This is my idea for what WWE could do with The Rock vs John Cena storyline. Part of it is already irrelevant as I wrote this before Survivor Series, but they could still get it back on track for what would be a brilliant storyline...
It starts with The Rock and John Cena teaming up at Survivor Series, and basically how the Rock has no reason to even be there, therefore making the ppv seem less important. Firstly, I’ll go with my idea for how they salvage this storyline, and will expand on how it could have been better in the first place later on.
For this storyline to get interesting, John Cena will have to turn heel at Survivor Series. This will involve turning on The Rock, but just that in itself is not enough to turn him. If you remember, before Wrestlemania this year Cena hit Rock with the Attitude Adjustment, but it wasn’t a heel turn, and the same thing would happen if he did it again at Survivor Series. Cena would have to also align himself with Miz and R-Truth, similar to the way Hogan joined the outsiders with his first heel turn. Cena would then have to cut an epic shoot promo about how the fans have booed him even though he’s worked his butt off for years, and the final turning point would be him insulting the kids who love him so much. Can you imagine it, Cena ripping on the kids whilst the crowd throws trash into the ring WCW style?
This new stable of Awesome Truth and John Cena could have been the new nWo, but that ship has probably sailed now. A new nWo could have worked, and I’ll do some backdated booking now to explain how. ..
Back when Miz and R-Truth first attacked Punk and Triple H, and the referees, and they were actually starting to look a threat, you might remember they were fired by Triple H. When he kicked them out the arena that night at the end of Raw, a limo should have pulled up, the window rolling down to reveal Kevin Nash. Miz and Truth should have joined Nash in the limo and drove off. This would have fitted with the storyline, because Nash was also feuding with Triple H at the time, and John Laurinaitis was sending his sneaky texts all the time. The next time Awesome Truth returned, you’ll remember, was at Hell in a Cell, when they entered the cell and attacked everyone with lead pipes. During this segment, you might also remember, they were wearing hoodies. When the roster came out and tried to break the cage, Miz and Truth should have stood over Cena, Punk and Del Rio, who they had just beaten down, and removed their hoodies to reveal nWo shirts. How awesome would that have been?
WWE could have used this angle to tie up a lot of unanswered questions. Kevin Nash could have been the anonymous Raw GM. At this time Triple H was COO of the company, and the anonymous GM was still technically in charge of Raw. A few weeks later Triple H got fired as Raw GM to be replaced by Johnny Ace, even though it was a job he never had in the first place. If Nash had been the Raw GM, he could have been the person trying to lose Triple H his job, the one CM Punk mentioned on the walk out episode, and Laurinaitis could have been helping Nash from the inside, sending the texts ect.
Now we would have an nWo of Awesome Truth being led by Kevin Nash, and John Laurinaitis as the authority figure helping them out a la Eric Bischoff, wreaking havoc throughout the WWE, attacking everyone including officials. CM Punk would go on the title route against Del Rio, and Triple H would be out of action because Kevin Nash destroyed him with his own sledge hammer (which actually happened, but in my storyline it would be more significant). This would leave John Cena on his own against the new nWo, which would fit his super Cena character perfectly, but would also mean he actually needed someone who could help him beat them. Meaning Rock’s return would feel a lot more significant.
Anyway, all of that never happened, and we’re at Survivor Series were Cena has just screwed the Rock and aligned himself with Miz and Truth, and he’s just cut an epic shoot promo on the kids who love him. The Rock will undoubtedly disappear again for a few months after Survivor Series. They could claim he’s injured, but Rock’s too big of a star really for wrestling kayfabe. We now have Cena, Miz and Truth running the WWE with the help of Laurinaitis and Kevin Nash. Punk has won the title from Del Rio at Survivor Series, so Del Rio also loosely aligns himself to the stable, along with all the other heels on the roster. John Cena would become a cross between a chicken heel but also a credible wrestler. He can win matches cleanly, but then bring his cronies in the dish out beatings when the match is over to get him heat from the crowd.
Cena would at some point win the title back off Punk, and Punk would be spearheading the opposition, or more likely the victims to the new stable, along with Triple H when he returns. You’d also have Awesome Truth win the tag titles to make the faction even stronger. We’d then see Cena turn into more of a chicken heel, he’d hardly ever have to defend the title because John Laurinaitis would be helping him get out of matches, and he’d also be using the threat of future endeavouring people to get them to do what he wants.
Cena’s refusal to defend the title will be important for his character as we head towards Royal Rumble. John Laurinaitis could cut a promo on Raw stating that it doesn’t matter who wins the Royal Rumble because they won’t get a title shot against John Cena at Wrestlemania because he’s already got a match against The Rock, which he’s decided will be non-title.
There’s two ways the next part of the storyline could play out. We could have a major surprise return at Royal Rumble, or announce the return in advance to really sell the ppv. To be honest, it wouldn’t matter either way because they’d both be amazing. I’ll go with the surprise return at Royal Rumble first…
John Cena will be a guest on commentary for the rumble to make it even more intense. The heels will all have a plan to stop the faces winning, so for example we get down to the last 3 being Miz, R-Truth and Del Rio in the ring, with only entrant number 30 to come out. 10… 9… 8… 7… 6… 5… 4… 3… 2… IF YA SMELLLLL. I’ll let you take a moment to imagine the pop, and in your head just picture JR on commentary, and the shocked face of John Cena as they focus on him. The Rock enters at number 30 and goes on to win the rumble. After the match he cuts a promo to Cena, talking about how Cena said he won’t be defending the title because he already has a match against The Rock, but now the Rock’s won the rumble and their match at Mania will be for the WWE title.
The other way of doing it, the way to best sell the Royal Rumble, is similar just without the surprise return at the event. Basically, after Cena and Laurinaitis have cut the promo about how he won’t be defending the title at Mania, the Rock’s music hits, and he can either be there live or do a video via satellite. He would just say how he’s entering the rumble and he’s going to win and make their match a title match. You’d still get the shocked face of Cena, and hopefully the commentary of JR. Then everyone would buy the rumble hoping to see the Rock, but this return would be a lot more valid than his Survivor Series one because it would feel like he has a real reason to be back. You could also have some great backstage attitude era-esque segments during the Rumble, with Laurinaitis stating The Rock is not entering the rumble at any cost and he must be stopped, and you could have all the affiliates of the faction looking for him. When Rock did enter the rumble the pop would still be epic, and the Rock vs John Cena at Wrestlemania would be a title match, but it would actually feel important.
Wrestlemania could then be built around members of the faction going against people they’re feuding with. I know a lot of people don’t want to see HHH vs Kevin Nash, but if they built it up this way it would be a good match. My other great Wrestlemania plan would be for Awesome Truth’s tag team title opponents. CM Punk will have also still been feuding with them for months, so he will want to go against them. Similar to before Survivor Series with John Cena, Laurinitais will tell Punk he can face them with a partner of his choice. Whilst Cena’s choice of the Rock seemed pretty unnecessary this time, Awesome Truth will now be strong and extremely hated, and will have also beat down Punk many times over the past few months. They could tell CM Punk that no one he gets to be his partner will be good enough, or that no one will be brave enough to team up with him. Then a few weeks later on Raw Punk will tell them he’s found a partner. You could do the whole backstage hunt for the partner, Miz and Truth attacking people from the roster and asking if it’s them or if they know who it is, then during the closing segment they could tell Punk they don’t believe he has a partner, leading to CM Punk saying he does and here he is… And the glass shatters and out comes Stone Cold Steve Austin. Again, in your head, just picture the faces of Miz and Truth (I’d say Laurinaitis also but he only has one facial expression, he looks like Johnny Cab off Total Recall) and also the voice of JR on commentary “Austin! Austin! Austin!”
So there, by having Cena turn heel at Survivor Series we’d have 3 feuds that would lead to Wrestlemania matches, but not only that they would feel like important matches that follow a well thought out storyline. Triple H vs Kevin Nash, Awesome Truth vs CM Punk and Stone Cold, and John Cena vs The Rock. I might do my whole dream Wrestlemania card next week.
That’s my idea for where WWE should go, it’s probably got as many flaws as theirs (but at least I’ve planned ahead as far as Mania, they don’t seem to know what’s happening next week) so let me know if you spot them, and tell me what you would do differently. It makes for good discussion.
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