He's Got The Whole World In His Hands

The storyline between John Cena and Bray Wyatt continues to be tweaked further. It started out with Bray Wyatt talking about ruining Cena's legacy. It was pretty vague how he would manage that. The story turned to whether or not Bray could turn Cena heel. Bray was getting inside Cena's head. Of course, Cena overcame all that.

What is the WWE trying now? On Raw this week, they had a poll to decide whom Cena will face. One Wyatt? Two Wyatts? Or all three Wyatts? All three Wyatts ended up facing Cena. The storyline has turned into Bray Wyatt brainwashing the fans to be against Cena. Bray Wyatt has failed to properly brainwash any of the wrestlers he has feuded against. He somehow has mesmerized the fans to be on his side?

This is a great example of the WWE taking advantage of the mixed reaction Cena gets to further a storyline. It is not something that can be ignored. Thing is, it is not really Bray Wyatt's hypnotic ways that are doing this. Cena has been hated by many for years. A lot of heels that have feuded against him have gotten a more decent reaction from the Cena haters than Cena could get. Even Jinder Mahal might look like a hero if he ever feuds against Cena. Or not.

I am not taking anything away from Bray Wyatt. He has a unique gimmick and a lot of fans love him. It also helps that he panders to the fans at times. He always mentions the town's name of wherever they are that night. Unless you are insulting them, mentioning the city always gets you a good reaction. Mick Foley always got a cheap pop off of that. At times, the fans have seemed mesmerized by his singing bit. On the other side of that, there are times when he is pretty much singing to himself.

How will the WWE develop this further? How will they tie it in to the steel cage match? Another thing to consider is whether or not the fans will react the way the WWE would like them to. I have already pointed out how some audiences don't always care too much for Wyatt. PPV crowds are usually more crazy. But the whole premise for this storyline is now leaning towards the fans falling for Bray. The WWE will probably fail to keep the ball rolling from what they have just done this week and go back to same vague plot about Bray Wyatt trying to ruin John Cena's legacy. They have really been inconsistent with this storyline. Cena is afraid one week, then making fun of them the next, and then back to being worried again. What they are doing now has potential, but there are too many factors that might ruin it very easily and quickly. Do they know how to follow up? Will fan reactions match what they are trying to do? Can they pick a direction with Cena and stick to it?