The purpose of the John Cena/Bray Wyatt feud was to help Wyatt become a better star. He had a lot of momentum heading into it as the guy that beat Daniel Bryan at the Royal Rumble and he got the pinfall against The Shield at Elimination Chamber. It was WWE's way of saying "this guy is going to be a big deal." When Wyatt lost to Cena at WrestleMania a lot of people complained. A WrestleMania win would have been huge for him because it's something he could have bragged about for a long time. Instead, Cena won clean. Wyatt got the win at Extreme Rules, but it was an overbooked mess that involved a little kid costing Cena. It was just weird. If you thought Wyatt was going to win the feud you probably haven't paid attention to Cena feuds enough. He rarely loses feuds. He might have two to three month rivalries, but in the end he usually emerges as the victor. Cena actually lost his most recent feud with Randy Orton although it's not like it hurt him much. As we look back on this rivalry, can we say that Wyatt is a bigger star because of it? Yes. He'll get bigger reactions now. He also looked like he belonged. In the end, that matters more than wins or losses. A lot will depend on how he's booked going forward, but for now fans should be happy with how he was used and his status as a bigger name in WWE today.
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