When did Cena become “kid friendly”

[ChitownKnight]

2003 was his heel vulgar rap phase, 2004 was his face vulgar rap phase, 2005 his album came out and when he came to Raw he toned down on the rapping but still kind of emulated hip hop culture cracking risqué jokes. 2006 he kind of lost the hip hop feel but I stilI felt he was the same way, still pretty edgy making slut jokes about lita and giving booker shit for “losing his black card”. Was it 2007 when he became the kid friendly Star we know him as?

[Mister Pigwell]

When was the switch from FU to AA? Round there I'd hazard a guess.

[ChitownKnight]

Mar 21, 2019 23:29:17 GMT -5 Mister Pigwell said:

When was the switch from FU to AA? Round there I'd hazard a guess.

That was kind of depressing to watch tbh. I liked Cena because he had that edge to him and he’s what got me into wwe back in 04 when I was an angsty 12 year old.

[arrogantmodel]

When he went from a weak ass rapper to a fake ass marine.

[1 Free Moon-Down with Burger]

He definitely went full tilt on it post-Benoit

[Fade]

Mar 21, 2019 23:36:46 GMT -5 ChitownKnight said:

Mar 21, 2019 23:29:17 GMT -5 Mister Pigwell said:

When was the switch from FU to AA? Round there I'd hazard a guess.

That was kind of depressing to watch tbh. I liked Cena because he had that edge to him and he’s what got me into wwe back in 04 when I was an angsty 12 year old.

Same. The first time he walked down and did his thing as Thuganomics I was like “Awwww this is my dude after Austin”

[Futureraven: Beelzebruv]

Mar 22, 2019 0:40:00 GMT -5 1 Free Moon-Down with Burger said:

He definitely went full tilt on it post-Benoit

Even before that, I remember they filmed a Smackdown where Benoit helped out out Cena, but then Cena hit him with the FU. Hayes wanted to keep it in to keep his edge, but was overruled so they were just seen helping each other out.

[Feyrhausen]

Mar 22, 2019 2:05:27 GMT -5 Futureraven: Beelzebruv said:

Mar 22, 2019 0:40:00 GMT -5 1 Free Moon-Down with Burger said:

He definitely went full tilt on it post-Benoit

Even before that, I remember they filmed a Smackdown where Benoit helped out out Cena, but then Cena hit him with the FU. Hayes wanted to keep it in to keep his edge, but was overruled so they were just seen helping each other out.

I read at the time that the crowd seemed very confused by it and was quiet. The people against the ending used that to make their argument against keeping it in.

[Deleted]

It was 2007. When he started acting like a marine and wearing the green jorts.

In 2009, he went full on with the “rainbow t shirt” thing. Survivor Series 2009 was the first time he wore those I believe.

[Gerard Gerard]

"JBL is poopy" actually predates WWE's formal turn to PG by a couple weeks, both occurring in July 2008. So around then?

I have distinct memories of the FU/AA going nameless for a while too, as they decided on a new name for it. It was simply known as "going for the victory." I still feel the name 'Attitude Adjustment' was an inspired play on words for a company undergoing a philosophical shift.

[abjordans]

I would say when he got that T-shirt with the cartoon bulldog on it.

[CeilingFan]

when WWE went PG.

[Pushed to the Moon]

It's crazy watching how he was before he became a big kid. I watched back one of the Rumbles I think where he came out rapping and said "I'm like a swollen penis cos you can't beat me" or something equally insane.

[Heartbreaker]

Mar 22, 2019 7:35:10 GMT -5 Pushed to the Moon said:

It's crazy watching how he was before he became a big kid. I watched back one of the Rumbles I think where he came out rapping and said "I'm like a swollen penis cos you can't beat me" or something equally insane.

Like all of Cena’s raps had something about a penis.

[Pushed to the Moon]

Mar 22, 2019 7:37:55 GMT -5 Heartbreaker said:

Mar 22, 2019 7:35:10 GMT -5 Pushed to the Moon said:

It's crazy watching how he was before he became a big kid. I watched back one of the Rumbles I think where he came out rapping and said "I'm like a swollen penis cos you can't beat me" or something equally insane.

Like all of Cena’s raps had something about a penis.

Haha pretty much. And he always used to end them by getting the crowd to yell it for him. Maybe he was so ashamed of his behaviour he had to become a disciplined faux marine afterwards to make up for it.

[Hypnosis]

Mar 22, 2019 7:37:55 GMT -5 Heartbreaker said:

Mar 22, 2019 7:35:10 GMT -5 Pushed to the Moon said:

It's crazy watching how he was before he became a big kid. I watched back one of the Rumbles I think where he came out rapping and said "I'm like a swollen penis cos you can't beat me" or something equally insane.

Like all of Cena’s raps had something about a penis.

I remember the one he gave to Big Show in 2004:

"Forget seeing me, you can't see your own penis!"

[Deleted]

I believe there was a short period in maybe late 2008-early 2009 where they stopped calling out the name of his finishers and then a short time later they were Attitude Adjustment and STF.

[A damn road sign]

Mar 22, 2019 8:42:47 GMT -5 @oldbaby said:

I believe there was a short period in maybe late 2008-early 2009 where they stopped calling out the name of his finishers and then a short time later they were Attitude Adjustment and STF.

GOING FOR THE VICTORY

[Deleted]

I'd say right about the time he said, "Y2Cheap."

[OVO 40 hunched over like he 80]

Mar 22, 2019 0:40:00 GMT -5 1 Free Moon-Down with Burger said:

He definitely went full tilt on it post-Benoit

John admits it fully that the whole direction changed after the murders.