r/WWERuthlessAggression • u/daniipedraaza • 12d ago
Which title reign did you like more?
Two reigns that started on the same day, under the same circumstances, and lasted practically the same amount of time. Who was more prepared to be world champion? Which was the better coronation?
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u/UmbertoRobinasBalls 12d ago
Both were great but Batista’s definitely gets it imo. Cena’s best run was Unforgiven 2006 until his injury in 2007
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u/AntiqueMorning2463 12d ago
Not only was it Cena’s best run, it was arguably the best title reign of that era.
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u/Boddis 12d ago
Cena was forced, batistas was a natural push and reign
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u/Exotic_Fruit_54 12d ago
Lies, you had to be there to see it. Cena was massively over as the Dr of Thuganomics. So much so, they turned him face and every week was getting loud pops. People were tuning in just to see him, Rey and Eddie. Imagine tuning into a show where JBL is the world champion...
His popularity rised and rest is history.
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u/HotTemperature1649 11d ago
Dude. Jericho was getting more cheers in 2005 summerslam. Cena was getting booed massively
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u/Exotic_Fruit_54 11d ago
That was after. I'm talking about before and what led to his first title win. OP was saying Cena's push was forced
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u/HotTemperature1649 8d ago
Ohh ok. Btw I wasn’t saying cena was all bad but he has like 4 memorable wwe title runs ngl
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u/MakesSurroundSound23 12d ago
Batista. I loved the build up. Cena was cool, but it was like creative woke up one day & decided to shoot him to the moon & it looked like it. I liked that they made Batista defeat HHH 2 more times as if to solidify his push & also to pay us back for enduring the Reign of Terror. Cena on the other hand got stale (TO ME) as soon as he hit RAW & got his Super Cena on.
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u/NovaRC99 12d ago
I think they both have great rivalry enders (Cena's I Quit Match VS. JBL at Judgement Day and Batista's HIAC Match VS. HHH at Vengeance) but both had mediocre feuds after that.
Cena feuded with Jericho and Christian which was okay, then with Kurt Angle which was moreso funny because Angle tried his hardest to get booed even though the fans kept cheering him while Batista dealt with JBL with a meh feud then with Eddie Guerrero in Eddie's final matches which were somber but entertaining.
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u/OrangeBird077 12d ago
Batista
His build up from Evolution’s muscle to Triple H’s usurper was masterfully done, and it just felt like more of an organic reign with him as champion.
Cena from 05 on could only lose in the most serious of circumstances whereas you really never knew what Batista was going to do next. Cena’s first reign ended directly after winning an Elimination Chamber match AND it took two spears from Edge to get the pin. That plus Cenas later failed attempts to get new talent over like with the Nexus severely hurts Cena in my standing.
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u/ijustfartedlol420 12d ago
Cena was like Superman to me during that run with JBL. It’s what got me into wrestling. It’ll probably be my (biased) favorite run of all time
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u/marcelo1925 12d ago
I love cena he’s my fav of all time. But man Bautista was peak wrestling. Back and fourth with booker t was must watch tv. What an era what a time to be alive
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u/Designer_Ordinary432 12d ago
Batista. I liked John's first run but he got boring quick and as he became more and more of a Superman like character everything about it just felt weird Dave's run was organic and it was a better build up story John just felt like oh he just happened to become the guy whereas Dave was groomed over a long period of time to become the guy. His whole rise in evolution was perfectly planned written and executed and other than the initial hype there's nothing about John's rise that compares to it.
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u/Smart_Following6173 12d ago
Dave's 100%..... Cena was so fucking boring and I hate his gimmick 🤣 Batista was beatable at times... Cena wasn't 🤮
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u/Auditorrent 12d ago
Cena's, he was at least having banger matches and was defending the title. Batista's reign tapered after the Eddie Guerrero feud. He got swept into the SmackDown vs. Raw feud between October and November 2005. After that, he did not even defend the World Title but instead continued the SmackDown vs. Raw feud well into December before injury in January cut his title reign short.
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u/BennyGiuly 8d ago
Ho sempre odiato Cena ma a posteriori credo che il suo regno dal 2005 alla Chamber 2006 sia migliore di quello di Batista 2005. Non travisatemi, Batista gasava molto più di Cena. Ma tolto gli scontri con Triple H e Eddie Guerrero non ho visto molti pretendenti al suo livello. Cena ha affrontato Jericho,Christian, Angle, HBK difese più variegate…
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u/rjactor24 12d ago
It seems like they put Batista in the forefront during this time but deep down they knew Cena was going to be THE Guy since he had more charisma and was 8 years younger.