Wrestlemania 36 Review: Night Two

John Cena in Bray-Land

John Cena is broken!

Firefly Funhouse Match: Bray Wyatt vs. John Cena

Titus O'Neil (taking over as host, from new WWE 24/7 Champion Rob Gronkowski) collectively expressed and encapsulated everyone's emotions, of the madcap Wyatt/Cena match. You can't call it a match, or a promo but rather a surreal journey into the mindscape of Bray Wyatt. In many ways, a dueling character study of the broken Wyatt but also the dark depths behind the heroic John Cena.

Undoubtedly, the mileage for this may wary but there's no denying this was unique as a blend of black comedy and Lynchian absurdity. Cinematically experimental, it might have introduced a new language for wrestling. In all honesty, it requires a greater analysis after a couple of rewatches.

Tragically the Funhouse mind of Wyatt is the only place where he could beat John Cena. Poetically it was also the emancipation of Wyatt's mind, while being a thorough dissection of John Cena as a wrestler both in character and backstage. With neat touches of comedy, the subtextual parallels of Cena and Hogan and finally his mental disintegration; Cena deserves praise for putting over the genius of Bray Wyatt like no other.

Result: Bray Wyatt counts the pin for the Fiend as he beats a broken John Cena to win!

Rating:

Five stars out of five!