10 Genius Ways Wrestlers Proved The Critics Wrong

10. John Cena's Open Match Challenge

"YOU CAN'T WRESTLE!" *clap-clap-clapclapclap* "YOU CAN'T WRESTLE!" *clap-clap-clapclapclap*

This chant dogged John Cena for ?????. After becoming the face of the company by dethroning JBL at WrestleMania 21, wrestling audiences rebelled against the former fan-favourite in vicious fashion. Like a Manchester United board member, John essentially spent ten years being told by the fans that he sucked at his job. The difference being, John Cena actually quelled fan dissatisfaction through his seminal US Open Challenge series.

After taking the US Title off Rusev at WrestleMania 31, Cena became a fighting champion and spent months on RAW defending the belt against any and all challengers. To the surprise of many, the results were spectacular. As well as putting in surprisingly enjoyable matches against midcard no-hopers like Zack Ryder and Stardust, Cena put on genuine Match of The Year contenders against Sami Zayn and Cesaro. The challenge also ignited his superlative feud against Kevin Owens, which helped cement KO as a genuine main-event level talent.

Cena followed his stellar 2015 with a cracking feud against AJ Styles the following year, finally putting a conclusive end to the chant that had followed him since his first World Championship win.