Wrestlemania #22: Did This Make Cena?
Is this the match that made Cena legit?I don’t really think so. I’m not sure if there really is a single match that made Cena. He was already a big deal at this point and the win didn’t really put him up to a higher level. He did have to beat HHH at some point though, which makes this match more of a foregone conclusion than anything else.
Thoughts?
This match is not what made Cena legit in my opinion. I think his match against JBL @ Judgment Day 2005 (the I Quit match) is what made him “legit”. This match with HHH, while very good, was essentially just another match, much like the match(es) with JBL.
I’d have to say JBL is what kind of made Cena. Problem was I don’t think anyone bought JBL as champion. Everyone looked at him like “well lesnar is gone, so we really dont have anyone else to be top heel”. So Cena basically beat a fluke champion for his 1st title reign. I really think beating The Rock is going to legit MAKE Cena
I’d say yeah. When the match was made, my thoughts were that Triple H was not gonna lose a 3rd time straight and that Cena had enough time as Champion seeing how there were only 3 weeks with him not being WWE Champion since last WM. I was very surprised that he won and the shot of the crowds disbelief when HHH tapped really told me no one expected Cena to win back then. The sigh of a group of guys standing up, dropping their jaws and grabbing their foreheads when Cena was announced as the winner is one shot I won’t forget about that show. It definably made Cena a guy to take seriously on any level.
I too still love it when Cena wins and some guys have a shocked look on their face is priceless. King laughing at it too is great.
No. Simply because HHH did the exact same thing the year before with Batista. He didn’t have as much credibility as a “push killer” and a “spotlight hogger” by that point.
Many people played a role in making Cena legit. That includes JBL, Jericho, Christian, Angle, Edge, Triple H, Umaga, HBK, ETC. He didn’t really have a “Passing of the torch” moment, because well.. Who was going to pass it to him ? It was a gradual process and it worked better, because we can save the dream matches for later on in his career, such as a week from now.