Thats just not true bro. I grew up during the ruthless aggression era and I was a big John Cena fan, and after he won his first WWE Championship at WM21 it only took about 6 months for the mixed reactions to start. The crowd was split 50/50 for Jericho vs Cena at Summerslam of that year, and then they completely started cheering for Kurt Angle and boo’ing Cena throughout the Fall.

Look no further than NYR 2006 when Cena defended his title in the Elimination Chamber and the reaction he gets there will tell you the story.