Better Wrestler #64

[Ruien]

Originally Posted by Noid I've got no clue how Jericho makes it in there. But yes, you can blame Cena, in part, for ratings declining, because they happened because he was the big draw. Again, I point you towards guys more people would watch if they got the belt (Edge, Orton, etc.). Cena didn't plug any sort of sinkhole -- he was the sinkhole. He did great merchandise with the audience he did strengthen, and he's not a bad wrestler by any stretch; but this idea that he has somehow been a draw needs to be dismissed. He isn't. Ratings are now dependent on him, because they've jammed so much into the John Cena train that when he's not there everything gets derailed. That's a different thing to spiking ratings based on how hot you are as an act during the main body of your career.

Ratings were already decreasing before Cena was on top though.