Once In A Lifetime?

When this match was announced a year ago, I was very upset.  We all know my Cena hate is pretty much legendary by now, but I was more pissed that The Rock was going to be in the main event of the biggest show on the wrestling calendar.  How could a guy who hasn't wrestled in eight years just be handed the top spot on the card?  Two wrestlers I despise headlining Wrestlemania?  Needless to say, my hopes weren't high.

Time to admit something.  I was wrong.  Though the buildup didn't start out strong, it's definitely picking up steam as we approach final hour.  Here's something I never thought I'd say.  I'm actually all about Cena on this one.  Throughout the entire feud, John has gone out of the way to make the heat between he and Rock seem legitimate.  Every point made is truthful.  Some of my favorites:

The only reason The Rock is back is because of the huge payday he's getting.
The Rock used WWE as a stepping stone to Hollywood, and disregarded it upon arrival.
Though he constantly professes an undying love for wrestling, he disappears for years at a time.
The only time The Rock returns is to promote a project outside of wrestling.

Funnily enough, these are things I've been screaming for years!  Anyway, you'd think "the most electrifying man in sports-entertainment" would be seething with anger in the face of these honesty shots, right?  How does the anger manifest itself?  Chair shots to the head?  Sneak attacks with foreign objects?  Interfering in Cena's matches, costing him victory?  All great ways to exact revenge, but no.  If you guessed picking on the way John dresses, or singing unflattering songs about his mother, you're right on the money.  No, seriously.  You don't have to get your eyes checked.  You read that correctly.  The Rock has no legitimate beef with Cena.

Everytime the two are in a confrontation, Cena leaves Rocky looking incompetent, and unfit to grace a wrestling ring.  WWE is promoting this match as once in a lifetime.  Though there are rumors of The Rock sticking around after Wrestlemania, I hope John beats him so bad that he retreats to the safety of Hollywood, never to be seen again.  Can you smell that, Rock?  It should be a familiar scent.  Can you place it?  Okay, okay.  I'll tell you.  It's the smell of mediocrity and defeat.  Get used to it now, so it doesn't knock you on your ass April 1st.  Cena will be doing enough of that.

As we close, I'd like to make one thing perfectly clear.  I'm no fan of John Cena.  In this case, he's just the lesser of two evils.  When April 2nd dawns, my disdain for him will reemerge full force.