Legendary commentator Jim Ross’ report on WWE’s upcoming expertise from 2001 has been shared, and it reveals an fascinating comparability for 17-time WWE Champion John Cena.
Jim Ross is somebody that the majority wrestling followers will know and love. He started his profession in wrestling in 1974 as a referee within the NWA territorial promotions, however is unquestionably most identified for his commentary in WWE between 1993 and 2013, and his present run with AEW. He has been the voice of so many iconic moments, however behind the scenes, he was Head of Expertise Relations in WWE and was tasked with discovering the most important upcoming expertise.
Previous to NXT being the developmental floor for WrestleMania fundamental eventers, WWE usually used Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) because the coaching floor for brand spanking new expertise. The OVW class of 2002 is one thing that’s usually seemed again on by wrestling followers as one of the crucial prestigious of all time, together with the likes of Batista, Shelton Benjamin, Randy Orton, and the aforementioned John Cena.
Ross’ report from round 2001 options many various individuals from this class of stars. Nevertheless, it is John Cena’s which has caught the attention of most wrestling followers.
John Cena’s Legendary WWE Profession
John Cena started wrestling in 1999, and he wasn’t all the time the ‘By no means seen 17’ that we all know and love at this time. Even earlier than the Physician of Thuganomics days, Cena’s gimmick was ‘The Prototype’, a robotic character. He wore wrestling tights and for a while even sported a mohawk, the exact opposite to the jorts and buzzcut which have turn out to be iconic with Cena’s character within the final 20 years.
Ross’ report on Cena is brief, however attracts a comparability that has left numerous wrestling followers confused. Ross wrote: “UPW skilled. Jogs my memory of Sting.”
John Cena and Sting are considerably polar opposites. Sting was all the time the anti-establishment, anti-nWO determine that solely made his bounce to WWE in 2014 on the tail finish of his profession. Cena, in distinction, has been Mr. WWE for the final 25 years. He has been the poster-boy for a number of WrestleManias, and was the corporate’s most distinguished determine within the 2000s and 2010s.
The 2 might have extra similarities than you suppose, nonetheless. Each had been bodybuilders earlier than transferring into skilled wrestling, and each have spent most of their careers as babyfaces. Additionally, should you examine the prototype character of John Cena to the early model of Sting, there are undoubtedly similarities between how the 2 look earlier than transferring into their separate characters.
Though they ended up having utterly separate careers, the comparability was made early on and WWE determined to signal John Cena and provides him an opportunity, and that ended up being among the best choices they ever made.
