I'll be pretty brief with this as my reasoning is simple and to the point. Cena is the only person to generate this level of reaction from the crowd since the Rock walked off into the sunset. He's deeply divided the corwds and they come alive when he comes out. Love him or hate him people pay attention to what he does. Something that no one else on the roster has achieved in years.

I'll admit it. I like Cena. There, I said it.

Cena can cut a promo. Not the rap stuff either, just a good intense promo. Now if he could learn to hide his weaknesses (punches, etc.) and accentuate his positives (power moves) he could really turn into something special. I really don't see that happening for a couple of years though.

I think he's something special right now. People are paying to cheer and boo him at this point. He's not going to be a mega star like Austin/Rock/Hogan but I think he can steady the tailspin the company has been in.

Shit, I'd like to see proof that anything he's doing is having an effect on anything the company is doing. Now I'll admit that working with the ECW angle has helped him, but he hasn't proved shit as far as being a ratings or money draw. Crowd reaction is just that....a reaction. It's not hard to get that either if you've been shoved down everyone's throat since they decided to push him.

People also paid to cheer RVD in ECW, but they ended up going NOWHERE.

People paid to boo Raven in ECW, and it went nowhere.

So basically, it's just like the crowds in TNA. They can react all they want, but until it equals big money......it really doesn't mean all that much.

Ratings and buys have been steady since his big push. No negative impact what so ever unlike the clowns in DX.

Smackdown's ratings have gone down considerably since Cena switched to Raw.

In the past six months (since Cena and Edge have been booked more effectively) Raw's ratings have gone up and almost always does over a 4.0 rating. Remember for the longest time when Raw typically did a 3.3 to a 3.5, and ratings like 3.9 were considered good? If Raw did a 3.9 now, everyone would panic a bit.

He and Edge have also upped the house show attendance.

I like his "Fuck It" reaction towards the crowds. He genuinely doesn't give a shit what they think of him - he just goes out and does his thing. It's an admirable trait - too many people - Jeff Jarrett and Christian Cage being good xamples - pander to the crowd at every moment, so desperate are they for a reaction

Cena did come across that way for a good chunk of 2004 and for when he was first getting booed on Raw, but I would say it's been the last six months that Cena has really come into his own as a wrestling personality. The way he's been able to handle the vicious crowds has been entertaining for me, personally.

I do agree. He is great for WWE. He is the most over guy since The Rock, as mentioned before. I like Cena, and think he is good at what he does, but WWE does his no favors with their nonsensical booking.

And then moving the show to Friday pretty much killed it. Being on UPN hasn't helped either, as a general statement.

When I say special, I do mean like Austin / Rock/ or Hogan. The problem with Cena now, is that you know that anyhting built during promos won't deliver in the ring. If he adopted a style that allowed him to have consistantly good matches, I think he could be that next break-away star.

Well, Cena was gone from Smackdown in June, they didn't move to Fridays until the fall.

I'd say Smackdown's ratings decrease would also be due to the loss of Eddie Guerrero, Batista's injury, and then by the poor handling of Rey Mysterio's World title push.

But Cena's departure sure did hurt Smackdown.