How has John Cena been as the U.S. Champion? They have been booking him as a fighting champion. I have mostly seen two different feelings from the fans. Some say that John Cena is burying these midcarders. He's just running through all of them. Others are saying that someone like Cena, as well as Daniel Bryan, holding a midcard title boosts the midcard and raises the prestige of these titles. The WWE is obviously putting focus into the U.S. title that you have not always seen in recent years.
Speaking for myself, I disagree with both of those reactions. I do not think Cena is burying these guys and I do not think he is adding that much of a boost. Look at the guys he has beaten in title matches since winning the title. None of those guys were being groomed to be top stars right now. After losing to Cena, none of them got demoted to a lower level. They are all in the same position they were in prior to facing Cena. One match does not define what type of career you are getting. If the WWE is serious in making you into a star and featuring you as one, it will show in how they treat you over time. At the same time, I do not feel Cena is helping the midcard that much. The midcard should belong to the midcarders. John Cena is an A+ player, in terms of how he has been booked for the last decade. And if they really wanted to raise the prestige of the title, they would have Cena defend it against more credible opponents on Raw. I remember when Triple H and Steve Austin were teaming together and held a lot of titles. Triple H was the Intercontinental Champion, as well as holding the tag titles with Austin. The Intercontinental Championship actually felt like a big deal because Triple H was carrying it around in main-event segments. Right now, it does not feel like the midcard and United States Championship have been elevated thanks to Cena. If anything, I feel Cena has been demoted to the midcard. That is obviously not what the WWE wants to do to Cena, but this booking might all end up in the "botch" category one day.
How much longer can Cena continue defending the title so much? He will run out of credible opponents sooner or later. They can bring in guys from NXT just to get title shots, but even that can only last so long. They might even bring in former WWE superstars and legends, but I doubt they go that far. You also have to wonder if this booking takes away from Cena's main feud. Right now, his main feud is supposed to be with Rusev. I do feel they could have put better focus there.
Will Rusev regain the title? Would they have Cena's reign be so short? I already pointed out that they cannot continue with this booking for Cena for a long time and that the whole situation doesn't feel too great. Give it back to Rusev and let him go back to feuding with other midcarders. Once Cena is done with that feud, he might move on to a feud against Seth Rollins over the WWE Championship. That is what I would do. As far as what the WWE might do, Cena will probably retain against Rusev. But I would expect the WWE to change how they are booking things with Cena as U.S. Champ.
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