10 Reasons Why John Cena’s WWE Legacy Is Disastrous

10. Diss Culture

Classic wrestling promotion is a lost art.

There is (or was) a balancing act to putting one's opponent over while, in parallel, putting oneself over. Ric Flair, in 1989, put Ricky Steamboat over as the best professional wrestler on the planet...but he wasn't the man. To be the man, you had to beat the man. In effect, Flair promised a match both great and virtually impossible to predict - all in the span of a minute.

We are far removed from this timeless promotional tactic now. WWE talents simply point out one another's flaws with little of the charisma Cena boasted to create even an unbalanced intrigue. Such deep cuts only bleed much of the modern roster out. This wasn't Bobby Heenan fake bluster, so hysterical that you were at once entertained by and disbelieving of it. The points made are much too salient.

Why broadcast what is ultimately a creative failure? For a cheap pop? What else does it accomplish? This all-encompassing diss culture wasn't popularised by John Cena - he cribbed from The Rock's playbook - but he d*mn sure defined it. Toxically. Truth has little place in the fantastical world of pro wrestling. Inconvenient truths, even more so.

But, because this is a Cena trademark, and Cena is the template for success, it is now law.