Cena becoming top babyface in 2005 was the death of Vince's company. He failed with Orton and backed a reversion to 80's style booking and hierarchy with Cena as a superhero babyface over Batista. Cena had good matches only when he was booked against better personalities and workers (Kurt Angle, Edge, JBL) but overall he degraded the show with his unrealistic over safe fake style. It was a big downgrade in the ring from Bret Hart, Angle, Lesnar, Guerrero and a downgrade as a personality and talker on Austin, Rock, Hogan and that's why it continued to slip away in the mainstream. He was incredibly cheesy and the best thing you can say about him is that he was a workhorse who stayed loyal. In the end his retirement meant nothing to all the post 2016 fans because he was already part time by then.
>>19483351Maybe. But out of everyone who was available, he was the best choice.
>>19483359Maybe but he lucked into the position. Jeff Hardy would have sold more but he was a drug addict. Edge was an early choice but ended up better as a heel. Orton was too much of a dickhead when he was young and got the big push too early. Batista was better but older and pushed out to second champion. Lesnar should have been on top but quit. Angle was better than everyone but a drug addict. Guerrero died.
