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Feuding with Cena Has Derailed Rusev

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#1 ·
The curse of feuding with John Cena has struck again and this time it's Rusev. Personally, I think Rusev is a boring and has the personality of a pork chop, but that doesn't mean I don't feel bad for him. The moment he faced John Cena at Fastlane, his career was in jeopardy. It's only a matter of time before he teams up with Fandango and starts dancing with him, or dresses up like Earthquake and wrestles Curtis Hogan Axel. John Cena ruins almost every upstart he faces. He ruined The Nexus, killed all of Bray Wyatt's momentum, beating Sandow when he tried to cash in screwed Sandow over, Dean Ambrose beat Cena in that mini-feud they had last October, and Ambrose then started losing hell ton of matches like Kane, and now has ruined all the momentum Rusev had for an entire year. The only wrestler I think of recently who has been new to the upper mid-card/main event scene that Cena hasn't derailed the career of is Seth Rollins. Kevin Owens should be fine, but I feel bad for the next person who feuds with Cena. Wouldn't suprise me if Vince has Cena defeat every member of the New Day in a Handicap Match clean just so the "kids don't lose faith in him". The Feud With Cena Curse is real, it's just like the Madden Cover curse, it doesn't strike everytime, but you know when it does.
 
#3 ·
Ok so who was Rusev going to feud with after Cena if he would have won?? This is why the Cena haters are stupid because unless they bring in Brock Lesnar or the Undertaker, nobody what Rusev would have been doing would be a step down from John Cena,
 
#28 ·
And that's exactly the Goddamned point! Why are workers being put in this position where they have no place to go but down so early in their careers??? People don't seem to understand its not just the fact that heels are feuding with Cena, its the timing. It doesn't need to happen so damned early. Cena is not in a desperate need of going over every heel 6 months after they hit the roster, or in Owens case before he even hits the roster. Just keep them away from him till they are at a point where they've been through and beat the other faces, no less than 12 months before they get fed to Cena.

What good did it really do Cena to run Rusev into the ground?
 
#4 ·
What derailed Rusev is the evil foreigner gimmick they stuck him with. Not to mention the undefeated streak. I consider just one of them a detriment to someone's career in the future (unless done VERY well), but both at the same time is just asking for trouble.

That being said, if you look beyond wins and losses, Rusev put on a damn good showing against Cena. Knocked him out twice with the Acolade, (technically) handed him his first submission loss in a VERY long time, and an argument can be made that Cena never really beat him clean, especially at Payback. Sadly, all most fans can see are the wins and losses.

If he doesn't go anywhere after this (or ends up a comedy jobber) it's entirely the fault of booking and Vince, not Cena.
 
#19 ·
What this guy said! ^^^

You are taking on the flag waving american public watching a wresting product produced by a flag waving american. Rusev had no chance at coming out of this feud intact.

Even now on the WWE website they are saying "was Lana the key to Rusevs winning streak" which to me says he has clean loses coming up. I feel for the guy
 
#5 ·
Who care. Cena is too good to Rusev at first place.
 
#7 ·
What should he have done instead of facing Cena that wouldn't have derailed him? As alluded to above, evil foreigner is a finite gimmick, it was always going to die at some point.
 
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#8 ·
I think they are planning to Reboot Rusev but using Dolph as the platform which is poor. Of course losing to Cena did ended whatever rise he was going thru. I thought Rusev was going to win at Elimination chamber but they didn't do that. Now they are doing the double cross when Lana turns on Dolph, cant see that coming duh!
 
#18 ·
I never said it's John Cena's fault. It's Vince's. He's the one who books these guys to lose decisively to Cena. He's afraid to let new guys get over Cena. Only established guys do. I just simply said Cena ruins these guys because of what he's already built in a reputation of rarely losing.

Rusev loses to Cena at WrestleMania 31; Nobody cares about Rusev anymore. He loses Lana, loses a fan reaction, loses huge momentum. Lost all that momentum from one match. Rusev was built on being tough to beat. Just "looking good" in loses isn't good enough anymore. That only works for new guys on the main roster like Neville, The Lucha Dragons. Not to mention he got lost the match series 3-1 and lost three straight.

Bray Wyatt loses his feud to Cena; fans began to get tired of him, lost his momentum, never fully regained it until he started feuding with The Undertaker.

The Nexus; I'm sure we don't have to get into that.

Ambrose wins mini-feud with Cena; loses a bunch of matches, lost to a television exploding, and only got back to his mojo until recently.

Vince is the one who enforces the Cena curse. Like I stated, the only upstart upper-midcard/main eventer is Seth Rollins recently, is the only person I know who's feud with Cena unscathed.
 
#22 ·
Rusev would've been in purgatory months ago had he not stumbled upon Cena, who extended his career by 15 more minutes. The reason it seems like Cena is burying talent is because fans no longer care for the talent once they end a program with Cena, win/lose. Orton has lost to Cena plenty of times and never got buried. I believe Punk lost to Cena at one point, as well, he never got buried.
 
#26 ·
Brock Lesnar, Cm Punk and Randy Orton don't count because they've been established. The OP has said new upstarts to the main event or upper mid-card scene. Brock Lesnar has been established since 2002. Him beating Cena is no suprise. Guys like Ambrose, Rollins, Neville, Kevin Owens beating Cena is surprising.

Rusev didn't get buried in my eyes, but his career certainly hit derailment and now that he's injured (Punk fanboys blame Ryback all you want) some people see it as a another affect of feuding with Cena.

The Nexus is the best example. Nobody gave a shit about them as soon as Cena and the others dude beat them.

Vince wants Rusev to get over, yet he books Cena to kick his ass three straight months. Makes no sense.

There's a lot of great points. It's like creative just doesn't care about these superstars once they get fed to Cena.
 
#29 ·
I personally think that Rusev feuding with Cena was a waste of Rusev's time. I feel as if Cena should have lost that match and Rusev should still be the WWE United States Champion. Think about who needs the title more Rusev does . First of all Cena is getting old and we all know this he doesn't need the title he's had it already once before. Rusev is younger and is trying to make a name for himself in the WWE. I personally am sick and tried of seeing Cena always win and always having to be in the main event. Now don't get me wrong Jhon Cena is my hero and I love him but his tricks are getting boring and old.
 
#31 ·
Cena is hongry thats all, gotta get dat fresh meat. Owens will be next, belee dat.

Yeah, seeing this shit two years in a row is ridiculous (Wyatt, now Rusev). If Owens doesn't get a decisive win on Sunday, it does nothing but justify the critics and prove everyone's point. Once Cena has fed on each up and coming heel, there are no odds for any of the other faces to overcome. Just look at the Wyatt/Undertaker match, for example. Had Wyatt actually destroyed Cena, that match with Taker would have actually meant something. Wyatt's a fucking joke now and look at Rusev; lost 3/4 matches with Cena, lost his woman, and now injured in definetly. People claim that we exaggerate but the evidence speaks for itself.

I ask this question often on here and have yet to get an answer; name ONE star that Cena has put over decisively without excuses and hair splitting in the last five years?
 
#32 ·
I ask this question often on here and have yet to get an answer; name ONE star that Cena has put over decisively without excuses and hair splitting in the last five years?
Daniel Bryan.
 
#35 ·
If they would play up the fact that Rusev beat Cena's ass so bad he was knocked out and couldn't say I Quit, then it wouldn't be so bad.

I mean really, Rusev lost because he beat Cena's ass TOO MUCH. On the other hand maybe they don't want to draw attention to the pathetically retarded way that match ended.
 
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