nday Night Rawopened its first - ever show in Brussels , Belgium , with something that not many hoi polloi have a bun in the oven : " My fourth dimension Is Now " sound in the sell - out Forest National arena , immediately eliciting a chorus of " boos " from the eight thousand multitude in attending . As John Cena walk out to the band , his first instruction was already clear : no new euphony , no Modern gear . You wo n’t get what you want . And this was only the beginning .
John Cena Has Always Been a Heel
Whiny Heel John Cena Was Not on My 2025 Bingo Card
To truly value the 22 - bit of looker that Cena gifted us last Monday , you have to watch his promo several times . As our Tribal Chief said , " There are levels to this . " Cena ’s lecture can be looked at from different perspectives , and each time you will get a unlike impression . At first , my reaction was " What the hell is this guy wire babble out about ? " Of all the performers in WWE history who could take up a microphone and screak about their careers , Cena is probably the last one . He won everything , he made millions , he was the uncontested top mavin of the company , and he successfully transitioned into a Hollywood career . What are you complaining about ?
But then , as John led us through this journey , it slowly dawn on me . Cena did not just turn heel atElimination Chamber 2025.Cena has always been a hound . Everything he did until hitting Cody with the Jeff Jarrett - patented " nutslap"was a lie . Every clock time he smiled , every time he ply to his fan , to the audience , to the kids , he was lying . He did everything he had to do to get to the top and to quell there , but psychologically , it was need a price . Sure , you may argue that the toll was paid in millions of dollars , but that ’s not the compass point here . mind to any professional matman ( especially those who commented on Cena ’s promo ) and they will all agree : dish out with the buff is not soft , regardless of how successful you are .
You ’ve made me a freaking a miniature . I ’m an physical object to you .
" You claim to support me , " Cena said to the " rent ’s go Cena ! people " , but or else , " all you ever do is steal from me . You steal my personal second . You slip my time . You ’ve made me a freaking a toy . I ’m an object to you . " This was the turn degree . Like all overlord performers , Cena led us one fashion with the whining at the beginning , then swerved and threw us off symmetry . When he say " I ’m an object to you , " I could n’t help but gasp . He made me believe that one of the richest and most illustrious people in the public was really suffer the whole time as he build his success . Bravo , sir .
Something that vibrate with me particularly was John ’s mention of how he had to change to please fan , but it was never enough . you may interpret that any way you require , but to me , it ’s a beautiful retcon of the chronicle of John Cena . Rapper Cena was cool , but that was n’t enough . The company wanted him to change , and he did , but John is n’t blaming Vinnie Mac ( and rightfully so , as it would n’t further this story in any way).He blames fans . When he alter , he started " advance , and gain ground , and win " as he enunciate , but buff complained again . You ’re acquire too much , John . But was this actually truthful ?
Was John Cena Truly That Dominant at the Height of His Carrer?
He Has Given a Lot More Than People Think
Let ’s take a tone at some significant here and now from Cena ’s story . ECW One Night Stand 2006 , Cena lose the WWE Championship to Rob van Dam . Money in the Bank2011 , John Cena ( c. ) vs. CM Punk for the WWE claim . Punk wins the claim and kayfabe leaves the ship’s company , result to a 434 days - long championship reign . SummerSlam 2013 , Cena loses the WWE Championship to Daniel Bryan ( confessedly , Cena had to take time off due to injury).SummerSlam 2014 , Cena loses the World Heavyweight Championship to Brock Lesnar duringa squelch match . In 2016 , Cena set over the new - signed AJ Styles in a series of match , let in ( yet another ) loss atSummerSlamfor the WWE form of address .
Sure , you could contend that for any one of these moments , there were countless others where Cena hug the spotlight and " buried " other talents . permit ’s appear at his WrestleMania disc , then . Cena ’s time at the top of WWE go or so between 2005 and 2015/2016 . Over his entire career , he only principal evented WrestleMania five clock time ( not counting the upcoming match with Rhodes ) , a surprising statistic . Of those , he won three times and lost twice , atWrestleMania XXVII , against The Miz , and atWrestleMania XXVIII , against The Rock . barely an impressive platter . As a comparison , Triple H main evented ' Mania seven times , of which he won four .
tight - forward in clip , and the next form of John Cena ’s calling was about giving , as he said in his promo . He put over every talent he was asked to , got squashed by Undertaker at WrestleMania , and ramp up a newfound positivist reputation among the fandom . However , while the fans may have been happy to see him , he was clearly not . The definition of toxic relationshipCena come up with to describe his connection with the WWE universe was a brilliant one . Even when he finally turned heel - giving the fans what they had been asking for yr - they still haddemands . shift your medicine . Change your gear . The netherworld with that , Cena said . That ’s my voice over that root word birdsong . This is my vogue . You arrange like me , I do n’t dress like you ( want me to ) .
Cena Got Real for the First Time in His Career
Cena Proved He Is the Master of His Craft
Those who expected Cena to be at least a trivial uncomfortable in his first time toy the spoiled guy rope got let down duringRawfrom Brussels . There was not an ounce of hesitation in John ’s voice or mannerism , so much so that , as I said before , he successfully gave the impression thatthese persuasion and feelings had always been present inside him , he just could never lease them out . The Cena we saw until now was a character , the one we see now , who almost left the ring in Brussels before get to speak , is the material one . Regardless of if this is straight or not , that ’s the story Cena is deal , and I ’m buy it wholeheartedly . This is when pro wrestling works its magic trick : flux truth and fiction to let us suspend our disbelief .
Perhaps a little too much , even . I could n’t help oneself but compare Cena ’s Oscar - worthy performance with what accompany from Cody Rhodes . Actually , I compared it with Rhodes ' whole body of work since come back to the WWE . It ’s no secret that Cody is filling Cena ’s shoes as the face of the company , the photogenic , kid - friendly champion who sells tickets , ware , and does all the medium . Sure , Cody added that touch modality of AEW - color past tense and disquietude that made him democratic among that sector of the fandom who detest Cena in his heyday , but does that make him morereal ? Leaving the ( legion ) references to his swell late sire aside , since getting to the top of the WWE , Cody has not birth a single promo that had an tittle of the naive realism that Cena droppedon us all last Monday .
This only makes their feud and upcoming couple more interesting , however . I ca n’t wait to hear Cena evidence Cody that , to become successful , he had to essentially become like him , trade in the " pounding to the throne " with a new edition of " hustle , dedication , and deference . " But I ’m getting ahead of myself . in the end , what makes Cena ’s promo the good wrestling promo of all prison term , in my centre , is that he took 25 year of possibly the most successful career in the business and turned it upside down , give us a fresh , shocking position . And at the end of it , I could n’t say " nah , this is too strained , " I had to say " wow , this istooreal . " IfJohn Cenacan convince me that his life as the greatestWWEstar of all sentence was actually tragic , he can convince me of anything . And that ’s what I require from pro grappling .
