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Why the hell did Cena lose to The Rock.

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#1 · (Edited)
First I should clarify that I am no Cena lover or detractor, but the thread about Cena's popularity since Wrestlemania 28 got me thinking. Why the f**k did Cena lose at Wrestlemania and what purpose did it serve? We all thought a heel turn was on the cards, but Lesnar's appearance the next night put paid to that and we've barely seen a character change in Cena since then; a rematch was even mooted, with Cena winning in return, but again this has seemingly fallen by the way side. So why did the WWE allow its top star to lose to a returning veteran and in what way did it benefit the company itself or either Cena or The Rock? As far as I can see this only benefited the smarks and internet nerds who detest Cena.
 
#45 ·
The surplus people who were actually paying for the PPV and going to the live building were paying specifically to see Rock beat John Cena. If Cena had won, every single last one of those people would've lost faith forever in that company and would never been able to be coaxed back into following the product.
 
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#102 ·
i think this has always been looked at to a best of 3 series where Rock would win, then cena would tie up the series and then a pay off. I was super surprised that the Rock won. I ordered the PPV just for Rock and seeing him win was a good pay off, Cena doesnt need to beat the Rock to be a superstar.
 
#134 ·
they pretty much allowed Cena to dismantle The rock on the MIC and for anyone that loves rock seeing someone trash him like that means almost as much as beating him at wrestlemania because people believe he's the best on the MIC...the dude wasnt allowed to unload and cena was pretty much going in on his personal life so on so forth...it's how I knew Rock would win Mania because they had cena trash the living shit out of him on the MIC.
 
#18 · (Edited)
^^^Too bad Phil never said that.



lol at you talking about sense in WWE.

As for the OP, Rock won because WWE simply gave fans what they wanted. People need to stop with all this sense talk, and so called ass kissing, Cena got buried, Cena need to be put over bs. It was a simple clash between two big names and WWE gave the fans what they wanted to see. Hell, Cena pushed for this match for years pretty sure he had no problem laying down for a guy he was inspired from in the wrestling industry. Dude is not losing sleep over a scripted loss. Time to deal with that and move on. Been almost a year now.
 
#10 ·
This. And also they had The Rock win so they can benefit from his star power in future match-ups. Had he lost, it would have been killed since casuals would have thought "what's the point of paying to see this washed up actor that is coming just to lose?".

Besides, Cena will most likely get his "return victory" at WM29.
 
#20 ·
this^ after months and weeks of John cena's "I can't lose this" crap and all of his intensity went to the toilet when he came next day like nothing happened and sucking up rocky's dick

if anything Cena winning would've been a great way to turning him heel, heck I though the seeds were already planted when John cena mocked the people's elbow (something most Heels did back then), but then the rock won, john cena went to the ramp looking like an idiot and there he was coming next day like nothing happened, then I though, hey, maybe brock lesnar will finally push him to the edge, but no, he won after being beaten to a pulp, then came next day like nothing happened

Cena's head would have been on a stick if he won.
imagine the epic Heat if Cena lost and he goes apeshit and beat rocky in all sort of DQ ways to a pulp, or just Cena winning via Cheating or some dirty way, that would've been some insane Heat right in Rocky's birthplace :confused:
 
#12 ·
ok .. ask yourself this

what would a win over Rock do for Cena ? NOTHING .. because Cena doesn't need it at this point of his career where he won 12 world titles and 7 WM main events

however, a win for Rock over Cena would've opened more doors for Cena's character, I honestly tuned in the next night more anxious to hear Cena than Rock, but typical WWE they fucked it up within a month
 
#13 ·
Because most of the casuals or people who had ordered to see The Rock would have been extremely pissed off, and probably not watched wrestling again. Also, it was part of a logical character arc that has been building for over a year and was executed perfectly until the last few minutes of Extreme Rules, where for some reason they pulled the plug on the whole thing and set the product back well over a year.
 
#15 ·
"The Rock" is a brand itself.

You think he's really going to endanger is movie career by lying down for John Cena? Hahaha

If The Rock lost to John Cena that'll be an action hero losing to a wrestler.

Lets phone up Arnie and get him to lose to Big show!
Floyd Mayweather wouldn't have appeared at Wrestlemania if he knew he was losing to the Big Show for the same reason Rock never lost to John Cena.

This may come as a shock to you but The Rock is probably known more World wide then WWE itself.
 
#21 ·
I don't have the slightest clue why The Rock won at Wrestlemania 28.

It's completely counter-productive to the company's future and progress to have a part-time wrestler/full-time actor win at Wrestlemania against the current top face of the promotion. It's like if Hogan won at Wrestlemania 18 than left to go back to do movies or something, it doesn't make sense. People say "well, Cena didn't need the win," but did The Rock need it!? He's not even on the current roster, and has appeared 2 times since Wrestlemania to talk about it. He's a huge mega-star. I understand the smarks and older fans were happy, but since when did Vince all the sudden care about their input? WWE has built the entire company around John Cena and after all the wins, Championship reigns, and main events Cena was put in to be put over as the top guy, he still losses to a guy from the previous generation. How does that make sense?

"Send the fans home happy." Now that's a bullshit excuse. Wrestlemania 18, fans cheered Hogan over The Rock, Rock won. At Wrestlemania 22 and 23, John Cena was booed out of the building, Cena won. Hell, the fans booed Miz at Wrestlemania 27, Miz won.

I still think they should have done Rock/Cena at Wrestlemania 27. Instead they had The Rock as the "guest host," wasted the first 20 minutes of the show, and the entire main event between The Miz and John Cena was based around, "will The Rock show up?" Seriously, if you watch the match you can see the fans head turned to the entrance ramp more than once, especially when there was the stupid "double count-out." Than, Rock hits Cena with his Rock Bottom, which causes Miz to win. Finally, somebody has beaten Cena in the main event of Wrestlemania, it's a huge accomplishment. Nope, let's flush that down the toilet to give The Rock a chance to make The Miz look like his bitch and the lasting image of Wrestlemania 27: The Rock.

Than that's the lasting image of Wrestlemania 28, too? Really, Cena never got his revenge for Wrestlemania 27, and Survivor Series. Rock never got his comeuppance. It was just basically on big year to get The Rock over. For what reason I'll never know.
 
#27 · (Edited)
Cena wanted it to happen.

Anyway, there was no future progress to the Mania match. Quit talking as if Cena was some young up and comer, trying to claim his spot on top of the WWE world. Almost a year in and you are still not grasping this. You've been saying this same thing since April. Rock's win had no negative impact on the company, did not deflect any progress, nor did it hurt John Cena in any shape or form. Past, present, or future, this will always be the case. You talk as if Cena became a jobber after his loss and everything hes done in his career didn't matter because he lost a fucking match. Talk about a overreaction.

Sending the fans home happy/giving them what they want is not an excuse, its the truth. Wonder how much your tune will change if they do a Cena/Rock rematch and Cena goes over.

"You know Rock winning at 28 was fine I understand now!!! It was used so Cena could be built back up to get his revenge !!1!"
 
#81 ·
If there's anyone that doesn't deserve to beat The Rock, it's that bitter, overpushed, overrated, stale son of a bitch who aptly enough calls himself "punk".

At least Cena has the talent to justify a victory over someone like The Rock. Punk being in the ring with a legend like The Rock is way above what he deserves, let alone a fucking victory!
 
#31 ·
The match sucked balls.

Cena made the feud lame.

The match itself ruined the entire thing.

How lame is it going to be when this clown beats The Rock at WM? Give Rock somebody else, let him job to Cena at Summerslam. We all know he has to return the favor at WM but this match has lost all its appeal now.

If they want to make money, forget even Lesnar vs Undertaker, make it The Rock vs Undertaker. The thing is any Undertaker match now is going to suck compared to the last 4.

People who think Cena is a great worker and that CM Punk vs John Cena was a spectecular match are delusioned watching wrestling in a crap period.

Nobody even cares about the execution and selling of a move anymore. All the praised wrestlers these days have weak execution.

Why did Cena lose to The Rock? Because its what people wanted and Cena will get the last laugh.
 
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