Booing John Cena Only Makes Him Bigger

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A man who has been hated all the way to the top of the mountain.



Lets face facts here, the majority of the WWE Universe has a very strong vendetta against the Cenation leader. Sure, his schtick is towards younger kids and women, but the amount of hate that John Cena gets is like something never before seen in this industry.



John Cena stands by his – now trademark – moral beliefs of Hustle, Loyalty, and Respect; the very code Cena lives by. Throughout the years, he has passed this on to the younger members of the WWE Universe. Its at this time that I’d like to remind you that the average wrestling fan is a beer in one hand and a flyer for their crappy band in the other.



These, these are the kinds of people, men specifically, that have elevated John Cena to the plateau that he is today. Is Cena solid in the ring? Without a doubt. How about his mic skills? Better than most. However, on top of all of his credentials and accolades in and outside of the ring, that guy at ringside who payed just too heckle Cena and the other wrestlers are the ones who cause wildfires. CM Punk (who?) had a great reaction to this same thing earlier this year.







These fans who feel so strongly for their party that they will waste money to go and mock the wrestlers is counterintuitive; never more present in the example of John Cena. For a long time he was a fan-favorite in the mid card when he was a kinda-almost-heel, with the Doctor of Thuganomics gig, where he was a tough-as-nails rapper in the early 2000’s. Fast forward a decade, and he has sold out areas completely split down the middle with “Lets go CENA!” “Cena SUCKS!” chants ringing out almost on a nightly basis.



So how is this relevant to John Cena? Think of it like buying your most hated adversary a Benz and sending them to Hawaii. By even just mentioning his name on social media, or trying to get your 30 seconds of fame at a Raw recording, you are just making money for Vincent McMahon; a large chunk of which goes to John Cena. WWE.com gets more hits creating ad revenue. People who didn’t watch wrestling anymore come back to see what the commotion is all about, and ends up buying a $60.00 Pay-Per-View event. He could have all the epic matches in the world with Edge, JBL, and Triple H, but none of them put money in his pocket.







This is what is called a wildfire effect, or a trickle-down effect in some cases. Just by having one person on Facebook or Twitter see you ranting and raving about how “Cena did ___.”, or “Can you BELIEVE that Cena betrayed ___!?” and they come back a buy a Pay-Per-View, you just handed John Cena a $20.00 bill.

You can think you’re a smart fan, but if you want something to go away, you ignore it. You don’t poke it with a stick.