The Demolition of Austin Theory by One John Cena

[Friday Night SmackOwn]

This is not the entire segment, but good god.... Big Match John dropped a nuclear-grade promo on Theory. My goodness.

[Fade]

Man, Cena did really well here. It’s exactly what Austin needs too. To be torn up in front of a crowd.

Cena’s comments cut to the bone about Theory’s issue.

[DichEvans]

I mean, last time Cena did this, it was to Roman (not this run, but back when Roman was a face pre-covid), and Roman legit upped his game and became a really good promo.

Maybe the same thing will happen to Theory?


Cena has a really good track record of making people up their game. Even during the Rock fued, Cena was just destroying Rock initially until Rock stopped phoning it in

[King Devitt and the Woke Mob]

I was expecting that to be more brutal.

I'll need to search out the entire segment.

[thegatewaydrug]

Fine speech, John...

[deezy]

Mar 7, 2023 1:18:53 GMT -5 DichEvans said:

I mean, last time Cena did this, it was to Roman (not this run, but back when Roman was a face pre-covid), and Roman legit upped his game and became a really good promo.

Maybe the same thing will happen to Theory?


Cena has a really good track record of making people up their game. Even during the Rock fued, Cena was just destroying Rock initially until Rock stopped phoning it in

This 💯. I came here to say something similar but you said better than I would have so I'll just piggy back off of this.

[Perd]

Cena is going to prove aTheory. Which, using my vast knowledge of academia, officially makes him a wizard.

[Slammy Award-Winning Cannibal]

At the end of the day, what Theory needs is further credibility. It’s not unlike MJF going toe-to-toe over an hour with Danielson. He needs to show he can take on a legend, soundly beat a hero and really soak that into his character.

They’re gonna have a solid Mania match.

[yokohamacpfc]

Good delivery as usual from Cena but the line about how Theory loses even if he wins was poor writing IMO, so he gets booed the night after, why in kayfabe should Theory care? He's a heel who has just won the biggest match of his career, he shouldn't give a fig.

[Ryushinku]

To shreds, you say?

[BayleyTiffyCodyCenaJudyHopps]

Not all up and comers can survive that, but the whole nature of Theory’s character is he’s a young cocky jerk who could stand to be deflated at this stage. Hopefully Austin can step up and carry his end of the feud some.

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As FAN’s self-proclaimed hairline expert, I find Theory’s comments about Cena being bald pretty rich.

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[The Thread Barbi]

Mar 7, 2023 2:24:09 GMT -5 Perd said:

Cena is going to prove aTheory. Which, using my vast knowledge of academia, officially makes him a wizard.

He's going to need it to prove his Doctorate of Thuganomics

[thechase]

The Demolition:

Here comes the match, and here comes the promo

[Ben Wyatt]

I said it in the Raw thread but I'll repeat it here: That promo makes "God Spoke to Billy" look like a f***ing pep talk.

[Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!!]

I hope there was a lot of iodine backstage

[CMWaters]

Mar 7, 2023 1:18:53 GMT -5 DichEvans said:

I mean, last time Cena did this, it was to Roman (not this run, but back when Roman was a face pre-covid), and Roman legit upped his game and became a really good promo.

Maybe the same thing will happen to Theory?


Cena has a really good track record of making people up their game. Even during the Rock fued, Cena was just destroying Rock initially until Rock stopped phoning it in

There was that "Most Overhyped Superstar" line during the build up to the Firefly Funhouse match against Wyatt (which was turned against Cena at the very end of that when Wyatt was about to win)

[Gelatinous Parasite]

Mar 7, 2023 3:13:08 GMT -5 yokohamacpfc said:

Good delivery as usual from Cena but the line about how Theory loses even if he wins was poor writing IMO, so he gets booed the night after, why in kayfabe should Theory care? He's a heel who has just won the biggest match of his career, he shouldn't give a fig.

I think it made a lot of sense. If he beats Cena, then he's got to follow it up and prove it wasn't luck. What the hell do you do after you beat John Cena at WrestleMania? If you're not then in the World Title picture within a few months, you probably look like a chump.

[Jindrak Mark]

Loved it. And the little passing of the torch moment with Cody afterwards too, kind of like what they did with Bray/Taker recently.

I hope Theory hits rock bottom, loses the title at Mania and has a crisis of confidence about whether he’s capable of living up to his hype then eventually his old buddies from The Way talk him off the ledge and they have a run together on the main roster. His comedic/himbo character I think is the way for him to fully connect with the audience first before he really moves to the top of the card. They turned him serious heel too early and I don’t see this version of him right now reaching that level. Even if he beats Cena I think it would seem more like “wow Cena loses to anyone these days” than “wow Theory must be getting a huge push.”

[BlahBlah]

Promo bothered me, too inside baseball. He could have dressed Theory down without mentioning piped-in crowd noise and diminishing a potential victory as a lose/lose. It was entirely too much.... if they don't think Theory is ready for this role then they didn't have to put him in this position.