First of all, we need to get one thing out of the way. This isnt your usual, John-Cena-cant-wrestle, 5-Moves-Of-Doom IWC article. Were not jumping the smark with this one. Just as jobbers sorry, we meant enhancement talent like Heath Slater and Zack Ryder have their place in a modern day pro wrestling organisation, and just as comedy workers like Santino Marella and Hornswoggle have a role to play, so too does John Cenas kiddie-friendly Superman character. And its not just down to the vast amount of merchandise that the man sells, or the proven drawing power Cena brings to house shows and pay-per-views alike. Even in 2014, theres a cache to the persona of the never-say-die clean cut babyface thats survived the Attitude Eras blood and thunder approach to booking a pro wrestling angle. Cenas over like clover. But its been a looong time since Cena turned babyface: over a decade, in fact. In that time, a lot of things have changed in WWE, not least the move to PG-13. In 2014, there are a lot of things wrong with WWEs programming. And the worst of them is John Cena.
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