Why do people insist Cena buries talent?

I am by no means a Cena mark, I respect the man and don't dislike the character, I think he is good for WWE and WWE needs him. He puts on some very good matches from time to time and his mic skills are very good and up there with the best on the roster. He is a entertainer.



It frustrates me when people say Cena buries talent. All because he wins his fair share of matches on Raw/Smackdown, but when you delve deeper, his PPV record over the last few years is NOT THAT GOOD! It is nowhere near as good as the PPV records of Hogan, Austin and Rock when they were 'the top dog'. People hate him and that is fine but they really need to look at the stats before making such ignorant and uneducated comments!



Below I have looked at the last 3 years. No point looking before that because it is history now and Cena has evolved and so has the wrestling landscape since then. 2010 people will argue he buried The Nexus, but this was a poor year for Wrestling - no Rock, no Lesnar, HBK retired, Triple H was part time, CM Punk was only midcard and Daniel Bryan was on NXT and then fired. There was absolutely nobody to challenge Cenas throne.



2011

Royal Rumble - LOST

Elimination Chamber - WON

Wrestlemania 27 - LOST

Extreme Rules - WON (c)

Over The Limit - WON (c)

Capital Punishment - WON (c)

Money In The Bank - LOST

Summerslam - LOST

Night Of Champions - WON (c)

Hell In A Cell - LOST

Vengeance - LOST

Survivor Series - WON

TLC - N/A



Win rate = 50% of PPV matches

Put Over - The Miz, CM Punk and Alberto Del Rio.



2012

Royal Rumble - DREW

Elimination Chamber - WON

Wrestlemania 28 - LOST

Extreme Rules - WON

Over The Limit - LOST

No Way Out - WON

Money In The Bank - WON

Summerslam - LOST

Night Of Champions - DREW

Hell In A Cell - N/A

Survivor Series - LOST

TLC - LOST



Win rate = 33% of PPV matches

Put Over - The Rock, John Laurinaitis, CM Punk and Dolph Ziggler.





2013

Royal Rumble - WON

Elimination Chamber - LOST

Wrestlemania 29 - WON (c)

Extreme Rules - DREW

Payback - WON (c)

Money In The Bank - WON (c)

Summerslam - LOST

Night Of Champions - N/A

Battleground - N/A

Hell In A Cell - WON (c)

Survivor Series - WON (c)

TLC - LOST



Win rate = 60% of PPV matches

Put Over - The Shield, Daniel Bryan and Randy Orton.



There is no doubt that Cena had a decent 2013 but is that where the anger comes from? Was Vince correct in saying Wrestling fans have such short memories?!



Cena did wonders for The Miz and CM Punk in 2011 by putting him over twice. He again put Punk over in 2012 and also lost a high profile match to Dolph Ziggler, not forgetting a big one against The Rock. And last year he put over Daniel Bryan in a massive main event at Summerslam and then Randy Orton at the end and beginning of 2014.



So who has he buried the last few years? We can argue all day about his wins and losses on Raw but it is PPV matches that really matter and those are the matches that people remember. He has scored wins over midcarders like R-Truth, Mark Henry, Big Show and Alberto Del Rio! The same people saying he buried them are probably the same ones saying Show should just retire and Del Rio can't get over! Did Cena bury The Rock at Mania 29?! Did he bury Ryback at the PPV's after this or was he already buried?



Over to you.