"What if" time Bod. First off, I hope everyone has a good and safe Thanksgiving holiday. I love this holiday...Wednesday night is always a great night to go out with friends/significant other, Thursday is full of food and football, and Friday is a great day to do nothing. Hope everyone enjoys it as much as I will.
I haven't seen the BoD this down on the product since I've been posting here. Admittedly, this hasn't been that long, but man are people down on the product. Rightfully so. Since we're headed for Cena/Orton, I wanted a "what if" that would play into that...
What if Cena gets "future endeavored" in late 2002? If you're unfamiliar with the urban legend, Cena was spinning his wheels as a generic performer in early 2002. According to scources, he was close to getting fired until he randomly started freestyle rapping on a European tour. According to the legend, Stephanie heard the freestyle rap, liked it, and a few weeks later Cenas rap gets incorporated into his gimmick. His character turns into the "rapping edgier" John Cena, his job is safe, and he subsequently rises to the top within 3 years.
Things to consider:
- Just for a time reference, 2003 was WM 19. Rocks and Austins full time careers are respectively winding down and over. HHH would soon rule the main event scene. Brock, Taker, Angle, Hogan are all hanging around the top of the card for the next year or two. None of these 4 except UT will have long term futures within the WWE.
- If Cena is axed, who gets the ball? Does WWE try harder to keep Brock and/or Angle and...gasp...Goldberg?
- Does HHH continue to be "the guy" for the next 10 years? Would we have seen 232 HBK/HHH matches by now?
- Do Orton, Batista, or Edge, rise to the undisputed top spot? Are they capable of playing this role? Is any one a better fit to be the face of the company then the others?
- Does WWE go for a slightly edgier product without the ascension of the perfect "PG babyface" leading the way?
- Was the strength of the brand strong enough that it didnt matter who the top guy was during this time? Asking it another way, could WWE have just shoved almost anyone to the top spot during this peripd and business would have been the same?
Just a jumpoff point. Go nuts.
I haven't seen the BoD this down on the product since I've been posting here. Admittedly, this hasn't been that long, but man are people down on the product. Rightfully so. Since we're headed for Cena/Orton, I wanted a "what if" that would play into that...
What if Cena gets "future endeavored" in late 2002? If you're unfamiliar with the urban legend, Cena was spinning his wheels as a generic performer in early 2002. According to scources, he was close to getting fired until he randomly started freestyle rapping on a European tour. According to the legend, Stephanie heard the freestyle rap, liked it, and a few weeks later Cenas rap gets incorporated into his gimmick. His character turns into the "rapping edgier" John Cena, his job is safe, and he subsequently rises to the top within 3 years.
Things to consider:
- Just for a time reference, 2003 was WM 19. Rocks and Austins full time careers are respectively winding down and over. HHH would soon rule the main event scene. Brock, Taker, Angle, Hogan are all hanging around the top of the card for the next year or two. None of these 4 except UT will have long term futures within the WWE.
- If Cena is axed, who gets the ball? Does WWE try harder to keep Brock and/or Angle and...gasp...Goldberg?
- Does HHH continue to be "the guy" for the next 10 years? Would we have seen 232 HBK/HHH matches by now?
- Do Orton, Batista, or Edge, rise to the undisputed top spot? Are they capable of playing this role? Is any one a better fit to be the face of the company then the others?
- Does WWE go for a slightly edgier product without the ascension of the perfect "PG babyface" leading the way?
- Was the strength of the brand strong enough that it didnt matter who the top guy was during this time? Asking it another way, could WWE have just shoved almost anyone to the top spot during this peripd and business would have been the same?
Just a jumpoff point. Go nuts.