The Face/Heel Dynamic: Is Cena missing the heel?

**Xero** · 08-13-2010, 04:12 PM

The heel/face threads got me thinking, is Cena missing his big heel nemesis? It's been said, and it's something that I personally believe, that the greatest face can only be as great as the heels they are up against.

I've never really felt that Cena has had a great nemesis. Austin had McMahon, Hogan had Piper, and to a slightly different angle, WCW had the nWo. Those are arguably the three biggest drawing and most important feuds in history, and the one thing they all have in common is that they had a great heel character going after the face.

I've never felt that Cena has had that heel. Sure, he's had Orton, but I never felt that Orton, in that position, was ever as good as he needed to be to bring the feud to the next level. Yes, the writing has a lot to do with that, but it still stands to reason that I don't feel that Orton was ever "it" for Cena.

So, do you think that Cena is missing the heel? Do you think that, with the right heel, wrestling could boom with a face Cena? Or is face Cena only as good as face Cena's going to be?

Also discuss the face/heel dynamic presented in this thread.

08-13-2010, 04:12 PM	#1
Xero He's Here Posts: 60,735	The Face/Heel Dynamic: Is Cena missing the heel? The heel/face threads got me thinking, is Cena missing his big heel nemesis? It's been said, and it's something that I personally believe, that the greatest face can only be as great as the heels they are up against. I've never really felt that Cena has had a great nemesis. Austin had McMahon, Hogan had Piper, and to a slightly different angle, WCW had the nWo. Those are arguably the three biggest drawing and most important feuds in history, and the one thing they all have in common is that they had a great heel character going after the face. I've never felt that Cena has had that heel. Sure, he's had Orton, but I never felt that Orton, in that position, was ever as good as he needed to be to bring the feud to the next level. Yes, the writing has a lot to do with that, but it still stands to reason that I don't feel that Orton was ever "it" for Cena. So, do you think that Cena is missing the heel? Do you think that, with the right heel, wrestling could boom with a face Cena? Or is face Cena only as good as face Cena's going to be? Also discuss the face/heel dynamic presented in this thread.