I have to cover something that has been grating on me for months now; the crowds DRASTIC turn on John Cena. As a man over 25, I know I'm going out on a limb here by saying "I still enjoy watching John Cena.".
"The Sheep" is my term for the masses of wrestling fans that come to the live events and don't have A SINGLE CLUE as to what is going on. Why do you pay $40+ to go to a live event if you have no idea who is who and what is what? My favorite is the guys (that always seem to be in front or behind me) who chant the whole night for "puppies", chant "boring" at nice chain wrestling, and then again chant "We want puppies" or "HLA" when Trish and Mickie come out and put on a good match. It's disgusting. If you want HLA or puppies, might I recommend a strip club or the Playboy channel? It's cheaper, you can still drink, and it doesn't cost $6+ a glass.
Now, back to Cena. It has obviously become the "cool thing" if you're male over 13 to boo Cena. Why is this? Is it because the girls love him? Is it because he has become a bit younger fan friendly? Is it because he is Champ? I don't think so...I think it's because one crowd booed him. Not any crowd in particular...just a crowd. Here's where the "sheep" mentality comes in. Every crowd, every week, tries to out do the last. What we end up with is Cena being booed and Triple H being cheered...what? I thought the world hated Triple H...? Don't get me wrong, I have been a fan of Triple H for a long time...but I hate these sheep who cheer for him because he's against Cena. Heaven forbid we THINK FOR OURSELVES!
For my last point, and the lock on the sheep, think back to New Years Revolution. The crowd was all over Cena the WHOLE MATCH. When he won, they booed him. When Edge hit the ring and won, they cheered like crazy and then it dawned on them, "Wait, Edge just won the title.” You can see it in the tape. Watch the crowd, they are cheering and jumping because Cena lost...then it hits them like a ton of bricks...you can see it in your faces. Let me also make it clear that I am a big fan of Edge and I'm happy to see the push he's gotten as of late.
The SAME THING will happen at Backlash if Cena loses the belt. And, if they truly hate Cena and love Edge or Triple H, when one of them comes out with the belt the next night on Raw, they better cheer like mad.
Of course, they won’t. Cause they're sheep. They were sheep when they "hated" the Rock and booed him...but they would still talk along with his catchphrases. They were sheep when they would pop for Triple H when he came down, but when he would talk they would boo him because he was dating / married to Steph. So, as sheep, when Cena goes for the Five Knuckle Shuffle, they all go "You can't see me." If you don't like the man, then don't talk along with him.
If you don't like it, I got one word for ya!
Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
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