7 Ups And 7 Downs From Last Night's WWE Raw
3. Grandpa Cena
When he burst onto the scene as a brash rookie and (shortly thereafter) a throwback-wearing, rapping, streetwise performer, John Cena epitomized cool and hip. He rapped his own entrance theme (which still plays to this day) and dropped timely references. Over time, he got cornier and make more hokey comments, but he still showed that he was “with it” and understood the zeitgeist of the moment.
But Monday night, he looked like he was about to tell New Day and Enzo Amore & Big Cass to get off his lawn.
Cena cut Enzo off mid-promo to lament that he was simply spitting out punchlines and wasn’t taking things seriously. (Yes, the guy who previously relied on photoshopped photos and poop jokes to insult his opponents wants to be serious.) He then was confused by the “How you doin’?” chants and had to have it explained to him.
So Cena, who’s closing in on 40, apparently now has transitioned over to being the unhip old man on the roster, perplexed by pop culture and the attitudes of his colleagues. Sure, it was played for laughs, but let’s hope this isn’t Cena’s new gimmick, or else we’ll end up with him showing up with his jorts pulled up under his armpits complaining about missing Denney’s early bird special.