5 reasons John Cena is washed up and 5 reasons why he's still 'Big Match' John

Washed up: Wrestling has changed--and John's ring style has not

John Cena attempting a dropkick. — John Cena attempting a dropkick

Let's face facts; John Cena has never been the second coming of Dean Malenko, the man of a thousand holds.

That being said, his ring work has been at least adequate for most of his career. However, with the influx of talent from Japan and Europe into the WWE's ranks, the in-ring product has evolved. There is more of an emphasis on chain wrestling and nearly everyone is expected to go off the top rope occasionally.

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John's reliance on his self-proclaimed "Three moves of doom" are just more proof that he's an archaic model of what a wrestler should be.

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Christopher Scott Wagoner is a writer from Austin, Texas in the United States. He is also a proud descendent of the Choctaw and Lakota people.
Chris has an English and Creative Writing degree, and is a published author with Simon and Schuster. He's ghost-written over eight million words in more than 500 books.
A long time wrestling fan, Chris is also a professional journalist who covers sports-entertainment. He's been writing for Sportskeeda since 2018.

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