Ever since John Cena came to RAW as a result of the Draft Lottery all I have been hearing on various Discussion Forums it 'Cena Sucks!' I am one of the very few people that disagree with that. I have had many 'debates' with a lot of people about John Cena since mid last year, and for most of the time it seemed I was losing each of them; then I began a search, a search for the reasons why John Cena DOESN'T suck. And for the last couple of weeks I have posted this and have received absolutely NO feedback. Here is my argument:

First of all, let's define the very first thing comes to mind when we say [place name here] sucks: In-ring ability. Right now the complaint is that John Cena uses five or six moves. What you need to remember is that WWE base their shows on storylines over actual matches. John Cena plays a gimmick; the gimmick is a streetwise thug. Now, when was the last time you saw a fight between two thugs in which one of them began a chain wrestling competition" Exactly. Cena can play this gimmick well, and so limits his wrestling to those six moves. So, where is my evidence he had decent wrestling ability before he won the title" See for yourself. Early WWE SmackDown! days and especially in OVW, he was a great wrestler. Think back to his first match with Kurt Angle a few years ago; great match I would say, and it wasn't just because of Kurt. But in-ring ability doesn't mean just wrestling, it also means selling, which he is excellent at (I would even say he sometimes over-sells). Then there is ring presence/psychology; his moves are executed with perfect timing, and his psychology is way up in the leagues of Triple H and Chris Benoit - at least in my opinion. This was the easiest point of discussion to discover.

Second, what gets a wrestler pushed" Crowd reactions. Before he had the title, and after he won the title he could be described as the biggest drawer and greatest face in the WWE at the time. Now he seems to have fallen, as he gets booed on a weekly basis for mainly having a bad gimmick. I do not like the gimmick, but guess what, it is not Cena's fault. He was told to do the gimmick and he does it with a smile on his face. Anyone else that would have attempted that gimmick would have failed within a couple of weeks; yet he rose to main event level and won the title at WrestleMania. And he still draws, but mainly to children and females for his looks. But, all you need to do is realise that the gimmick was not his idea, and this was pretty easy to realise.

Okay, what's next" Something that can make or break a wrestler would be what he is like behind the scenes. John Cena, backstage, is said to be three things. 1) A Nice Guy. This will explain why he over-sells, and how he (used to) put people over. Easy to work with, has no enemies, friends with everyone, you name it. 2) Has A Great Work-Rate. When was the last time you heard he never turned up for an autograph signing, or was late to a show" He does what ever is told of him by writers and management ( i.e. his gimmick). And 3) He Is Very Respectful. When he was a mid-card talent, he always seemed like the underdog midway through the match, and for some reason he barely used any offence; in my opinion, that was because he didn't want to slip up or come across as arrogant, and also because he respects the veterans and those higher up the card than him. For all of these reasons, guys like Hogan and Triple H and as I discovered, even Stone Cold Steve Austin have said they would like to work with him.

What else makes a Superstar" The Look" Check. Mic Skills" Check, and is close to being in the same league as The Rock. Youth" Check.

So in closing, I have provided evidence of why John Cena doesn't suck, and in fact have provided reasons why he is at the top of the business at the moment. I can't wait to see how many people disagree (which will be most) and reasons why they disagree.

by Danny Walker ..

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