Background: As John Cena busts out twelve-hour workouts in some fitness dungeon, do not forget that he once had a very inauspicious start in the biz. Cena tried out for the WWE four times before they finally signed him. The gig was to be a jobber or "enhancement talent" in dark matches and getting his ass handed to him every night. This 2003 Velocity match with a clean-shaven Daniel Bryan and John Cena in rather ugly yellow pants really shows how little cache each man had in the organization at the time. What Could Have Been: Going into a job everyday that you feel like you're bad at is a universally agreed upon very bad time, And Cena's failure to win the crowd over was not lost on either himself or Vince and HHH. In an interview with Brian Soscia, Cena admitted that by 2003, the men at the top were not convinced his gimmick would ever make significant headway with audiences. Even the other superstars were not convinced of his skills and Cena claims he was disliked by most. Had HHH and Vince fired Mr. Hustle, Loyalty, Respect in 2003 wrestling over the last decade would be radically different. The Aftermath: A fired Cena leaves WWE and possibly goes to the dumping ground of TNA where he becomes the most over guy in the company but still has to lose to fat Matt Hardy on occasion. Taken another way, there's no reason a ripped, personable dude like Cena couldn't have an acting career like Jason Statham or Vin Diesel.
