New Delhi: One of the greatest WWE wrestlers, John Cena, lost his farewell match against Gunther at the Saturday Night Main Event on Sunday, December 14. His final match marks the end of a long-lasting career spanning over two decades. Cena served as the face of the company for a long period of time and was one of the most reliable superstars in the WWE. The 17-time champion’s farewell match officially marked the WWE taking the game towards a new future.
Face of the Company
Cena carried WWE through the post-Attitude Era to the Modern Era, which was the critical transformation in the sport. At one point in time, he was the central superhero figure in the WWE and helped the WWE to introduce the sport among the children, which was earlier called an adult sport.
With Cena’s absence, WWE might no longer rely on superhero figures, and now the company will move towards multi-star spotlights, where CM Punk, Cody Rhodes, Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns, and more will share the spotlight.
Next generation to take over the sport
The 17-time world champion is the longest-serving star of the 21st century, and now the new generation will take over the business. Now the pressure will increase on WWE to produce organic fan-favourite stars.
Gunther became the first superstar to force Cena to tap out, and in the final run of Cena, several stars like Cody Rhodes, Jey Uso, Gunther, and more got the opportunity to share the stage with Cena, which will ultimately create space for the future stars to rise in WWE.
Hero vs Villain storyline
Cena is the prime example of who helped WWE the most to create hero vs villain narrative storylines, and now with his absence, WWE have to change the storytelling style or produce some stars who can fill the boots of Cena as the fan-favourite hero character in fights.
With WWE’s transformation, audiences might expect realism and emotional depth in narratives over good vs evil plots, and now the company also focuses majorly on more layered and complex storylines.
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