Ranking Who Was Really The Man In Wrestling Every Year 1990-2020
11. 2010 - John Cena
John Cena's programme with Batista drew comparatively strong business on B-level pay-per-view once it took prominence on the agenda after a fairly disappointing WrestleMania number.
The quality of his work fluctuated badly; one comical disaster of a finish and a mid quality to the aforementioned trilogy in general marred the delivery of an expected triumph of a spectacle, and his inelegant or selfish "work" in the Nexus feud ruined also what was a potential star vehicle. That aspect is arguably overplayed, but on the strictest principle of what an Ace figure should embody, Cena failed dismally.
Ultimately, the true measure of Cena's status as the Man was gauged by how his drawing power was considered so valuable that WWE couldn't afford, or at least bear, to sell a series of stipulations on television.
When 'Juan Cena' was considered too big a draw to not kill fan investment in a major canonical storyline, it's a point that is cathartic, but nonsensical, to argue.