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[Misanthrope]

Not when the narrative is...

This is Kevin Owens, don't let the hobo appearance fool you! He beat Cena in his first match in the WWE but he refuses to offer him a rematch.

Any feud he's in will suffer because of that.

When it's done in that fashion and in this context then yes, that's what you're asking for.

What motivation would Owens have for giving Cena a rematch? He's clearly stated he doesn't want his title, so beating him once would be all the proof he needs that he is as good as he says he is.

It doesn't mean Cena can never get his revenge, nor does it mean that any feud he moves on to would suffer. What more would he need to prove by facing Cena? Why would he not move on to what he considers 'bigger and better' things?

It doesn't play with the generic, same shit we've seen every week for decades style booking of the WWE - but it does make characterful sense, and I fail to see how denying Cena an unjustified rematch hurts Owens.

Let it sit for a few months with Owens picking up wins in a few feuds, wait until Cena inevitably has the world title back, and then you've got a ready made feud with instant heat on it. Owens can then deign to step into the ring with Cena again, because it's for something he actually wants.

Given he has already said he has no interest in Cena's belt and he has already (in this timeline) beaten him, the only natural progression is (if Cena wishes to face him) that Cena must find something that can entice Owens into giving him the opportunity to get his win back.

 

[Big Pete]

Is this just a round-a-bout way of saying you want Cena to equal the Nature Boy's record? :lol:

 

[Big Pete]

Just let Owens dominate NXT and be the guy there until a prominent role in the WWE roster opens up. There is no way Cena would allow Owens to walk away after being disrespected in the fashion he has been and it wouldn't make any sense for anybody to downplay and allow Owens to move on.

Elimination Chamber should be used as an experiment to see how popular Owens is and to expand NXT's audience.

 

[Misanthrope]

Just let Owens dominate NXT and be the guy there until a prominent role in the WWE roster opens up. There is no way Cena would allow Owens to walk away after being disrespected in the fashion he has been and it wouldn't make any sense for anybody to downplay and allow Owens to move on.

Elimination Chamber should be used as an experiment to see how popular Owens is and to expand NXT's audience.

See, then the whole match doesn't make sense. Having a guy you're portraying as a cocky bad-ass who backs up his words with actions lose to Cena hurts him, no matter what Cena does to make him look good during the match.

And it hurts him even moreso if he then disappears from Raw/Smackdown to lick his wounds in NXT like a little bitch.

 

[Big Pete]

Then don't have Cena beat him and go with a screwy finish that protects both guys as I've been saying all this time.

Then let Owens go back and be a major star on a show that's going places.

Instead of a bit player finding his feet on a program that's staler than The Simpsons.

 

[Misanthrope]

Then don't have Cena beat him and go with a screwy finish that protects both guys as I've been saying all this time.

Then let Owens go back and be a major star on a show that's going places.

Instead of a bit player finding his feet on a program that's staler than The Simpsons.

That's pretty much the situation they've booked themselves into. Not sure how a screwy finish convinces either guy to just drop it afterwards given how aggressive Owens has been, but it's pretty much the best case scenario.

 

[Big Pete]

There's a number of ways they could do it.

redvscotty's suggestion works fine.

 

[Misanthrope]

There's a number of ways they could do it.

redvscotty's suggestion works fine.

Does nothing to resolve their conflict. Why would Cena let it alone after getting a roll-up win? Owens might let it stand so he can deal with Joe, but Cena accepting a dodgy ass win over a guy who has laid him out twice flies in the face of the whole respect angle of his 'hustle loyalty respect' credo.

 

[Big Pete]

Does nothing to resolve their conflict. Why would Cena let it alone after getting a roll-up win? Owens might let it stand so he can deal with Joe, but Cena accepting a dodgy ass win over a guy who has laid him out twice flies in the face of the whole respect angle of his 'hustle loyalty respect' credo.

Because Cena is a vet and knows he has an obligation to defend the belt (like he was doing despite being ambushed every week by a powerlifter) and will keep doing his 'you want some, come get some' stuff which is what his character is about right now.

 

[Misanthrope]

Because Cena is a vet and knows he has an obligation to defend the belt (like he was doing despite being ambushed every week by a powerlifter) and will keep doing his 'you want some, come get some' stuff which is what his character is about right now.

Lazy writing if you ask me. He's one dimensional enough without removing his urge to get revenge on a guy who kicked the shit out of him.

 

[Big Pete]

Not in the long run especially if the match is worked as well as it should be.

 

[redvscotty]

What if someone like Joe runs in to beat down Owens, it backfires and Joe ends up cleaning up Cena accidentally with a ring bell or something and then Owens beats Joe down, pins Cena and then walks off winner.

Owens parades around in NXT as if he's the all conquering Champ that he is, continues his fued with Joe (still as cocky as ever) and denies Cena match after match. Cena continues to bad mouth him within a few minutes of each open challenge match before throwing out open challenges to anyone and eventually does a run in at one of the NXT takeover events costing Owens the title and pumelling him at the same time.

Owens is livid with this and now has no choice but to go after Cena and thats how he ends up on the main roster. Fueding with Cena.

Obviously would need to be done over a few months and you'd need Raw to show short clips of Renae or whoever trying to get Owens' thoughts throughout but he would have to brush or laugh off the Cena comments to keep the tension going.

By the end you have Cena V Owens on the main card and Balor as the NXT title holder. As Cena V Owens is waning on the main roster a couple of months after that, Get Zayn to come onto the main roster and they can fight it out for the interc. title or something.

 

[Misanthrope]

See, that makes more sense than having Joe cost him the match and him just forget about it.

 

[Scott Gourley's Lovechild]

Joe won't be there, as he is an NXT exclusive act (and I think he is booked for ROH that weekend tagging with AJ Styles vs Bad Influence). If you're going to have a run in, then the only ones that make sense are either Rusev or Finn Balor.

 

[Misanthrope]

Ugh. No more Rusev v Cena, please

 

[Scott Gourley's Lovechild]

Rusev has moved on, but storyline wise if it isn't someone from NXT then it really can only be him.

 

[Hoggmaster]

Lesner returns lays Cena out and we are treated to Cena vs Lesner 214 at SummerSlam. Now thats money!

 

[Misanthrope]

I will never not tune in to see Lesnar destroy Cena.

 

[alien]

cena should win by DQ after owens snaps and uses weapons on him, finishing him a few of his power bombs. he goes back to nxt to defend his title. cena stays u.s. champ until he does the u.s. title challenge on RAW where BROCK LESNAR comes out and destroys cena. lesnar new u.s. champion.

 

[Bulldog Force]

cena should win by DQ after owens snaps and uses weapons on him, finishing him a few of his power bombs. he goes back to nxt to defend his title. cena stays u.s. champ until he does the u.s. title challenge on RAW where BROCK LESNAR comes out and destroys cena. lesnar new u.s. champion.

So all the "Lesnar is unbeatable" stuff that we've been treated to for nearly a year now ends up with him being a mid-carder?