Honestly, I would personally yes. He’s simply one of the biggest names in pop culture where almost everyone knows about him nowadays, it’s insane. While his wrestling skills may not be the best, his legendary moments and rivalries during his prime, really made up for it. It’s the storytelling that matters at the end of the day. This man really has done it all. Regardless of what others think of him, I’ll forever love Cena to the bottom of my heart for giving me the most enjoyment as a kid during Ruthless Aggression and PG.
An incredible Wrestler ✔️ A tough man in the ring✔️ A crystal human being✔️ A great teacher and adviser✔️ Hollywood megastar✔️ Fan lover✔️ Loves his work✔️ John Cena is all,an absolute legend. He is the G.O.A.T
Also terrible in ring psychology and a seller the biggest example of that it's his match with miz I quit match when cena got annihilated by miz and still he got up like nothing happened no sold all the beating he was getting😂and there's so cena matches are like that his promos are lame and cringe his thugnamics gimmick was corny and pg era cena is million times worse and no buddy he's not a crystal human being Haha you cena fanboys needs help cena is a terrible human being and many wrestlers siad that in interviews he's a total prick that will bury anyone and a politician backstage he ruined so many people's careers yeah sure he's a crystal human being and give me one story of cena being a tough guy?he's not he's goofy and very nerdy guy
@@eggzzz01 no kiddo he's not he's one of the most overrated and overhyped wrestlers in history and watch your language next time and if your white don't say that word cus if you said it in public and the wrong person heard you you'll get destroyed
People will argue this forever but if you’re talking only WWE he is the greatest to do it. No offense to Hogan or Stone Cold but Cena carried WWE for years and years whether people like to admit it or not. Being the greatest of all time is more than being a good wrestler.
@@thegame7134 and cena was a great wrestler people don't want to admit this but it is true AJ styles said cena is a great wrestler also AJ's best match in wwe was against cena even though he already faced many great wrestlers like Seth Balor KO etc.
Now more than ever I understand the comparison to Superman. When we are kid we like them, we think they are strong and cool, when we get a bit older we thinks they are boring and we prefer more edgy and finally when we are adults we realize the importance of their message and value all the work they put in. Superman and Cena makes a lot of sense to me
Him selling 143 thousand first week and going platinum is still insane for me to think about especially since today alot of artist be struggling to sell even 50 k first week.🤯
The man who has given me the most memorable moments of my life Cena has mainstream power, connection to fans, excellent promo guy , good wrestler (in his later years) , achievements for days he's done it all he's a 10/10
he’s been a good wrestler his whole career, y’all only say stuff like “in his later years” because that’s what everyone else says…have none of you seen any of his matches pre 2011?
Cena was always a good wrestler. Guys who've wrestled with him always praise his in-ring work and he was safer to work with. The 5 moves of doom were introduced during the PG era, and his moveset was limited. Yes he was big enough to tweak it there and there in which he would in some matches, but Cena has always been "doing what's good for business" and what's good for business was his 5 moves which resonated with his massages like "never give up" and "rise above hate" which essentially means take a beating, then counter and win. The kids were his target audience and during his prime I was in my early teens, I never had a problem with him not turning heel. It would've been devastating with him turning heel because like most kids, he was a Superhero and you can come to South Africa today and you'll find even non-wrestling fans know about John Cena. He is the goat for what he has done for the company. Without him, the wrestling industry probably would've died out.
Nope. . Cena is top 10 in wwe for sure but not the goat in wwe. The best WWE eras were attitude Era ( 97-01).. golden era( 80's ) and ruthless Agression ( 02-08)...Cena was only the face in 2nd half of ruthless Agression - the weak half of ruthless Agression)..Being a top guy in ra2, pg and rest never makes him goat. In superstar level in ,Bruno Summortino, Steve Austin and Hogan with Rock is a level above him without doubt. Then overall considering everything Taker,hbk, Bret hart etc are definetely above him. Cena is top 10.
@@user-bi5nw4vp6t the weak half? 2005-2011 was peak WWE and Cena was the reason for their global reach. I'm South African and nobody cared about Wrestling until that era on this side of the world. Even non-wrestling fans will tell you who John Cena is, not for acting but for his wrestling. And this was a time where we thought wrestling was real and not choreographed or scripted. We thought they were fighting for real and Cena was a bad ass. You Americans have a tendency of underrating your top guys and i'll tell you this, 70% of the rest if the world thinks John Cena is the goat. Yes he is not a traditional wrestler or his style isn't othordox, but he still is the best to do what he does. He is the Messi of this sport! Doesn't mean there aren't technically gifted players, like Ronaldinho but Messi is the goat, and Cena is the Messi of wrestling.
@@madrileyZA Lol🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣...2011-15 was peak WWE according to whom??🤣🤣🤣.. Wwe was greatest in golden era ( 85-90) attitude Era ( 97-01) and RA ( 02-08).... Even pg era is one weak era only with new generation era( 91-96). Post 2011 its in worst. You don't know anything about WWE history 15 year poor guy. " You thought they were fighting real"🤣🤣 where these kids come from??
I remember when it was cool to hate Cena pre-2016. The internet crucified him for years for being too bland and kid-friendly and while I went through my anti-cena phase in the early 2010s I always respected his work-ethic.
Looking back, Cena saved pro wrestling. The world was changing into a more pg world. Cena fit the role and he did the best he can to bring wwe into the mainstream media once again.
So, I have watched the Hogan era, Flair era, The Rock and Stone Cold era, and the Cena era...fans have gone crazy in all of them, BUT Cena has gone above and beyond what any of them created. Cena is absolutely the G.O.A.T. Like him or hate him, you just can't deny that.
Lie. How the hell the ' Cena ' era above Hogan, Austin and Rock era. Please explain 🤣. Attitude Era and Golden era were best.And Flair era..not in wwe..It's Bret- hbk era ( new generation era) 90-96
@@user-bi5nw4vp6t well, alls I can say is opinions are like a$$ holes, everybody's got one. I would call your opinion a lie, but won't stoop to your level. U can't C me anyways
@@kimhatfield7718 Stop crying braindead fanboy like a pig and answer here. How the f** Cena era is better than Hogan, Austin and Rock. Hogan made WWF popular. Before Austin the company was in very poor stage and ratings were 2.something. In his time company grew and when 2000 The Rock time the ratings were 6+. Until 2005 Company was in good stage. They went down with supercena crap and after that it's always going down. Tell me kid how the f** Cena era was better??
Actually Cena is the only person in WWE to lose the world title as Flair (who I’m guessing was the other person you were referring too) only lost the world title in WWF/WWE twice and his others were in NWA/WCW.
John Cena did really well with the fact that he was booed more than he was cheered most night, considering he was supposed to be the biggest baby face. A lot of superstars wouldn’t be able to continue to go out in front of a crowd that booed the living hell out of them and still cut a baby face promo. I will always respect him for that
He's definitely on the top 5 biggest draws of the last 50 years. Flair, Hogan, Austin, Rock and Cena. Before that it was different and you'd have to count Ed Lewis, Jim Londos, Gorgeous George, Lou Thesz, Buddy Rogers, Bruno Sammartino... it's harder to decide who's the biggest star.
My favourite JOHN CENA moments of all time: 5.returning at MITB face off ROMAN REIGNS☝️ 4.Defeating ROCK at WM 2013 3.defeating SHAWN MICHAELS at WM 2007 2.returning at ROYAL RUMBLE 2008 1.winning 16 time world championship defeating AJ STYLES at ROYAL RUMBLE 2017
Well, he's miles away from being my favorite superstar, however the guy is a living legend and people doesn't seem to realize because it feels like he's still around, just waiting for his moment, same as ever. Just watch any WWE show now at days and you will see how much Cena used to make the product better. He changed the game and if there's a GOAT, his name is John Cena!
John cena has accomplished almost every thing in wwe so YES he is the Goat in my opinion. 1.He carried the company on his back for more than a decade. 2. He has the second largest fan following behind the rock. 3. He is a 16th time world championship. 4. Has won 25 championship, 2 royal rumble, 2012 money in the bank. 5. Grants the most make-A-wishes, main eventing wrestlemania multiple times, has the most wins etc and i could go on.
Dude he didn’t “carry the company on his back”. During his run , he had big households like edge , undertaker , Angle, orton, kane and others. You dumb cena fans acting like cena did all the work and people only paid money to see him lol. Most likely people paid money to see the wrestlers who were still active from the attitude era like undertaker
He never carried company. Wwe is always going down after 2005..Until 10 it was okk but legends like Taker, hbk, Kurt, Edge etc ..were there to make things great. Rock, SCSA ,Hogan made company great. Cena is a top 10 not best.
I agree with most of the points except for the premise itself: that these are somewhat the criteria to be WWE _wrestler_ GOAT, let alone all of wrestling. If it was a question of whether Cena is wrestling's brand ambassador GOAT, I'd agree. Despite minor media hiccups (e.g. John Xina), Cena is far and away the best poster boy and icon for the company he represents, across any promotion.
Even if you keep all the wrestling talk aside , he is an incredible human being and a positive role model for so many people , he has done so much good in this world which very few celebrities can claim to do. that automatically makes him GOAT
Exactly the opposite way people should look at this in my opinion... What a wrestler is in their personal life, how much of a role model they are, etc. shouldn't make a damn day's difference on how good of a WRESTLER they are/were. That's so illogical to me. Cena is a great dude. But that has zero to do with wrestling, so that should not impact whether or not he's considered a good wrestler. Chris Benoit killed his family and himself, so he gets shit on at every turn. Yeah. That was a fucked up thing to do. Does that act make him a terrible person? Yes. But does it have ANYTHING to do with his wrestling ability? Nope. He was one of the greatest of all-time between the ropes, but no one will ever fuckin' acknowledge that due to what he did outside of the ring. That's bass ackwards, man.
@@hugo254hcm I personally prefer more technical wrestlers, yes, but I'm not saying they're the overall professional wrestling GOATs only because of that. My comment was more of a knock on the original commenters post mentioning all of the things Cena does outside of professional wrestling playing a part in where he should be ranked. In that same vein, people will discount other wrestlers for negative things they've done outside of wrestling. To be the greatest in my opinion, you need to be good-great in all aspects of pro wrestling: in-ring skills, promo skills, and the ability to get over with the fans, whether that be people cheering or booing you, as long as they're invested in what you're doing. If we look at all wrestlers mentioned, I’d rate them this way: John Cena - in-ring: 3 stars, promo: 5 stars, getting over: 4 stars, for a total of 12 stars. Chris Benoit - in-ring: 5 stars, promo: 2 stars, getting over: 3 stars, for a total of 10 stars. A.J. Styles - in-ring: 5 stars, promo: 3 stars, getting over: 4 stars, for a total of 12 stars. Rey Mysterio - in-ring: 5 stars, promo: 2 stars, getting over: 4 stars, for a total of 11 stars. Other notable wrestlers mentioned in the video’s intro: Steve Austin - in-ring: 3 stars, promo: 5 stars, getting over: 5 stars, for a total of 13 stars. Undertaker - in-ring: 4 stars, promo: 3 stars, getting over: 4 stars, for a total of 11 stars. The Rock - in-ring: 3 stars, promo: 5 stars, getting over: 5 stars, for a total of 13 stars. Hulk Hogan - in-ring: 1 star, promo: 5 stars, getting over: 5 stars, for a total of 11 stars. Finally, wrestlers that are often mentioned in GOAT conversations: Bret Hart - in-ring: 5 stars, promo: 3 stars, getting over: 4 stars, for a total of 12 stars. Kurt Angle - in-ring: 5 stars, promo: 3 stars, getting over: 3 stars, for a total of 11 stars. Ric Flair - in-ring: 4 stars, promo: 5 stars, getting over: 5 stars, for a total of 14 stars. Shawn Michaels - in-ring: 5 stars, promo: 3 stars, getting over: 4 stars, for a total of 12 stars. Now, obviously all of my star ratings are just my opinion, but they are malleable and I could be convinced otherwise. According to this metric though, I suppose I’m going with Flair as the GOAT.
I agree. But you should make a video of the most consistent and reliable WWE wrestler. My money is on Randy Orton. He has been a top guy for 18 years and he's probably going to be for another 10.
@@nadirsanchez1675 I mean, if older fans stopped watching WWE because of Cena, that's their problem and their choice. Some ppl love the guy, some people hate him. It is what it is. Doesn't change the fact that he was a lot of people's favorites, especially younger fans and doesn't change the fact that he was the company's top star for a very long time.
@@DBDUndisputed and yeah that's the problem with he was the top guy of the company for way too long and many many people stopped watching wrestling cus of him and cena himself is not the good person he claims to be many wrestlers in interviews said he is a total prick backstage and he ruined many people's careers he's known for being politician and he will play politics to ruin someone's he dosen't like
@@nadirsanchez1675 then you also know that he has also made a star out of a lot of people too its true that he has buried some people but that number is nothing compared to the people he has made a star out of his US open challenges alone is enough to prove you wrong stop being a cena hater
John Cena was the sole megastar carrying the WWE at a time when wrestling as a whole was dying off. Hulk Hogan was in the Golden era and you absolutely have to give him credit, but there was also Rick Flair. Stone Cold and the Rock had each other and they saved WWE-but WCW was also booming. Since the beginning of that super Cena era, wrestling itself was dying due to the decline of cable television, the UFC, and the boom of streaming services that let you watch anything at anytime. He was the guy that kept wrestling afloat, and that combined with his success, mainstream appeal, longevity, and commitment to the craft make him the GOAT in my eyes.
Dude you don't even know what the hell are you talking about tv ratings didn't declined cus of streaming services it's cus wwe product is unwatchable and it's horrible that's why enough of these excuses they declined under cenas hands and it's mostly his fault he didn't carry anything he more like destroyed the business ufc is way more popular than wwe
@@nadirsanchez1675 wrestling as a whole has been dying. You could put prime Monday Night Wars on TV right now and the numbers wouldn’t reach half of what they were during the 90’s. It’s not simply a matter of product it’s a matter of era.
@@stanleylee3329 you are completely delusional😂if you take Monday night wars wcw and wwf and put it now it will be the hottest tv show in the world they will even get more viewers than they did back then cus now there's social media to promote there shows they will get better ratings than ufc most tv shows nowadays sucks you seriously telling me they will get same numbers as now? all those stars in wcw and wwf in there prime again enough of these pathetic excuses If wwe put effort in writing interesting storylines and let every wrestler have a character like they did in attitude era and ruthless aggression era they can get good numbers let me remind you that Sunday night heat and velocity used to get same ratings as raw and smackdown now even wwe ecw did better ratings than today's wwe and aew wrestling is just simply not popular anymore no one cares about it except for the hardcore fans that will watch no matter how bad the show and continue to defend it like there life's depends on it
@@HimmyHendryx what I was talking about is cena ruined wwe and wrestling business am not saying it's all his fault but from 2005 to 2018 he ruined and destroyed many people's careers he's not the good person that he and wwe claims to be that's why I hate him cus he's a phoney
I didn't like Cena before. I respected him before that video, but you made your case and it is a strong one, so yes. Yes, CENA is one of the GOATs of wrestling.
@@mohammadabdi9178 Hes 16 time champion hes the goat bruh +20th anniversary and he has the most wins in wwe wwe is not wwe without john cena he is the goat twice winner of the royal rumble and mitb
WWE had so many great wrestlers all over the years but The Franchise Player, Doctor of Thuganomics, Leader of Cenation, Big Match John, The Face of WWE - John Cena is undoubtedly the greatest of all time.
He sold more merch than anyone he was part of Mania 28 which still has the highest ppv buy rates he was part of summerslam 2021 which is the most viewed summerslam here in asia he made wwe famous he is the biggest draw of all time and the GOAT along with the Undertaker.
Cena is one of the greatest. One of. But not the actual greatest, that should only be reserved for Taker -- who not only has the longevity and the accolades, he’s also the greatest character of all time, is part of many of the greatest matches in wwe history, and has captured the most respect out of virtually every fan and fellow wrestler there is. Cena may be more popular outside the business, but within it no one is more influential than the Undertaker, for a longer period of time. Not Hogan, Not Austin, not Rock, not Cena.
@@austinevans4538 Cena may be more known outside of wrestling, but within the business he has neither the cultural significance nor the impact that Taker had that spanned three decades.
i think he's ascended beyond the goat, he's probably the person most identifiable wrestler of all time, when people see or hear wrestling in any discussion John Cena is one of the first people that comes to mind, so yes i 100% he's beyond the greatest of all time
@@jasonmarin5634 Exactly, I feel like most people who say stuff like this are just biased because they liked him as a kid. Amazing wrestler and one for my favourites but doesn’t even get Mount Rushmore imo
People hatin on John Cena because they jealous of his success John Cena is The GOAT he's on a whole another league when people think of WWE or wrestling John Cena always comes to mind people who doesn't care or watch wrestling know John Cena. John Cena is the GOAT💯💯
I’ll never forget when I tapped out of wrestling and when I came back (older ofc) it seemed like he was being hated outta nowhere and I found myself constantly defending him😂 CENA will always be that guy for me
Thats a ridiculous question lol. Of course he is. He carried the company for a whole decade as the franchise player, and revolutionized the business in ways nobody else could have. Even when you think about WWE, you still think about John Cena cuz his legacy, impact and work ethic is too immeasurable, and hard to neglect.
@@Tavtav66 cena didn't revolutionize the business at all you cena fanboys are so pathetic and delusional😂if he did will he changed the business for the worst not for the better he's the one who lead to wwe to the pathetic product that it is now so you can't say that's a positive he ruined wrestling business and reason for many people not caring about wrestling anymore
1. Stone Cold 2. Rock 3. Undertaker 4. Cena 5. HHH Give Austin 20 wrestling years as his Stone Cold character and NO OTHER WRESTLER could even come close to him. But we unfortunately only had prime Austin for around 7 years 😔😔
John Cena didn't do that much "Great Wrestling" in his prime bc he didn't need to, Randy Orton says it best "I know the moves I have to do to get them reacting" also the company protected his biggest star by limiting his moves. Prove of his understanding of Pro Wrestling is in his later career since 2015 he has had the best matches of his career. And the words of every wrestler he has shared knowledge with backstage.
I think the conversation of the people who are the greatest of all time should involve individuals in the company’s history who have been the face of the company for many years and/or have helped carry the company throughout multiple decades. To me that involves a list of 10 individuals and these individuals have either been main event draws for many years, the face and biggest star of the company, or/and the biggest merchandise sellers. Those 10 men are: Bruno Sammartino, Ricky Steamboat, Ric Flair, Hulk Hogan, Shawn Michaels, Hulk Hogan, Steve Austin, The Rock, The Undertaker and John Cena. Honorable Mentions: -Chris Jericho -Triple H -Edge -Randy Orton -Brock Lesnar -AJ Styles -Seth Rollins -Roman Reigns One simply cannot call a superstar the greatest of all time without acknowledging the body of work the previous megastars did before them to set up the platform that the megastars had in the future. Without the mega stars of the 60s 70s and 80s, we would not have the mega stars we see now from the 90s, 2000s, and 2010s. And this is only speaking about the male superstars in the business. The female superstars and who the GOAT is in that category is a discussion for another day :D Please comment who your 10 top would be guys lets have a discussion🤘🏽 I am just grateful for the world of sports entertainment for giving me so many decades of classic matches, characters, superstars and ppvs! Thank You NWA,WCW, WWE, ROH, TNA, and AEW!
Well said sir here is my top 10 wwe superstars John Cena Undertaker Steve Austin Hulk Hogan The Rock Triple H HBK Randy Orton Brock Lesnar Chris Jericho Honorable mentions: -Ric Flair -Randy Savage -Andre the Giant -Big Show -Kane
People don't really understand the impact this man had on kids. I just turned 19, which means I spent the prime of my wrestling fandom as a kid watching John Cena in Super Cena mode, winning day in day out. He was my favorite. He was my idol. Still is. And not just about the brilliant moments. It's not just about the titles. It's not just about the wins and losses, the highs and lows, his in ring ability or his unmatched charisma. It's more on how he affected me, especially when I was a kid. You see, Cena effected us differently. He was our Hero. Our Superhero. I lived by his principles all my life. Hustle, Loyalty, Respect. Never Give Up. I didn't realise it as I started watching WWE live less frequently since Cena went part time, but then it hit me when Cena returned last year. I had been living my life by his principles. None of my school friends were Wrestling fans like me, so I could clearly see the difference. John Cena was a massive part of my education and upbringing. He taught me a lot. I was senior most in school last year, definately got a lot of praise and also time to talk to people and give speeches, and people and I myself noticed that I was always so Humble with things, always thanking everyone else and saying I'd be nothing without them, and I was loyal af for things I liked, and for my people. The hustle and the never give up attitude too. The determination. And then last year when Cena returned and talked on the mic, I could almost draw parallels with how the man was speaking. I was literally imitating the man without knowing it all this time. Then was the time it hit me. I would say the man I admire most in my life rn is Lionel Messi, but NO ONE has affected my life more than my true idol, my inspiration, my superhero, John Cena. HLR.
Cena got to achieve 3 more things! 1. Hand pick a protege 2. Play a match with a young/New star 3. He got to do PPV/Main Event at this age and a few more years later!
Clicked & currently watching but heading straight to the comments to put my own answer to add to the public opinion: Is John Cena actually the GOAT; yes
He is the GOAT without a doubt you can ask any non wwe fans from any country they would tell you about cena I am from India and this guy made wrestling famous here along with the Undertaker, Cena sold the most merch than anybody in the wwe and I never cared about ratings ever since internet came not everyone watched the whole show by sitting in front of tv Internet is there when we can watch that any time also those ratings doesn't include any country other than America and here in India it was at the peak when cena was there also he was GOAT on mic gave so many classic matches and did a lot for wwe. Happy 20 years GOAT can't wait to see him back in the WWE.
@@johntitor7357 well if it was a suck thing of "social media" when the other great were wrestling than cena would bvr had been #1 in anything and btw stone cold made wwe more money than cena did ..facts
@@80sbaby90sraisedme cena is still the #1 merch seller so how is austin making more money, in fact wwe is making more money each and every year without cena austin rock coz wwe is becoming more famous every year.
16 time world champion,2 times Royal rumble winner,money in the bank winner and won few more Titles and also his matches looked so realistic Cena Vs JBL,Orton and Miz (I Quit matches) looked 100% real no superstar in WWE history made WWE look that real. Cena turned into a megastar in an era filled with legends and after all he came from a very poor family background he survived the industry by his own talent there will never be anyone like him he is my childhood hero and yeah he is the GOAT
After 2007, when the 90s legends started to slow down, he kept wwe racing, week in week out, till the audience started to hate him. For me, he had the same aura, as some of the other wrestlers I like, so it was easy to connect with him when he was passed the torch, it was the right time, right guy.
What is the obsession with everyone today talking about GOATS? It's becoming insufferable if it hasn't already. The worst part is so many people proclaiming whatever they are seeing right now this second as the greatest despite there being 50 to 100 years of history depending on the sport.
Cena needs to comeback for one last nostalgia run and eventually break Ric's record. One final Kurt Angle vs Cena match for Kurt's retirement, a final feud with arch enemy Randy Orton and since Edge wants to retire in Toronto next year, one last Edge vs Cena match for the World Title, hitting 2 birds with one stone, Cena winning his final title breaking Flair's record and Edge retiring in his hometown giving all of us a banger of a match. After that have Cena can drop the title in sometime to someone who truly can be the next face of the company.
Longevity: Cena is the GOAT Making WWE Mainstream: 2nd behind the Rock Merch: 2nd behind Steve Austin (surprised rey didn't beat him too with the mask) Most popular to young audience: Cena again Wrestling skill: no where near the top 10 he's great but not in that level and I'd say HBK is the best in ring Reinvention: Jericho (Personally as a kid I loved the Chain Gang Cena and the Dr of Thuganomics) On Mic: I'd put him up there but think CM Punk,The Rock,Jericho,The Miz ahead of him Achievements: up there with Edge and HHH Character: I'd say undertaker is the only person to beat him Legacy: He shares the top spot with Hulk Hogan IMO Is he the GOAT (my opinion): 1.Cena 3.Stone Cold 4.HBK 5.The Rock 6.Hulk Hogan 7.The Undertaker 8.Randy Orton 9.HHH 10. The Miz (might sound ridiculous it's my top 10
@@andraiy644I can't be arsed to write a new explanation on it again but this is a comment I made on a vid about the miz and I just like how loyal and hard working he is: I don't go around saying this about most people but he really is a top 15 wrestler for me he's a legend and is the most under appreciated wrestler ever. he stayed while John Cena, Dwayne Johnson left for Hollywood (not a dig at them btw) or when superstars like jericho,hardy,mox and more left for better opportunitiesIn AEW. He was the best part of smackdown along with AJ Styles in 2016-17 and genuinely restored prestige in the IC championship and made it feel important. And while he isn't exactly RVD or Daniel Bryan In the ring he's still great and has great knowledge of how to pace matches while connecting with the fans and bieng charismatic The biggest issue with him is that he's so loyal and never expects more I get that he's not on the level of some main eventers but with how reliable he is and how hard he's worked if he wasn't so compliant I'm sure he'd be a top star on the main event scene just look at HBK. But that could also be viewed as a good thing because he understands his role and understands professional wrestling. With all this and his charisma on the mic I think he deserves a few more title runs and maybe a world championship run before he has to retire he's one of my favourite wrestlers ever (behind Jeff Hardy stone cold HBK Cena HHH and Jeticho tho) and deserves to be treated as a star
@@kianisherwood9355 Again, you have great arguments but I'm still gonna disagree with you because in absolutely no way I can think of The Miz being better than Chris Jericho, Edge, Kurt Angle, Randy Savage or even Daniel Bryan.
@@andraiy644 true tbf ifni took my time and thought abt it I'd put jericho there but in terms of for wwe I can't really say angle has done more than miz and for the time he has,Daniel Bryan same thing and Randy savage could rival him if it was of all time in any promotion Jay Lethal Angle and AJ Styles would defo beat him and if it was my favourite wrestlers ever Hardy would be number 1 and Edge would be up there Hogan wouldn't even make the list 😂
For me yes John Cena Actually the Goat and John Cena as Peacemaker is great and his The Suicide Squad is best DCEU movie snd and can’t wait to see John Cena back in WWE.
The thing with the goat conversation is you must define what think being the goat means. For some people it is the best in ring wrestler. For that you are talking about guys like daniel bryan, aj styles, kurt angle. For others it is who was the most entertaining in ring and on mic you have guys like rock, cm punk, shawn michaels. The you have longevity with guys like cena, jericho and orton. But you can also define it as who is the most iconic and then you have hogan, austin, and undertaker. Each definition has a different goat but cena really is the mix of them all and i think that is why he is the goat.
What is iconic about Hogan or SCSA that we cannot say about Cena? Cena is the embodiment of wholesome sport entertainment and the definition of all wrestling eras. The genius of adaptation. An all round wrestler exceeding in any level and challenge put before him. As a wrestler, he is among 4 to 5 star match guys. Top notch promos Thugo Cena character would resonate well with Attitude Era. In Cena one can cut all eras. There is Sammartino, Hogan, Austin, Rock, Punk, Styles, Reigns and Taker combined
@@kurauonemutimwii2193 Lol ..R u kidding 🤣🤣. Hogan, Austin and Rock all were a tier above Cena. They made company great. Cena was selected as company's face when company was best. And with him when did company go up?? It was always down post 05.
@@user-bi5nw4vp6t I am not kidding. In Sports entertainment whoever is given to carry the Company is selected. Hogan, SCSA, Rock, Brock or Reigns including Cena were all selected. The basis and qualities upon which they are picked is what matters. Let us check on what qualities Cena was chosen Cena has great work ethic, very strong and marketable physic or personality, extremely versatile on Mic work both as Face and as Heel and as Tweener. Cena churns out charisma, evokes real crowd reactions from Fans live and on Internet. A great clean person as a model, humble and nice, merchandise pusher, rate drawing, with great 4to 5 stars epic and iconic matches. Cena had longevity and reliability. Well you can put your guys on a tier above but that is nostalgic and hater attitude sometimes that inform our opinion on Cena. But l have followed all those overrated attitude guys and compared their matches and promo work and l have seen more beer hype with promo, insults, beratings and nothing much.
Growing up Cena was my hero. The Doctor of Thuganomics and the Super Cena of 2005-07 was the role model i looked up to. I can't even begin to count how many F-Us i have delivered to my little brother and my friends, and do the you can't see me sign. Boy oh boy! Those were the good old days. Cena is not the GOAT but one of the top 5 or 10 for sure. Never Give Up Cena. Personally i will always remember Cena fondly.
@@CDodger24 lets face it. Hulk hogan not a great guy, Stone cold not long enough not enough pop culture impact, Shawn best in ring compared to all of them but cena had literally all of these traits that made him the GOAT
@@srv.stf_ hogan was the most iconic. he was an pretty good face but some great heel work in the nwo. shawn probably the best WRESTLER of all time in my opinion, next to bret and benoit. flair could put absolutely anybody over and was also an amazing wrestler. and stone colds career speaks for itself.
Man I remember when I was around 12 I couldn't stand John Cena. Not because he was a "phony" but because he would never lose. I can't stand superhero type Characters that make BS reasons why he cannot lose like "oh he's simply impossible to kill unless you're a literally god" but as I've gotten older I've softened my stance on the guy because he's just a great person.
The rating went down when Cena was the face of WWE when stone-cold was the face they were getting 7 ratings weekly they couldn't get 2s when Cena was the face of the company
I don't know if he is the actual GOAT but he surely is the ultimate face of WWE in mainstream media. In my country, people have his theme song as their phone ringtone.
John Cena isn't the GOAT imo, but he's definitely one of them, he is one of the biggest draws of WWE, he is a charisma machine, he is a very good in-ring performer, he is great on the mic, had legendary matches and feuds with the likes of Edge, CM Punk, Randy Orton, The Rock or AJ Styles and has one of the biggest accomplishments in wrestling history. I can't wait to see Cena back. Great video as always. 🔥💪
Cena is #3 behind Hulk and the Naychuh Boi. What Cena has done is incredible, and he is on their level, but I can't rank him higher than the other two because they provided the massive industry that he inherited, and while it's not his fault, the WWE John Cena passed to Roman Reigns is smaller than the WWE he inherited from Stone Cold and the Rock.
The WWE deserted by Austin and Rock was handed over to Brock Lesnar who also deserted it. Cena picked it up when it was in desperate state. It was wrecked again in 2007 aspects of Attitude Era legacy and Cena picked it up, sanitized and saved it to a better level where it was universally accepted and appreciated as family friendly. That is being GOAT
So crazy story when I was younger and Cena was in his prime I got hospitalized and my brain began to shut down doctors would ask me things and I didn't know anything my dad tried to talk to me and I didn't know who he was but then my mom told then to ask me who my favorite wrestler was and I screamed JOHN CENA it was this glimpse of hope that made them aware I was still in here somewhere and a week later I just like woke up and was back to normal so he was so monumental to me that even being so close to death I never forgot him crazy story but I thought it's be good to share here. Also they never did find out what happened to me
What a story bro. The man saved your life. I was 13 when I had to go for an interview at a high school and everyone told me before the time that I should say my parents were my role models, but I said Cena. And he honestly set the foundations in my life that I can be the best at everything and I can do everything I put my mind to
.Wrestler with the most world titles in history (along with Flair): 16 .Wrestler with the most victories in history: 1746 .Wrestler with the most PWI 500 in history: 3 .Wrestler with the longest years being the face of WWE (every wrestler's dream): 11 .Second fighter with the most awards for fight of the year: 5 (HBK 11😱). .Only wrestler who has been the face of 2 eras: PG/Ruthless. aggression .Legendary rivalries with wrestlers of 5 different generations. .Best WWE Champion. .Best U.S. Champion. And a million other things SIMPLY THE BEST! SIMPLY G.O.A.T.🐐🐐🐐
I'd take Cena over ANYBODY on the current roster today, but let's not forget. Guy was still being shoved down our throats from 2005-2013. Cena from 2016-now is the Cena we have WANTED for a long time now. That force feeding contributed to "achievements, pop culture, and longevity." Those of us that have watched wrestling for over 25 years know the goat is defined as someone who's gonna do the absolute best job to put my ass glued to a seat & eyes glued to the t.v, and those guys were Austin & Rock, regardless of their longevity or accolades.
Haters honestly criticize him for not being heel, well the thing is, he didn't want to be. He wanted to be a superhero like figure for the kids, and he didn't want to upset them by being a bad guy. (I know he was in 2002-2003) If the guy is literally thinking about his fans' emotions, how they could be upset by being a bad guy or something, that's goat status for me, along with his other accomplishments.
I believe he is indeed the Greatest of all Time. You managed to lay it out perfectly. This man is the Goku of wrestling. The perfect character, who was reliable and super hardworking. And he came at a time when the company would need him the most. I don't believe Rock, Hogan or Austin could've led wwe out of the Benoit tragedy like Cena did. Just by him doing what he did with his squeaky clean character, and the charitable actions, he saved and even promoted wwe's image when the company needed it the most. His matches were also good. He was even able to get a good match out of Khali. And the later years were fantastic. His match against aj styles at Royal Rumble 2017 was in my opinion, possibly the Greatest match of all time. I honestly can't think of a better 1 on 1 match, no interruptions, no shenanigans, nothing-just good wrestling bell to bell. His rivalries were also phenomenal. From kurt Angle, to Booker T, to Jbl, to Big Show, to Hhh, to Shawn Michaels, to Edge, y2j, Randy Orton, Batista, Miz, R-Truth, Dolph Ziggler, Cm Punk, Delrio, The Rock, Mark Henry, Daniel Bryan, Seth Rollins, and Roman Reigns. Cena always made his stories matter, just by opening his mouth. Hogan was great. And so were Austin and Rock. They were all great in their own way, and Roman is great too now, but Cena takes it because of his loyalty to the Greatest wrestling company on earth, his toughness, his respect for the business, his passion, his kindness outside the ring, his consistency and never give up attitude, his epic moments in the ring, and his combined accomplishments in the ring and in the main stream. He is the Greatest, and I'm just thankful that I experienced 18 of those 20years. He made my childhood just a bit more sweeter even though I enjoyed booing him for most of it. But now as an adult, Cena's character makes so much sense to me.
I'm a old school wrestling fan and a huge John Cena fan a amazing wrestler rapper and actor and author too Dr of thuganomics the chain gang THE CHAMP IS HERE
I never liked Cena and still dont, but cant deny his mainstream appeal. I felt like he was forced upon us like Roman Reigns is right now but the only difference is Cena actually had fans as he was appealing to little kids and Females and that moved numbers. That being said he deserves being in the GOAT conversation but not THE GOAT, that top spot will always be Austin and Hogans Spot.
What year did you see Cena? Cena wasn't forced like Roman. Cena worked his ass off. The fans grew to like him when Cena introduced his thuganomics gimmick. It was perfect timing. Street ball and rap was at its peak during that time. Hip hop and break dancing was also at its peak. Cena's look and persona was perfect for that time. The fans grew to like him. They only turned on Cena because Cena was always winning. People got tired of him. Yea, Cena is in the goat convo but Hogan for me is the goat. Hogan made pro wrestling famous world wide. It was because of Hogan's fame that pro wrestling became known here in the SEA area.
@@35PHaaton 2006 and up. WWE had him winning constantly for at least 5 years non stop. But like i said Cena had fans(little kids and girls). But it was kinda of annoying having him win all the time. I like Austin but hogan tops him. Hogan in his time was extremely big.
After reading the comments in the reply sections, I can 100% say people just hate him blindly for no good reasons. I think the most haters hate him because he has beaten their fav wrestlers, it surely hurt their ego that how can he beat their fav wrestler. And to be honest everyone want to see their fav wrestler on the top, but hating John Cena blindly for that is just wrong. Another example could be, when roman start beating all the legends in the wwe like undertaker and was like winning every matches, he was also started getting heat from the audience but soon he loose a bit, he get back to the top. It just that John Cena was doing the same thing for longer period, so the damage on the haters are more.
He’s my G.O.A.T but that’s a subjective thing wrestling is completely subjective so I don’t really get this question lol there’s no quantifiable way to judge that in a worked sports entertainment
Ngl I was born in a small village in india And when I was a kid Barely anyone know wwe here but everyone know jhon cena He had great influence on kids .
