Cena Falls to the Yes Movement
This is the tenth and final significant moment in John Cena's career, and the most recent. At SummerSlam 2013, Cena put his WWE Championship on the line against Daniel Bryan, the fan-favorite who had exploded onto the scene with the gradual decline of CM Punk, and the lack of a real fresh presence on Monday Night Raw.
After an incredible match between the two veterans, Daniel Bryan defeated John Cena. Clean. He kicked him in the face, and won. 1-2-3.
If you don't realize how significant this is, you haven't been paying attention to John Cena's career for the past decade. There is always a reason – without a whole lot of exception – that Cena loses. And that's when he loses; a situation that rarely happens. He'll lose in triple threat matches because there's a third guy to take the blame. CM Punk beat him at Money in the Bank after a distraction from Vince McMahon. RVD beat him at One Night Stand after Edge speared him through a table. Orton handcuffed him to the ring. Every time Cena loses, there's a reason.
With Daniel Bryan, John Cena just straight-up lost. There was no outside interference. Triple H as the special guest referee didn't change the game in any meaningful way. Cena stepped into the ring, and he lost. No excuses.
To me, that signifies that John wants to pass the torch, and he wants the next big thing to be Daniel Bryan. Cena has lost plenty of matches in his career, but this one is by far the most significant. There's a changing of the guard happening in the WWE. For the first time in ten years, John Cena will complete at WrestleMania, and his match with neither be the main event, or for a championship.
At WrestleMania 20 in New York, John Cena became a champion to kick-start the greatest pro wrestling career since Hulk Hogan. At WrestleMania 30 in New Orleans, John Cena will step aside in hopes that Daniel Bryan can do the same.
