This one is a perennial complaint against Cena the man, as though he was personally responsible for booking every angle he was involved in. Lets make this clear. John Cena is Hogan in WWF, not Hogan in WCW. He might have the final say when it comes to his storylines, but hes not responsible for writing them. Hes the hardest working man in the company next to Vince McMahon himself, he doesnt have the time to run his creative as well. Now, you can blame him for failing to use his stroke to change bad booking decisions all you like, but you cant blame him for originating them. But just because Cena hasnt deliberately buried other superstars doesnt mean that many dont end up six feet under regardless. This isnt about losing clean, or even wins and losses at all. This is about how working with Cena derails promising careers. The fact is that working with Cena is rarely a rite of passage leading to the big leagues. Were not talking about your Big Shows, Lesnars , Ortons, Kanes or Punks, all of whom could survive an encounter with Superman with their aura and reputation undiminished. Were talking about up-and-comers like Umaga, Del Rio, Ryback and the entire Nexus (both the stable and the storyline), not to mention lesser angles with Ziggler, Masters, Otunga etc. And lets not even go into how working with Cena killed Zack Ryders career. John Cena is always booked to be the single, only and sole star of every story hes involved in, both going in and coming out. Superstars like Punk and Bryan, who came out of their feuds with Cena elevated, are the exception not the rule.
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