Rock.

04-01-2012, 06:43 PM	#4
XCaliber Posts: 3,743	No he doesn't need to win yet he will continue to be shoved down our throats whether we like it or not but regardless of what happens he will never be The People's Champ.