For the past 13 years people have referred to John Cena as the wrestling equivalent of Superman but there was something recently that sparked my attention. During "Wrestling isn't wrestling" by Max Landis he makes a reference to John Cena being Superman but he is similar due to having the same annoying traits. I agree. I completely agree but I question. Have we looked at it the wrong way?
What do people dislike about Superman? He has to do what is right. He has to be good. He has to be pure and true to himself. But if these are the things we see in John Cena then maybe John Cena isn't Superman. Because Superman is also unbreakable, an alien who doesn't fit in, he is a team player at times. These are things John Cena is not. So maybe John Cena can't be Superman. But if these dislike-able traits are to be believed then maybe John Cena is the class nerd that we all hated in school.
Think about it. He has to be right. He believes everything he stands for is the correct thing. Just like that kid in school, the one who pandered to teacher to make sure their intelligence was acknowledged, John Cena plays to the audience by showing just how pure of heart he is. He constantly reminds us how he will never do the bad things in life. He is, in the words of R-truth, "a propaganda tool". He is what we are meant to believe we should be and that is exactly why we fight against him.
It's like Cena's character is just the shining example of everything the human spirit is meant to strive to achieve but at the same time humans hate being told what to do because it argues with our rights.
People are meant to aim to be pure, be good, brush our teeth 3 times a day, eat our vitamins and say our prayers. John Cena does all these things so why do we hate him? The wrestling fans dislike him because they don't like being told how to feel or being told what to do and that is why the majority feel like they have had John Cena shoved down their throat. I would even bet that the majority of people who dislike John Cena disliked their classroom teachers pet.
We are lead to believe that this ideology of perfection is everything we should strive for and that we should want to be like that but why would we want something that everyone believes is impossible? Perfection is a personal thing and cannot be determined or forced upon someone.
Let me ask you this. If John Cena is perfect then why is he always trying to prove that he can beat someone? In much the same way that the classroom nerd must have that acknowledgement that he is smart, John Cena's character must have the acknowledgement of the fans. Yes he says he doesn't mind when fans boo him. If he didn't mind fans booing him then why does he have to be the best?
Fun fact - believing that you are doing the correct thing doesnt always mean you are doing the correct thing but believing that no matter what you do that you are doing the correct thing isn't always correct. This would also be the trait of a psychopath.
John Cena believes what he does is the correct thing all the time. He believes he does this for the people. He believes he does this for what is good. It's funny how that kind of thing is also what would make a character a heel no?
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