John Cena's Fruity Pebbles cereal promotion likely ends any talk of his turning heel before WrestleMania
by Geno Mrosko on Jan 9, 2012 4:28 PM EST
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The Rock was right all along. John Cena really is a fruity pebble.
Well, at least he will be gracing the box of the brand name cereal for the next few months, as WWE has smartly taken advantage of an easy marketing opportunity and the folks at Post were all too quick to jump right on board with them.
According to Darren Rovell, Cena will be on three million boxes of Fruity Pebbles over the next three months in advance of his big money match-up against The Rock at WrestleMania 28. While that's certainly a huge get for WWE and will do wonders for its top drawing babyface, it does likely signal the end of any further speculation of a Cena heel turn.
That's because it would make zero business sense to turn him now that it's confirmed he'll be gracing products marketed to kids for no less than the next three months. That leads right up to WrestleMania, which means this entire storyline he's currently going through with Kane will ultimately end with his doing what his shirt says on the box above.
Rising above hate.
That doesn't mean the topic won't be up for discussion once WrestleMania is over, of course. We don't know how they plan to book the match and the reception Cena will receive in Miami will undoubtedly be one of the worst of his career, maybe even on the level he received in Chicago for Money in the Bank and his match against CM Punk.
We shall see. In the meantime, it's safe to say we won't be seeing Cena as a heel for at least another few months. Is that okay with you, Cagesiders?
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He WILL turn heel
Then he will appear in Cocoa Pebbles boxes
Greatest lover ever during the day, Trainyard Sleeper at night.
by IRodC on Jan 9, 2012 4:30 PM EST reply actions 8 recs
I figured this would set up Cena – Toucan Sam at Elimination Chamber.
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by OPace on Jan 9, 2012 8:09 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
For every post of mind that is promoted
I would trade them all to be able to think of these one liners
So go forth, my brethren, and proceed to mark the f*ck out
by C. J. Bradford on Jan 9, 2012 8:33 PM EST up reply actions
Sam is such a shitty worker, big nose doesnt help
Dig’em is way more over that that Toucan
Greatest lover ever during the day, Trainyard Sleeper at night.
by IRodC on Jan 9, 2012 8:37 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Of course he won't turn before 'Mania.
This is Hogan-Rock v2.0. He’ll turn AT the Granddaddy of Them All.
Of course, all my predictions do come with a “50-50 Shot” disclaimer, as unlike most prognosticators, I recognize that predictions are an imprecise notion, and “absolutely certain” predictions are more than likely outright WRONG.
Time to spread a little chaos...
I was hoping he will would turn heel
but now it looks like they will turn him into the biggest face ever by overcoming “evil”, aka Kane
"I guess I can’t do anything if you’re just irrational, but to point it out and move on."
- fundamentallysound
Those who thought that he would turn heel anytime soon were just setting them up for disappointment
Cena won’t turn heel and like I’ve said before, the WWE is right to do so (even if its for the wrong reasons). The seccond he turns heel, the fans that boo him will start to either cheer him or at least stop booing him. Right now, he’s the guy that the kids and women love and all the guys hate. He is the ultimate tweener. Just about no one gets a louder reaction from the crowd then Cena does even if they’re split on the cheers and the boos.
Heel or Face doesn't matter...
they need to do SOMETHING with him. He’s been the exact same for years. Everyone in the business goes through some kind of change once in a while, but with Cena, it’s the exact same day in and day out.
All I know is
I’m happy Raw hasn’t been ending the same way it used to end over and over again.
With Cena winning the main event and military saluting to the crowd.
Rise above Kellogs
“Rocks your whole mouth” on a box called fruity pebbles. Wow. I’m outta here.
It is not enough to succeed. Others must fail.
Cena's not turning heel for years (if ever) guys.
Give up the dream.
On another (barely related) note, I am totally excited for fifteen years from now when the now grown-up kids that take over on Cageside Seats are agitating for a Cena nostalgia run with the WWE title.
Will that make Geno Kevin Nash as he tries desperately to cling to his spot?
by King Oskar on Jan 9, 2012 6:08 PM EST via Android app up reply actions 1 recs
I'll never relinquish my spot.
No matter who I have to bury.
Forget it Donny, you're out of your element.
by Geno Mrosko on Jan 9, 2012 6:10 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Absolute power and such
So go forth, my brethren, and proceed to mark the f*ck out
by C. J. Bradford on Jan 9, 2012 6:16 PM EST up reply actions
Geno'll be more like Shawn Michaels
The beloved high-workrate alternative that the new guys on Cageside can also appreciate.
by Razztopia on Jan 9, 2012 6:18 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
One problem
Both guys are also-rans and neither one is beloved
It is not enough to succeed. Others must fail.
by Jesse Holland on Jan 9, 2012 8:32 PM EST up reply actions
You shut your whore mouth.
That couldn’t be any further from the truth as far as HBK goes.
Forget it Donny, you're out of your element.
Be a star Geno
So go forth, my brethren, and proceed to mark the f*ck out
by C. J. Bradford on Jan 9, 2012 9:01 PM EST up reply actions
They want it to be like Hogan
They want everyone to think they will NEVER do it.
You have been banned from Bloody Elbow.
I don’t know what you said, but I don’t like you.
12/22/11
"You actually got banned 3 times in 2 minutes by 3 different people"
by *Californication* on Jan 9, 2012 6:17 PM EST up reply actions
There was never going to be a heel turn
It is strictly a tease. Cena moves millions in merchandise and Vince learned with the Austin heel turn you don’t screw with that kind of money. Hell, Austin himself has said those checks he received went from phenomenal to chump change quickly. Fortunately he was able to pull it back with the antics and What catch phrase and move into the heel fans still approved of. Cena and Gerwitz, his main writer, are not capable of making him a cool or fun heel character that moves product. It was simply never going to happen with the amount of money at stake. If his sales falter then yes they’ll pull the trigger but that isn’t going to happen for a long time considering the support of women and children. It’s all about generating earnings and face Cena is still delivering. Just my opinion.
As someone who has actually been bullied as small kid, I’m getting really sick of this Be a Star/Rise Above Hate bullshit. So John Cena is on the box of Fruity Pebbles with his stupid, pandering t-shirt that won’t mean jack to any kid or teen who is actually being bullied.
It won’t end the talk of his turning heel. People will be talking about Cena turning heel ‘til he wins his last championship match aged 86 and keels over and dies. (We’ll know it’s real, of course, because if it was kayfabe he’d no-sell it.)
To be fair, WWE faces never sell on their comebacks
I think that’s just established WWE style for main-event babyfaces at this point.
I think the point he was getting across was that...
…Barring a game-breaking injury or illness (and of course, time off for WWE’s movies), Cena will never go away.
Time to spread a little chaos...
I was selectively replying to this
“(We’ll know it’s real, of course, because if it was kayfabe he’d no-sell it.)”
Sorry for the confusion.
I'm not sure Cena ever has...
Apropos of nothing I watched his I Quit match with JBL from the heady days of 2005. A pretty good performance, but right at the end, when he was coated with blood after being chucked all over the place, he could have at least limped.
Right, Cena was a main event ace by that time.
He pulled a Hulk Hogan. Then again, so do guys like Punk. I really do think it’s just the style and not the worker.
Besides which, Cena is actually a really good seller, especially working underneath. The no-selling during the Superman comeback is just a staple of every babyface working the WWE main event.
It has been since Hogan. Even Austin did it with his in ring beer bashes after winning a big match on PPV. It’s just WWE’s style. I don’t really care for it that much, but it is how the top face in WWE rolls.
by StrongStyle81 on Jan 9, 2012 8:14 PM EST up reply actions
I don't know why anyone actually thought he was
I mean, come on people.
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