Another “What If”
By Scott Keith on 30 May 2013
What if…
John Cena doesn't cut a free style rap during the 2003 Smackdown Halloween party? Does Cena take a different path to the same destination? Does someone else eventually become the "face" of the company? Or is the name "WWE" enough to carry business?
John Cena doesn't cut a free style rap during the 2003 Smackdown Halloween party? Does Cena take a different path to the same destination? Does someone else eventually become the "face" of the company? Or is the name "WWE" enough to carry business?
Go!
Well, Cena was on the verge of getting cut by that point, mind-blowing as it sounds now, and I think that like many others he simply would have found something else to do with his life. Cena's been on top for eleventy million years now, but it's not like he led a giant explosion in popularity for the company or anything, he's just a really reliable draw on top. So if I was to guess, I'd say Randy Orton or Batista could have been slotted into his position and done most of what he did on top for all those years. Would it have hurt them in the long run? Yes, no doubt. Would they have survived without him pumping out crappy t-shirts and ugly belts? Undoubtedly.
More important question: What the fuck would the WWE title have looked like for the past 8 years without Cena?