| pokoko said: That's a whole boatload of conjecture with very little to back it up. I think you're giving WWE management way too much credit. This is the group that tried their best to bury Daniel Bryan against Sheamus, only to have the fans revolt and almost derail the push of Triple H's training buddy. That was not intended, not by a long shot. As for the "passing of the torch" to Daniel Bryan, I don't see that happening, either. He's only a few years younger than Cena, after all. He's probably got less years left as a pro wrestler than Cena because of his style. He'll be out of the WWE before Cena stops being goofy. We're years away from Cena turning heel, if ever. Daniel Bryan may end up with a real title reign, that's true, but I doubt it will be very long, and that's only if they can't find someone "larger than life". It's quite possible that Roman Reigns will end up passing Bryan in the pecking order within the next year or two. It also won't be against Cena. They're desperate to hold on to his last shreds of popularity, that's why they removed him from the feud with Punk as quickly as possible. Cena is the least popular "face" of the WWE in my memory and they don't want it to get any worse. Quite honestly, there is no reason to give the WWE the benefit of the doubt. Their recent track record has more cases of mismanagement than success stories. The attempt to make The Miz a main event guy, the failure to push Ziggler when he was hot, pushing ADR over and over, squandering Ryback's momentum--there are a lot of mistakes there. Perhaps you still have faith after all of that but I'm afraid I do not. |
Cena the least popular face?
That's delusional. Cena is by far the biggest draw of the company until now. Adults love to hate him. Kids love him. You're only speaking from yourself. When you look at the PPV numbers of Cena headlining, you'll change your mind. Cena is probably the only mainstream guy out there right now (aside from The Rock) who can break into movies, TV shows, and make tons of money on merchandise.
Moreover, the guys you mentioned weren't mistakes either. Think about it.
1. The Miz WAS a main event guy. Back in the day when he was still fresh and cool, people really did like him. Now, of course, he's been shut off into the mid-card coz he got too kiddy.
2. Ziggler has tons of talent and charisma, but he never went over the fans that well. As a heel, he could never generate proper heat. As a face, his fanbase was limited. It was too early for him to be a champion and his character is still too one-dimensional. The only time I ever saw a big pop for him was when he cashed in money in the bank, and that's not something you can replicate on a nightly basis. Face it, Ziggler isn't a main event player.
3. ADR is like the Iron Sheikh back in the day. You always need a foreign heel that everyone will dislike no matter what. WWE pushes him coz he generates consistent heat: not the super heat you get from the really top heels, but consistent heat wherever you go (except Mexico). You need a guy like that to challenge the top faces, especially for filler events in between big PPVs. Think about it, who else would you feed to Cena upon his return? You need a name heel that can put Cena over to keep his reputation intact. ADR solves that problem perfectly.
4. Ryback has no mic skills and has little in-ring skills. WWE gave him a shot against the company's top face and he fizzled out. He couldn't carry a promo to save his life. People keep chanting 'boring' while he talks. The company made no mistake about putting him in the mid-card.
