The Think Tank: John Cena is the Best

By Pete Ellis

I have decided that John Cena is the best pro wrestler of his generation.

Calm down. I know it's the kind of call a 16-year-old little girl makes when her father is hooked on WWE. But, seriously, let's look at the facts. In this modern era of short title runs and inconsistent story lines, there has been one unwavering force in wrestling: John Cena.

Yes, kids, that same little white rapper who, only a few short years ago, was wearing orange wrestling trunks and spouting off lines about ruthless aggression, has compiled the most impressive half-decade in WWE history. To wit:

- He's won an elimination chamber match, an I Quit match with JBL, and last man standing against Umaga.
- He gave the FU to the following: Viscera, Umaga, Big Show, Undertaker, and (soon to be added) The Great Khali.
- Cena made the following tap out: BOTH Triple H and Shawn Michales of DX, Chris Benoit, Edge, and JBL.
- Sent packing: Chris Jericho, Kurt Angle, and John Bradshaw Layfield.
- How about winning the main event match at Wrestlemania the last three years in a row?

Think about that.

Stone Cold never did that. Neither did The Rock or The Undertaker. The ONLY Wrestler to do that was... (drum roll please): Hulk Hogan at Wrestlemania I, II, and III. That was quite a while ago, and in a very different era.

The only guy who has had any success fighting Cena is Edge, who took his title twice - once by cashing in Money in the Bank after Cena beat six other guys, and the other time by pinning RVD in a three-way fight. Cena responded both times by beating Edge convincingly in rematches.

John Cena is starting to run out of qualified opponents. He's entertaining on the microphone, he's been in his own movie, and his merchandise sells like homeowner's insurance in Florida. They redesigned the title belt for him, and his moniker is "The Champ," yet somehow I'm not sick of him yet.

Now that I've written this, he'll probably get beaten this week. But in the meantime, Cena has provided us with an unstoppable and controversial figure that you love, or love to hate.

It's been almost entirely success for John for years now, and I think it's about time we took a moment to appreciate how rare that is in this day and age of monthly pay-per-views and on-demand entertainment. So go get um' Johnny, and don't come home without that stupid spinning belt.

Peace out.