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Post by King Boo on Mar 6, 2012 15:16:38 GMT -5
Think about it...someone is trying to get you all riled up and you're smiling at them.
How is that not enraging to the other person? Cena didn't have to attack him with words at that moment - his cocky smirk said everything.
I kinda loved it.
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Post by Boozeman on Mar 6, 2012 15:17:31 GMT -5
I just think it's ironic that people have been bashing Cena being a bland, milquetoast babyface for the last five years. Then, when he finally shows some attitude and acts like a cocky jackass, they get on him for THAT too. "HOW DARE YOU SHOW ANY PERSONALITY AND LAUGH AT THE ROCK?!"
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Post by Error on Mar 6, 2012 15:22:06 GMT -5
But Cena was doing it while Rock went into serious mode. I dunno but grinning wildly while a guy threatens to rip your throat out just annoys me slightly. They're empty threats and Cena knows it. He's given Rock several chance to try and rip his throat out like Rock claims and every time Rock does nothing but talk. He's daring Rock to do something by getting in his face and he knows Rock won't. The Rock is playing your basic schoolyard bully and Cena is the kid who's standing up to him knowing he's a scared little boy.
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Post by BigWill on Mar 6, 2012 15:23:02 GMT -5
I just think it's ironic that people have been bashing Cena being a bland, milquetoast babyface for the last five years. Then, when he finally shows some attitude and acts like a cocky jackass, they get on him for THAT too. "HOW DARE YOU SHOW ANY PERSONALITY AND LAUGH AT THE ROCK?!" I don't usually see people calling Cena out for being bland and having no personality. They usually bash him for telling corny jokes, and laughing things off despite being in a heated feud. And that's pretty much exactly what Cena did. So yeah, I don't see the irony. This is a pretty much standard reaction to a standard Cena promo.
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Post by rapidfire187 on Mar 6, 2012 15:23:25 GMT -5
I didn't know people were fussing about Cena's behavior when it comes to The Rock. This isn't anything new, he's been acting like this when it comes to Rock this whole time. It doesn't make me mad or anything, but I have been saying that I find it very odd the way Cena acts when The Rock is around. I likened it to the way that a guy acts when he's trying to impress a lady, but ends up looking like a doofus instead. I wouldn't really say that Cena looks like a doofus in this feud, but his character is completely different for it. It's like he's trying his best to look cooler than The Rock and...idk...it doesn't bother me, it's just something that's hard not to notice.
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Post by wrestling4ever on Mar 6, 2012 17:01:42 GMT -5
Cena killed that segment for me when he did that. His empty arena promo meant everything to him it was great, then when hes face to face, with a serious Rock, hes smiling like a goof. I dont care if you want to defend that, but it was silly. People will make their theories as to why hes smiling but its dumb to me. Hes intense one moment, than hes kidding around the next. Look at this. Punk/Jericho, killing it. HHH killing it, really showing the emotion. Cena, lolzwhateverbro. Weak.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 6, 2012 17:04:12 GMT -5
He was smiling when CM Punk was mocking him too. Maybe Cena just has trouble keeping a straight face.
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Mar 6, 2012 17:06:17 GMT -5
I don't mind it in certain scenarios, it just really looked outta place last night when they'd just done the whole empty arena thing when he pretty much stated that this match is the most important one of his life. It's incongruous for him to be smirking and smiling at the Rock later the same night. I get he's supposed to be getting 'under the Rock's skin' and all that, but it still doesn't fit if the match is supposed to be something that's so very important to him.
That's my only issue.
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Post by Johnny B. Decent on Mar 6, 2012 17:12:08 GMT -5
See, this is a larger part of my beef with Cena: He can't carry a feud worth a s***. Because nothing bothers him. Insult him, beat up his dad, run down America, soccer kick him in the head, force him to join your stable, even at his angriest it feels more like "Oh you scamp, I have to give you a spanking to behave". Even this thing with Kane, the angriest he's been, at the end it meant dick once it was back to normal after the blow-off.
And I feel like if he doesn't care, why should the fans, and I think it has hurt the WWE a few times. Hulk Hogan, for all his flaws, did not have this problem. King Kong Bundy and Earthquake injuring his ribs, Andre the Giant selling his services to Ted Dibiase, Randy Savage accusing him of violating the Bro Code, The Iron Sheik running down America, all these things, Hulk was pissed at and wanted to kick the crap out of all of them, and it worked.
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Post by "I'm Batman..." on Mar 6, 2012 17:14:07 GMT -5
Cena never sells anything, that's the problem.
I thought this means EVERYTHING to him.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 6, 2012 17:19:08 GMT -5
Cena killed that segment for me when he did that. His empty arena promo meant everything to him it was great, then when hes face to face, with a serious Rock, hes smiling like a goof. I dont care if you want to defend that, but it was silly. People will make their theories as to why hes smiling but its dumb to me. Hes intense one moment, than hes kidding around the next. Look at this. Punk/Jericho, killing it. HHH killing it, really showing the emotion. Cena, lolzwhateverbro. Weak. hahahhahha! Dude come on. You took one still from one promo and tried to make it seem like these guys would never smile. CM Punk is constantly smiling and laughing at his nemsis, no matter how "serious" things are. Same goes for HHH. I think people are just really looking for something to rag on Cena about...and if you're going to do that, go with the myriad of other about the guy that's annoying and not something that everyone else does as well.
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Post by Perpetual Nirvana on Mar 6, 2012 17:24:10 GMT -5
Cena killed that segment for me when he did that. His empty arena promo meant everything to him it was great, then when hes face to face, with a serious Rock, hes smiling like a goof. I dont care if you want to defend that, but it was silly. People will make their theories as to why hes smiling but its dumb to me. Hes intense one moment, than hes kidding around the next. Look at this. Punk/Jericho, killing it. HHH killing it, really showing the emotion. Cena, lolzwhateverbro. Weak. hahahhahha! Dude come on. You took one still from one promo and tried to make it seem like these guys would never smile. CM Punk is constantly smiling and laughing at his nemsis, no matter how "serious" things are. Same goes for HHH. I think people are just really looking for something to rag on Cena about...and if you're going to do that, go with the myriad of other about the guy that's annoying and not something that everyone else does as well. Well thanks for making assumptions about me. I always love that.
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Post by wrestling4ever on Mar 6, 2012 17:35:46 GMT -5
Cena killed that segment for me when he did that. His empty arena promo meant everything to him it was great, then when hes face to face, with a serious Rock, hes smiling like a goof. I dont care if you want to defend that, but it was silly. People will make their theories as to why hes smiling but its dumb to me. Hes intense one moment, than hes kidding around the next. Look at this. Punk/Jericho, killing it. HHH killing it, really showing the emotion. Cena, lolzwhateverbro. Weak. hahahhahha! Dude come on. You took one still from one promo and tried to make it seem like these guys would never smile. CM Punk is constantly smiling and laughing at his nemsis, no matter how "serious" things are. Same goes for HHH. I think people are just really looking for something to rag on Cena about...and if you're going to do that, go with the myriad of other about the guy that's annoying and not something that everyone else does as well. I dont see whats funny. Cena smiling in a serious face off after his own (and very good) serious promo in the empty arena is what was bad. Its not about what HHH,Punk did in the past when they smile. Still at least in a big face off they have been intense with it. You wont see HHH smiling to Taker, thats how big Rock/Cena should be in a face off. Im not ragging on Cena just to do it, I was legit turned off by that and it made him look like a goof. Horrible.
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Post by khali on Mar 6, 2012 17:40:36 GMT -5
It annoyed me because that was the time to get serious. Rock was doing comedy all night, but then he got serious and you could have had an intense staredown. Conversely, you had Ceba saying this was everything to him earlier in the show, but then turns all goofy when it is serious. For me it hurt what could have been a great moment.
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Post by xCompackx on Mar 6, 2012 17:42:17 GMT -5
My personal theory, but I thought it was because the feud is still at least kind of respectful for both. It did annoy me though to see him smiling at what's supposed to be "once in a lifetime".
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Post by Hit Girl on Mar 6, 2012 17:46:23 GMT -5
To be fair, Rock's threats were so laughable, Cena HAD to smile.
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Post by wrestling4ever on Mar 6, 2012 17:56:39 GMT -5
Being called New york Yankees makes him upset though, lol this guy. The point of a big time feud like this is to put each other over as threats, bring about the emotion, the intensity, sell the moment. Cena didnt in that face to face but did such a great job earlier in the night. Like with Rock, was being the ass he usually is but face to face he is always intense with Cena. Just puts me off seeing it play out like it did last night.
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Post by metylerca on Mar 6, 2012 17:59:22 GMT -5
Bret Hart did it all the time, and I've never seen this critique of him. I remember whenever Shawn would cut a huge promo on him either via Titan Tron or in person, Bret would smirk the entire time. It's just the way their character is built.
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Post by alliedbiscuit on Mar 6, 2012 18:11:08 GMT -5
I found it really annoying. That and mentioning frat houses, it's like he's an immature jackass. I'd expect something like this from The Miz but Cena is a 34 year old man who has won 19 titles in the WWE. Act like you've been there before. It was bad enough we had to sit through that ridiculous empty arena crap, but he had to go and ruin 2 segments.
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Post by mrjl on Mar 6, 2012 18:27:57 GMT -5
Such a crime to some people? To me, it's actually pretty realistic. Show two people (ESPECIALLY fighters) get into a verbal argument, you'll often see the guy getting insults thrown at him smile it off, whether it's getting to him/her or not. This is a common human trait. It does not mean that Cena is no-selling anything. it feels like to me some people just take wrestling to seriously. It should be a display of pure constant agression. The only emotions felt, hate, anger and pleasure in others suffering
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