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Should John Cena use his philosophical knowledge in promos?

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#1 ·
Rather self explanitory thread title. I feel that this could help World Wrestling Entertainment reach a broader audience, especially intellectual people. I do wonder sometimes if they ever want to do that, a lot of today's most critically acclaimed TV has been aimed at the thinking man rather than the working man. Television series such as Breaking Bad are designed around ideas and fictional scenarios driving the human being to the edge, bending reality for psychological examinations and various philosophical but also ethical questions. Could the WWE use Cena and his intellect for a broader target audience.
 
#4 ·
A good question and a good idea OP, but here's why I think it would not work. Their target audience of Kids don't give two sideways fucks about psychology; they just want to see Cena do his 5 moves. The guy above me is right; it would go over peoples heads; too many peoples heads to be a viable option; it would go over the heads of adults as well as children, because in reality man; many more people are stupid as they are intelligent.
 
#5 ·
The title of this thread had me imagining John Cena in the middle of a WWE ring explaining Althusser's theories of Structuralist Marxism to five year olds, and I was laughing for a while.

But I think I know what you are getting at, pushing story lines where there are philosophical dilemmas? maybe?
 
#18 · (Edited)
Yesterday I was watching a Lesson about Jaques Derridas Deconstruction Theory on Youtube. They released a new computer game that revolves around post-modernism Philosophy so I'm trying to look into some work of that Movement.

Well, safe to say I don't see Cena doing any of that LOL.

So John Cena and Immanuel Kant walk into a bar. Kant is discussing his Critique of Pure Reason and John Cena is talking about some sweet bodyslams he saw on the WWE Network for only $9.99. "But wait," says Cena. "Are you telling me that experience is purely subjective without first being processed by pure reason?"

"Yes," says Kant. "That's precisely my point. "How am I, for instance, to know concretely that you and I are in this bar together without reason?"

John Cena says, "I get it. You know this is real because you, Kant, see me."
Take my measlies, holy shit.

How do you know he even has "philosophical knowledge"?
Cena no-sells Ignorance and buries Lack of Education. He is a what Faust wanted to be. He is all-knowing, or should I say, a know it all.
 
#13 ·
No, no he shouldn't.
 
#14 ·
So John Cena and Immanuel Kant walk into a bar. Kant is discussing his Critique of Pure Reason and John Cena is talking about some sweet bodyslams he saw on the WWE Network for only $9.99. "But wait," says Cena. "Are you telling me that experience is purely subjective without first being processed by pure reason?"

"Yes," says Kant. "That's precisely my point. "How am I, for instance, to know concretely that you and I are in this bar together without reason?"

John Cena says, "I get it. You know this is real because you, Kant, see me."
 
#27 ·
Lol. Nice one.

Stone Cold walks into a bar with CM punk. They are talking about René Descartes Discourse on the Method, when Steve asks if punk wants a beer. Punk says "I think not" and promptly disappears.
 
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You didn't know? His friends call him John Zeno.
 
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