Does John Cena pull the strings in the WWE?

John Cena appears at a news conference announcing the WWE Network

Chances are, if you're a WWE fan, you hear rumors about your favorite superstars on a daily basis. Some that can make you angry, some that can make you think, and of course, there are ones that just make you want to laugh.The latter was my reaction when I was commenting on one of my friends Facebook status about wrestling.

Let’s go Cena

Myself and others had been commenting for hours about why fans hate John Cena so much. Some argued his gimmick was stale and that he repeatedly refuses to put over new talent, while others retaliated with, he is a huge role model for the kids.

The conversation became heated, as conversations about John Cena usually do, when a man started commenting about how he had a source inside The WWE, that stated he had first hand information of Cena making terroristic demands to WWE Creative backstage.

Diffrent Night Of Champions Finish Planned

The man on Facebook then sent us three articles stating, that the finish we saw at Night of Champions, was not the original finish that was planned for the pay per view. the article went on to say that, Cena was originally supposed to lock in The STF, but Brock would fight out of it and make Cena pass out to the Komura lock after four minutes of struggling.

The reason for the change, according to the article, was that although Cena had originally agreed to the first finish, he later asked that finish be changed, because he thought it would make his character look weak. Cena also reportedly said, that if the finish was not changed, he would quit The WWE. After hours of compromising, a new finish was reportedly written at 8:25 pm during The Night Of Champions pay per view.

Despite the compromise, it was also reported in the article, that both Lesnar and Heyman were deeply angered by the sudden change in storyline. Brock was apparently so angry that The WWE would give into one superstars demands, that he threatened to quit The WWE as well.

Did Cena Keep Brock Off TV?

It also said, that it was John Cena's idea to keep Brock Lesnar off TV and that Lesnar was originally scheduled to face Big Show at Hell in a Cell and Randy Orton at Survivor Series, but Cena wanted both of those storylines changed as well, so Lesnar would continue to stay off TV and look weak compared to Cena.

The most shocking statement from the source, was that Cena even kept Lesnar off of The Slammy edition of Monday Night Raw, by asking that The Superstar of The Year award go to Roman Reigns, instead of Brock Lesnar. The source says the reason for this, is that Cena thinks himself versus Roman Reigns for The WWE World Heavyweight title at WrestleMania 31 would be better for business.

A Different Opinion

As myself and others began to take in what the articles were saying, we all came to different conclusions about the information. A few people started to bash Cena, saying he was the reason that other superstars aren't getting over in The WWE, and that The WWE is dead if Cena wins at The Royal Rumble.

Others, like myself, began to seriously doubt the story altogether, and thought the source was giving false information. This lead me to question a friend of mine named, Dave Boddy. Boddy is a former professional wrestler and keeps in contact with people inside The WWE as well. He is also the founder of the anti bullying organization, Boddy Guards United.

When asked about whether he thought Cena would actually quit The WWE over not getting the finish he wanted, Boddy stated "Nope, I do not think he would, he has invested so much of his life to just up and quit due to a creative decision. It will take more for Cena to leave."

When I asked Boddy about the possibility of Vince McMahon letting Cena bully and terrorize him into his agenda, he states that " this is not WCW. Vince has so much control on his company, there is a possibility Cena has creative control due to his dominant position, but Vince would not allow someone to cost him money."

Plot holes in The Story

Hours after my interview with Mr. Boddy, i found a major plot hole in the story this man had told us. I was watching Monday Night Raw, when out of nowhere Brock Lesnar's music hit. and he made his way down to the ring to confront a scared, Chris Jericho. It seemed like either John Cena failed in his attempt to keep Lesnar off TV, or the story was nothing more than a rumor.

The latter seemed to be true, as later in the night, The WWE Universe witnessed Lesnar interrupt Cena and Rollins main event cage match on Raw. The Beast Incarnate proceeded to nail Cena with several suplexes and a F-5 for good measure, as Rollins and Heyman shook hands over their secret alliance. Rollins then pinned Cena for the win.

Let's be honest. If anything that this man told us that night was true, none of what happened on Monday Night Raw would have transpired. Brock Lesnar wouldn't have appeared, Lesnar wouldn't have interrupted the cage match, he wouldn't have dominated Cena and Rollins certainly wouldn't have gotten the win that night.

Like it or not, Cena is the torchbearer for The WWE. Like he says, the future will have to go through him, but that doesn't mean he's going to resort to tantrums and changing storylines to keep superstars off TV to stop that from happening. Cena is as excited for the future of The WWE as everyone else, and is ready to pass the torch to the next generation when the time comes. Maybe that time will come at WrestleMania 31.