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The news came after the WWE executive used Lord Tensai to distract Cena and attack him from behind with the microphone (WATCH).
John Laurinaitis is being built up as the next Vince McMahon in terms of being the corporate heel everyone wants to see get beaten up. He is nowhere near the level of hatred people once felt for Vince, but he is doing well to carve out his own character with his whole "People Power" shtick.
With JL being set to compete in his first match on a grand scale as the corporate heel, it is logical to compare him to Vince McMahon.
Vince made an art form out of being the boss you loved to hate and there is little doubt that he was a more engaging personality than John Laurinaitis, but will Laurinaitis' background as a wrestler make him a better in-ring performer?
It has been a long time since Johnny Ace really wrestled a match, but he has a long history in the business, whereas Vince was not a wrestler before he got in the ring with Stone Cold Steve Austin.
A match between John Cena and John Laurinaitis might not sell tickets that way Vince McMahon vs. Steve Austin did, but I do think they could have a better match than Vince and Austin.
JL was a talented wrestler who had success both in the US and Japan, and he and Cena would end up putting on a much better match than anything Vince has ever done.
In-ring ability is not the only factor that contributes to a good match though. Laurinaitis will not have nearly the same level of heat that Vince has usually had heading into a match and that will definitely bring the excitement level down a bit.
Between now and OTL, John Laurinaitis will have to work really hard to be hated in order to go into this match and hold any hope of having Cena be the one getting cheered.
It is obvious that WWE wants Cena to be cheered and having him in a feud with someone who has a little crowd support as John Laurinaitis could be a good way of getting fans to cheer Cena.
I am personally a fan of John Laurinaitis. He has become more and more comfortable over recent months and it has allowed him to loosen up and have some funny and memorable moments.
I am sure there will be a lot of people who think this match would be something in which Cena would get heavily cheered given who his opponent is, but I think we may end up seeing more "People Power" shirts in the crowd than we expect when Over the Limit rolls around.
What do you think—can John Laurinaitis put on a better match than Vince McMahon?
source: bleacherreport.com
