My reaction when I heard the news:
Last Night on RAW, it was announced that Alberto Del Rio would be defending The World Heavyweight Championship against the returning John Cena.
You know, I've said this before, I don't personally hate Cena, it's the way he acts on TV and how he's booked. It has not even been 2 full months and already this guy is coming back. WWE had the chance to make such great headway in his absence and build up their stars, but they have done none of that. They had the chance to make good TV and focus on the rest of their roster rather than ONE person. They had the chance to make a good storyline between Bryan and Orton for a fresh Championship scene, but who's commanded the show and the feud? Triple H. I've said this before. I like old Triple H, like Attitude Era and around 2004-2005. But he is taking too much time of something that is none of his business taking away time from Orton and Bryan. He's trying to Mr. McMahon, but there is only ONE Vince McMahon.
And now here comes Cena and he'll be ALL OVER THE TV. And he'll eventually run into McMahon-Helmsley 2.0. and who will come out of that angle as a winner? John Cena. They can screw Daniel Bryan 3 pay-per-views in a row, but Cena will win once clean and clear and that will be the end of that. Here come the bad promos, cheesy and goofy disposition, CONSTANT reminder on commentary and throughout the show and all of the above.
I'm hoping that this is a cruel joke and that Vince is trolling all the Cena fans, but I really don't think he'd joke about something like this.
I have a theory about this. People are saying that RAW ratings and pay-per-view buy rates are going down because John Cena isn't there anymore. They could not be MORE WRONG. A combination of poor storylines, bad entertainment & promos, over saturation of certain characters, and horribly bad booking are why the ratings are going down. This was happening even when Cena was there.
But here's my theory. What if WWE is purposely making bad TV so they have a reason to bring back John Cena early? What if WWE is purposely sabotaging Daniel Bryan's push making him look weak so that John Cena returns as the conquering hero? Could they really stoop that low? I know the first one is a little far fetched, but I have no doubts about the second one.
WWE Officials even said, a week or so after Cena went out, that this the time for WWE Superstars to "step up" in Cena's absence. I guess they didn't step up enough and they have to bring Cena back because the creative team isn't competent enough to make up proper storylines to get characters over. I guess ONE WHOLE MONTH showed that WWE can't live without Cena. I guess having Triple H dominate the majority of the show is the WWE superstars not stepping up. WWE has no faith in their roster. That's the truth.
But it begs the question, why is Cena wrestling for the World Heavyweight Championship? I have two theories about this:
1) Maybe they want to make the World Title relevant and prestigious again, making John Cena the guy to do it. But let's be honest, the World Title hasn't been relevant in years. Del Rio hasn't been doing squat with the World Title and he himself hasn't looked like a dominant Champion even in the slightest. Him losing the title was way overdue, but this way? Ugh.
2) This is the first step in unifying the World Title and WWE Title. I've been hearing rumors about this for a while, but they were only that: Rumors. Cena vs Bryan or whoever, Title vs Title, Winner is Undisputed Champion. And take a wild guess who would win that match? If Cena wasn't injured and wasn't on his way to surgery, no way Bryan wins the title at Summerslam.
Hell in a Cell is just a couple weeks from now. The Countdown has begun. For the Cena fans, be proud, your hero is coming back. For the people, like me, that don't like Cena, just try to breathe and take it one day at a time. We still have Bray Wyatt, The Shield, Damien Sandow, Dolph Ziggler, CM Punk, etc.
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By: Gerald "Showstopper" Prophete
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