The WWE is really trying to make this feud between John Cena and Bray Wyatt seem like more than it really is. They haven't developed it enough to exactly steal the main-event slot from the title match, but they have tried to make it more worthy of Wrestlemania. And that is not really shocking. They have developed Bray Wyatt to be strong. They tossed in an injury angle, which they have failed to follow up on properly at all. Makes you wonder why they even bothered, if it was an angle. Hulk Hogan was involved slightly one night. But the main build has come from the promos. Both guys have done their usual thing, and it makes for an interesting feud. Bray Wyatt has talked about Cena's plastic girlfriend, Cena's castle, and Cena's entire legacy. It might make you think Cena's entire empire is at stake. That is how Cena has sold it in some of the things he has said. Cena pretty much has to put Bray Wyatt over like that to make this feud seem more interesting. Cena has faced worse than Bray Wyatt and been booked to beat them. Realistically, there is no reason to think Cena will be destroyed by Bray Wyatt.
I wish this feud was about more than just talk. I am not saying they should get rid of Cena. I am just saying that all this promo work is making this feud seem better than it really has been. If only there was a way to really make it seem like Bray Wyatt can do what he is saying. In some ways, Bray Wyatt has really failed to do anything major. His feud with Kane did not lead to him transforming Kane into a Wyatt and it ended without a proper finish. His feud with Miz went nowhere. His feud against CM Punk and Daniel Bryan turned into just a storyline against Daniel Bryan. The way the WWE ended up handling the storyline, Bray Wyatt failed to properly brainwash Daniel Bryan. Bray won the match at the Royal Rumble, but that didn't hurt Daniel Bryan's momentum and booking at all. It has had no impact on Daniel Bryan at all. The worse Bray Wyatt can possibly do is beat John Cena. He has not done anything else to make anyone believe he can truly ruin John Cena. It isn't even likely that he will beat John Cena at Wrestlemania. Cena has not won at the last 3 PPVs. They are really going to make it 4 in a row? And the fourth loss coming at Wrestlemania? Against Bray Wyatt? Is the WWE planning another "Worst Year In John Cena's Career" story? The Rock did not exactly ruin him. Why should I believe Bray Wyatt would? Because he has Thing 1 and Thing 2 by his side? Remember how well Nexus was built up and broken down after Cena was done with them? I can't seem to remember to forget it. Classic centerpiece booking, and it is even worse in recent years. Bray Wyatt will likely end up like that. But just for the sake of making it more exciting, coming up with a way for Bray Wyatt's actions to back up his words would be nice.
Let me change subjects slightly. I mentioned why I don't like John Cena very much a while ago. Let me compare him to another former centerpiece that I just mentioned. Hulk Hogan was in John Cena's shoes back in the day. He was pushed as the top star. As a performer, Hulk Hogan does not annoy me as much as John Cena. I have never seen Hulk Hogan wrestle an amazing match in terms of actual wrestling. His moves have always been basic. Nothing wrong with that. He wrestles like a lot of guys wrestled back then. What makes his matches fun to watch would be the character and psychology he would show. For what he did, he did it well. John Cena sometimes tries to bust out new moves here and there to silence his critics, but when his execution is not that great, that is what makes me not give him credit that some might give him. Whatever style you are going to wrestle, do it well. Do not try to pull off moves you cannot do well and that make you look even more stupid. As for promos, Hogan did not have the "politician" vibe that I sometimes hear with Cena. What kind of politician says "Brother" all the time? And he just talked the way that wrestlers did back then. There was energy in their voice. There is still energy in Cena's voice, but it often comes off as more self-righteous than entertaining. Even when Hogan is giving serious promos, the way he talks does not annoy me as much as the sound of Cena's voice. You can say it is nostalgia, but I am not really that nostalgic for the way wrestling was decades ago. Action inside the ring is definitely more exciting than it was back then. And I think you see more depth in mic skills these says, as well. I am just not a fan of John Cena in either of those two things. I am not a Hogan fan, but he does not annoy me that much, as a wrestler.
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